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Download or get a number of PDF documents on your Mac, you maybe find these PDF files's size is very large. When you upload, share, copy them it always takes a plenty of time, even because the file is too large to succeed. So many people googled "How to Compress PDF document size?". You will get thousands of results, which one is the best solution?

If you are using a Mac computer, don't miss this article which offers more than one Free PDF Compressor for Mac apps to reduce the PDF file size for free.

By the way, if you are trying to convert PDF document to other eBook formats like ePub for better reading on iPad or iPhone, we suggest you get the free trial version of PDF to ePub Converter for Mac. Windows version is also available, PDF Converter is an integrated PDF solution tool.

Method 1: Reduce PDF Document Size on Mac

Preview is a free Mac app, built into Mac OS X. It allows you open and view PDF document on Mac OS X without any trouble. It has some essential editing capabilities, you can resize, rotate, crop, annotate PDF files etc. in Mac.

Firstly: The operation is very simple, just download and install Preview app on your Mac. Open your PDF document which you want to reduce with Preview. On the top menu click "File -> Save As" option.

Secondly: Select PDF as an output format from "Format" drop-down menu. And choose "Reduce File Size" option on the "Quartz Filter" all available choices. The final step is to click "Save" button to finish this task.

That's it. You can find the output file to check whether the document is smaller. The results will not disappoint you, you get a smaller PDF file.

Method 2: Compress PDF File Size on Mac

Converting PDF document to word is another way to compress PDF file size. PDF to Word Mac and Free Online PDF to Word for Mac can achieve this goal perfectly. Here we mainly introduce the PDF to Word for Mac program. Only three steps you can change your PDF file to Word document: Import - Settings - Convert.

Preview function lets you view your PDF document page by page. And you can also set your personal page range to convert.

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Conclusion

I believe many people like the method 1, since it is a free way. Actually, the method 2 provides a professional Mac App, not only can reduce PDF document size, but also can convert PDF file to Word document for better editing. As a Mac user, I recommend the second method.

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