NEW: The compression speed has been increased for files with many images.

FIX: Some users encountered a blank main window upon startup.

NEW: The user interface has been updated to make use of new UI elements of macOS 26 Tahoe like the Liquid Glass buttons in the file preview and much more. NEW: The app icon has been updated to match the new style of macOS 26 Tahoe. NEW: The new minimum OS version is macOS 12.4. FIX: Sometimes button text was cut off at some parts of the app.

NEW: The app now offers improved localization for various languages.

NEW: A remove option has been included in the context menu that appears when right-clicking on a file. FIX: The displayed file remained unchanged in comparison mode after a recompression, because the profile settings were adjusted. FIX: The incorrect alert indicating PDF Squeezer could access files from other apps has been corrected. FIX: Resolved minor bugs to enhance app performance.

NEW: The Korean translation has been improved. FIX: The compression may result in black or white areas appearing in some files. FIX: The Automator Workflow installation may not have worked.

NEW: The Korean translation has been improved by chazmlab.com NEW: The app icon in the Dock now shows a small animation while a compression is running. NEW: The app settings now have a new option. You can close the app window without closing the entire app.

NEW: The file inspector can now be scrolled, which is useful when there are many metadata to show. NEW: A new extra tool has been added. You can now extract and export text from a PDF file. NEW: The inspector on the right side is now visible at launch, if you didn't close it the last time you used it. NEW: There is now a progress indicator next to the file in the sidebar list. NEW: Processing of images with indexed color space has been improved. NEW: You can now open a compressed file in your PDF Reader app by double-clicking the icon or right-clicking on it. NEW: Now, when you add new files, the comparison mode no longer closes, if it is open. NEW: Some of the toolbar items have been reordered and are now visible at startup. NEW: Some translation improvements have been added. NEW: The appearance of the saved file size has been improved. NEW: The comparison mode is now also available if a file is currently being compressed. NEW: The new minimum OS is now macOS 11.0, if you've purchased the app before, you can still download an older version from the purchases section of the App Store. If you haven't purchased the app before, you can download older versions from my website. NEW: When you switch the selected file (not the compressed file) in comparison mode, the PDF viewer returns to page one. NEW: You can now share your statistics as an image by clicking the new button in the statistics window. FIX: Sometimes the compression did not start or the button to start the compression wasn't visible. FIX: Some Macs may not utilized all the performance CPU cores when compressing files. FIX: Editing custom metadata settings did not apply in certain situations. FIX: In certain cases, metadata containing special characters did not display correctly. FIX: Switching the selected file could hide the correct title of the selected file in the inspector. FIX: The app did crash when sorting by date. FIX: When switching between files in comparison mode, the button labels may did not update correctly.

FIX: If all files were removed from the list, the drop text and image would not be displayed again. FIX: The Shortcuts extension did not work on all devices. FIX: The app could crash while interacting with the sidebar.

NEW: It is now possible to choose multiple files from the file list and exclusively save or edit the selected files. To do so, hold down either the shift or command key while clicking on the list. NEW: Several enhancements have been implemented to refine the user interface on a smaller scale. NEW: The compression of certain PDF types has been improved, resulting in even smaller file sizes. FIX: Opening many files at once could crash the app. FIX: Saving all files at once did not select the last file in Finder. FIX: The app crashed while compressing some PDF types.

NEW: Everything from 4.3.7, but the minimum macOS version had to be changed to macOS 10.15. If you want to download an older version that is compatible with macOS 10.13 or 10.14, please send a copy or screenshot of your purchase of PDF Squeezer to support@witt-software.com

NEW: Ready for macOS 14 Sonoma FIX: Added an error message when the licence activation failed because of a firewall. (non Mac App Store version only) FIX: Minor bug fixes handling various PDF file types.

NEW: The app has been translated to Hungarian. Thanks for your help! NEW: The translation of app has been improved. If you see anything in your language that doesn't make sense, please let me know. :) NEW: A warning shows up if you try to open more than ten compressed files in a PDF editor at once. NEW: Some details of the user interface have been enhanced. NEW: The overall compression performance has been improved. NEW: The performance when opening large files has been improved. FIX: In some cases the compression algorithm may have removed the background image of a page.

FIX: Certain types of PDF files did crash the app when trying to linearize the file. FIX: If a file was unlocked with a password, the password may have not been reapplied after the compression.

NEW: A button has been added to the automation preferences to help locate and edit the installed Quick Action in Automator.

NEW: The app is now ready for macOS 13 Ventura. NEW: The British spelling has been improved. FIX: The app may crashed when dragging a compressed file to the Finder.

NEW: The Arabic localisation has been improved. FIX: Sometimes the Log file could not be saved via the Help menu. FIX: The app could crash when trying to compress certain PDF files.

Version 4.3.1 just fixes a small bug. Here's what's new in version 4.3: NEW: Three Shortcuts Actions have been added that can be used with the new Shortcuts app of macOS 12 Monterey. NEW: You can now convert the content of PDF files like text and vector graphics to PDF files that only contain images. NEW: The app's icon has been updated to match the new style. NEW: You can now see more statistics on how much space you've saved with PDF Squeezer. NEW: Double-clicking on the main window now shows the open dialog like in PDF Squeezer 3. NEW: Some error messages have been improved with more details about the error. NEW: The German, French and Dutch localisation has been improved. FIX: Issues with reading the statistics have been fixed. FIX: Sometimes the Quick Action did not work with files on network drives. FIX: In some cases the first date was displayed wrongly.

NEW: Three Actions have been added that can be used with the new Shortcuts app of macOS 12 Monterey. NEW: You can now convert the content of PDF files like text and vector graphics to PDF files that only contain images. NEW: The app's icon has been updated to match the new style. NEW: You can now see more statistics on how much space you've saved with PDF Squeezer. NEW: Double-clicking on the main window now shows the open dialog like in PDF Squeezer 3. NEW: Some error messages have been improved with more details about the error. FIX: Issues with reading the statistics have been fixed. FIX: Sometimes the Quick Action did not work with files on network drives.

NEW: The drag and drop experience has been improved. NEW: You can now mute the error message that some files could not be opened. NEW: You can now pan around in comparison mode. FIX: A possible crash with a broken database has been fixed. FIX: Sometimes the app did not remember settings for app updates. FIX: In rare cases saving a file could crash the app.

NEW: Using the Automator action or command line tool now uses a backup name based on the output file and not the input file if a file with the same name already exists. NEW: The performance has been improved when opening and saving large files. NEW: The french localisation has been updated and improved. NEW: A verbose option has been added to the command line interface. If you don't set it, you won't get any feedback.+ NEW: The user interface has been improved for Dark Mode. FIX: For some users old databases could cause a crash on macOS 11 Big Sur. FIX: In some cases using the command line interface with a profile did not work. FIX: Updating the modification and creation date did not work with some older profiles.

NEW: The interface has been updated to match the new design of macOS 11 Big Sur. NEW: You can now extract all images of a PDF file. NEW: Options have been added to set custom file metadata for keyword, subject, producer and creator. To remove metadata, just leave the text field blank. NEW: View information about your PDF files like author, creator, image count and more. NEW: Editing multiple compression profiles at once is now possible. NEW: Exporting and importing multiple compression profiles into one PDFSCP file is now possible. NEW: If the file extension of the original is hidden, a compressed copy of that file will now also hide the extension. NEW: The command line tool is now able to compress all files of a folder so you don't have to provide the path for each file anymore. NEW: The command line tool now shows you the progress if you compress multiple files at once. NEW: Due to a bug in macOS 11 the compression rate is no longer displayed in small font in the profile pop up button. It will return as soon as Apple fixes that bug in a future version of macOS. NEW: The Danish and Norwegian translation has been improved. NEW: Updating the modification and creation date has been moved to the profile settings. NEW: You can now drag the main window by clicking and dragging anywhere in the background. FIX: Adding tags in the save panel were not being added to the file. FIX: For some file types bitonal images were completely blank or black after compression. FIX: Sometimes files that are password protected have been deleted without saving the compressed version. FIX: In some situations the app did crash after launch on older Macs. FIX: Dragging a PDF from Apple’s Mail app to PDF Squeezer did not always work. FIX: The compression engine has been improved for some PDF types.

Thanks for all your feedback! Please don't forget to review and rate the app! :) Version 4.1.1: NEW: The Save As button has been added to the toolbar by default. NEW: Holding down the option key adds a Save All button to the toolbar. NEW: Added a new menu item to customise the toolbar to the View menu. NEW: Zoom buttons have been added to the toolbar in comparison mode. NEW: Removing application data is now activated by default for new profiles. NEW: The compression rate is now shown below and not next to the profile title in the profile pop up button. NEW: The profile pop up button in the toolbar now shows the achieved compression rate when it is open only. FIX: Some users got an error message after using any of the included workflows. FIX: Selecting another profile could crash the app. Version 4.0: witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer-update

Wow, thank you so much for so many great suggestions for the new PDF Squeezer 4. Many of them have been implemented with this update. Let me know if there is anything else I can improve. Version 4.1: NEW: An option has been added to remove all images of a file. NEW: Files that have been added to PDF Squeezer before can now be added again should the file have changed. NEW: You can now double click the files in the sidebar and main area to open the original in a viewer or save the compressed file. NEW: A new button has been added to duplicate a profile. NEW: Clicking the save button now opens a save dialog if the original file is a PDF attachments, a. File from the print dialog and another temporary file. NEW: Options have been added to remove file metadata for author, title, subject and keywords. NEW: Saving large files on remote disk may takes time, which is why the progress is now being shown in the status bar. The status bar can be activated from the View menu. NEW: The save button in the toolbar is now disabled if the selected file has been saved. NEW: There is a new option in the general preferences that allows you to keep the original file’s modification date. FIX: In some cases clicking the save button did not work as expected. FIX: Compressing many items at once could result in lost of pages of some files. FIX: Some menu items were not disabled even though there no file had been added to the app yet. FIX: The compressed file size could be displayed incorrectly. FIX: Opening a folder that contained no PDF files could crash the app. FIX: Showing the license window twice could crash the app. FIX: Opening a broken file could crash the app. FIX: Opening an alias file did not work in some cases. FIX: In some cases you could not save a file on a remote disk. FIX: Choosing save as could crash the app. FIX: Creating a new profile could crash the app. Version 4.0: witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer-update

• PDF Squeezer 4 has been redesigned from the ground up. Nothing has been left untouched. • The app now comes with its own Automator action, which lets you create powerful workflows. • The compression profiles have been expanded with many new options to remove unnecessary resources. • All languages have been updated and new languages have been added, including: Ukrainian, Norwegian, Indonesian, Hebrew, Korean, Finnish, Swedish, Arabic, Turkish, Danish and Czech. • Install the integrated Quick Action for easy access of PDF Squeezer from other apps like the Finder or the Touch Bar. • The comparison mode has been redone, making it super easy to compare files and different compression settings side by side. • You can now let the app compress files that are dropped into a specific folder using a Folder Action. • A compression can now be stopped. • A customisable toolbar has been added at the top of the window. • A statusbar with information about all files such as average best compression rate has been added. • Compression profiles can be changed directly in the main window which makes it very easy to try different settings. • It is now possible to export compression profiles and share them with others. • The app icon has been updated by Raphael Lopes. @raphaellopesph • The app window now supports fullscreen mode which is peculiarly useful with the new comparison feature. • The handling of large number of files has been improved. • You can now let the app try multiple compression profiles automatically until a compression was successful. • A Notification shows up and plays a sound after all files have been compressed. • A default output folder can be specified in the preferences. • An 'Open Recent' menu has been added to the File-Menu and the Dock icon. • An indicator has been added to the sidebar to show if the compression was successful. • An option has been added to always show the sidebar or to show it automatically if more than one file has been added. • New files can now be compressed automatically or by clicking a button. • Statistics have been added to the PDF Squeezer menu to show how much disk space you have saved since the first launch of PDF Squeezer 4. • The original file is now being placed in the Trash before overwriting it so you can recover it later. • The width of the sidebar and the main window size and position is now being remembered across various launches of the app. • You can now sort the files in the sidebar.