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Quick PDF File Compressor

Three choices and a button. Gentle, if you will not accept a visible difference. Smaller, which is the one to use most of the time. Smallest, for something you are sending rather than keeping. Each is described by what it costs you instead of by a number, so there is no quality slider to interpret and nothing to learn before you start. Point it at a folder and press the button. Nothing is uploaded.

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Three choices and a button. That is the whole app.
Gentle, Smaller, Smallest — described by what they cost you, never by a number.
Point it at a folder. Every document in it, in one pass.
Before and after, per document and across the batch.
Copies beside the originals, into their own folder, or over the files themselves.
No upload, no account, no server processing. The documents stay on your PC.

Three choices and a button. That is the whole app.

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See it in action

Gentle, Smaller, Smallest — described by what they cost you, never by a number.
Gentle, Smaller, Smallest — described by what they cost you, never by a number.
Point it at a folder. Every document in it, in one pass.
Point it at a folder. Every document in it, in one pass.
Before and after, per document and across the batch.
Before and after, per document and across the batch.
Copies beside the originals, into their own folder, or over the files themselves.
Copies beside the originals, into their own folder, or over the files themselves.
No upload, no account, no server processing. The documents stay on your PC.
No upload, no account, no server processing. The documents stay on your PC.

About Quick PDF File Compressor

Three choices and a button.

Quick PDF File Compressor is deliberately the simplest thing in this range. There is no quality percentage, no resolution setting, no breakdown of where the size went, and no vocabulary you have to learn before you can make a file smaller. There is a folder, three options, and a button.

Described by what it costs, not by a number

That is the entire decision. "Quality 65" is not information anybody can act on; "a little softer close up" is.

  • Gentle — you will not see the difference. Good for anything being kept.
  • Smaller — a little softer close up. The one to use most of the time.
  • Smallest — visibly softer pictures. For sending, not for keeping.

A whole folder at once

Drag a folder in, or select documents in File Explorer and send them across with Open with. Each row carries its page count, its size and a preview of the first page, and shows what it weighed before and after once the run is done. The command bar totals the batch.

Anything that could not be processed is named individually with the reason, and one unreadable document never stops the run.

Where the results go

Write compressed copies beside the originals, send them into a folder of their own, or replace the originals in place.

If you want more control

You will not find it here, and that is on purpose. If you need to know why a document is large before you compress it, or to hit a specific size limit, those are different apps — this one is for when you simply want the file smaller and would rather not think about it.

On your PC, only

The free web compressors do this by uploading your document to their servers. This does not. No account, no sign-in, no upload, no telemetry, and it works with the network off.

Features

  • Three choices and a button. Gentle, Smaller, or Smallest
  • Each one described by what it costs you, never by a number
  • No quality slider, no resolution setting, no vocabulary to learn first
  • Before and after sizes per document, and across the whole batch
  • Takes a whole folder at once — drag them in, or right-click a selection in File Explorer
  • Write the results beside the originals, into a folder you choose, or over the files themselves
  • Names every document it could not process, and why, instead of quietly skipping it
  • Cancel mid-run; everything already finished stays finished
  • Runs entirely on your PC — no account, no upload, no server processing

Details

Works on
Windows 10 (1809 or later) and Windows 11
Download
About 16.4 MB
Version
2.0.5, updated October 2026
First released
June 2022
Price
$2.49 once. No subscription.
Category
Utilities & tools

What's new in 2.0.5

  • Simplified to three choices — Gentle, Smaller, Smallest — each described by what it costs rather than by a quality number
  • Now takes a whole folder in one pass instead of one document at a time
  • Shows what each document weighed before and after, and totals the batch
  • Anything that could not be compressed is now named with the reason instead of being skipped silently
  • A redesigned interface that follows your Windows light or dark theme

Questions

Anything else? Ask us

Which versions of Windows does it run on?

Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) and Windows 11.

Is it a subscription?

No. Quick PDF File Compressor is a one-time purchase of $2.49, and updates are included.

How do I get it?

EvlarSoft apps are moving to direct downloads from this site. Ask to be notified and we will email you as soon as Quick PDF File Compressor is ready to download.

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