presse

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Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

presse is ranked #30 of 37 in PDF compression software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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presse Free PDF compression, merging and image conversion · GPL-3.0 github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Product: presse is a Rust command-line tool for compressing and merging PDFs and converting images to PDF.
Image compression: It recompresses PDF images at a chosen quality and skips CMYK images.
Batch processing: It can process multiple files in one command using shell wildcards.
Merging: It merges multiple PDFs and can optionally compress images during the merge.
Image conversion: It converts images such as PNG and JPEG files into PDFs and can merge images with PDF documents.
Compression options: The README lists optional passes including deduplication, Zopfli, font subsetting, JBIG2, JPEG2000 and mixed raster content behind the optimize Cargo feature.
Performance claim: The README reports a median per-document speed around seven times Ghostscript on its 100-PDF benchmark corpus.
Platforms: Release downloads are listed for Windows, macOS and Linux, including Apple Silicon and Intel macOS binaries.
Installation: The maker documents shell and PowerShell installers, a Windows MSI, Homebrew and Cargo installation.
GPU support: Experimental opt-in CUDA and ROCm acceleration is available by building with the corresponding Cargo feature; the release binaries do not include either backend.
Limit: CMYK images are not compressed.
License: The software is distributed under the GPL-3.0 license.
Price from: Free

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