https://github.com/hkdb/densify
A GTK+ GUI Application written in Python that simplifies compressing PDF files with Ghostscript
https://github.com/hkdb/densify
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A GTK+ GUI Application written in Python that simplifies compressing PDF files with Ghostscript
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/hkdb/densify
- Owner: hkdb
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-05-12T15:40:40.000Z (about 8 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-06-26T08:40:51.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-26T10:14:19.041Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Language: Python
- Size: 554 KB
- Stars: 86
- Watchers: 6
- Forks: 24
- Open Issues: 4
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Densify
**maintained by:** hkdb \<\>
## Description
A GTK GUI Application written in Python that simplifies compressing PDF files with Ghostscript
## Screenshot
## Under the Hood
It essentially takes your GUI input and turns it into the following Ghostscript command:
```
gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.6 -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook
-dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=[compressed.pdf]
"[input.pdf]"
```
## Installation
Make sure you install the dependencies like `notify-send` and `ghostscript`.
You can then either download the latest AppImage(amd64 only) from the release page or follow the below steps.
Step 1:
Clone Densify:
```
git clone https://github.com/hkdb/Densify.git
```
or download the tarball from the release page and untar.
Step 2:
Go into the repo dir and execute the install.sh script from within the downloaded Densify directory to install this application:
```
cd Densify # Or if release tarball: cd Densify-
sudo ./install.sh
```
Enter your sudo password when the dialog pops up.
You should then see this:
```
hkdb@machine:/opt/Densify$ sudo ./install.sh
Installation Complete. You are good to go! :)
hkdb@machine:/opt/Densify$
```
Now, you can search for "densify" in Gnome Shell Search and you will see that Densify is available to launch. Enjoy!
## Changelog
See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
## Disclaimer
This application is maintained by volunteers and in no way do the maintainers make any guarantees. Please use at your own risk!
## Recognition
Many thanks to Anthony Wong and Koala Yeung for talking me through this and Dr. Haggen So for sharing the following link that inspired me to write this application:
https://www.tjansson.dk/2012/04/compressing-pdfs-using-ghostscript-under-linux/
This is an application utility sponsored by 3DF Limited's Open Source Initiative.
To Learn more please visit:
https://osi.3df.io
https://www.3df.com.hk
## Want a CLI alternative instead?
Check out [cPDF](https://github.com/hkdb/cpdf), a Python script to simplify compress PDF file size with GhostScript