Reduce PDF file sizes with Minuimus

Shrink Ray

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Article from Issue 268/2023
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The Minuimus Perl script helps you save disk space by reducing the file size of PDF files with just a few commands.

Whether in an electronic library or an electronic file folder, PDF documents are ubiquitous. These digital documents can quickly eat up your disk space or fill up your cloud storage. Minuimus [1], a Perl script, helps you reduce PDF file sizes to free up space while preserving file quality.

Installation

You can download the current version, Minuimus v3.7.1, from the project page [2]. First unpack the ZIP file and then run the following commands one after the other:

sudo make deps
sudo make all
sudo make install

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