# PDF Squeezer review (2026): is it worth $9.99? > Offline PDF compressor for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Windows Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. PDF Squeezer shrinks PDF files by recompressing images, dropping unused fonts and stripping metadata and other hidden data. It runs on the device with no internet connection and handles batches and folders. It compresses rather than edits: it does not change a document's text or layout. - **Category:** PDF Editors - **Made by:** Witt Software - **Website:** https://witt-software.com/en/pdfsqueezer/ - **Runs on:** macOS, iOS, Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to edit PDF text, pages or forms, because it only compresses. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, PDF Squeezer is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $9.99 one-time (iPhone, iPad and Windows). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** iOS download is free and fully testable; saving compressed files needs the in-app purchase. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Mac | $19.99 one-time purchase | Mac App Store price in the US store; the vendor also offers a free download from its site. | | iPhone and iPad | $9.99 one-time, bought in the app | Free download that compresses unlimited PDFs for testing; saving results needs the full version. | | Windows | $9.99 one-time purchase | Page shows $19.99 crossed out for a limited-time offer with no end date, so $9.99 is recorded. | Read from https://witt-software.com/en/pdfsqueezer/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PDF Squeezer before buying. ## Key features - **Batch and folder compression:** Drop several files or a whole folder, including subfolders, and compress them in one pass. - **Compression profiles:** Choose a predefined profile or build your own, and export profiles to share with colleagues. - **Side-by-side comparison:** Compare the original with the result and try different settings to check visual quality before saving. - **Fine-grained cleanup:** Set image quality and resolution, drop unused fonts, remove metadata, thumbnails and duplicate resources. - **Automation:** A Shortcuts action, Automator action, Quick Action, Folder Action and command line interface on the Mac. - **On-device processing:** Files are processed on the device and no internet connection is required. Password-protected PDFs are supported. ## Good for - Mac users who need to email or upload oversize PDFs - People who want compression without a subscription - Anyone who prefers files to stay on their own machine ## Worth knowing - It compresses PDFs; it does not edit text, pages or forms. - The Mac version needs macOS 13 or later per its App Store listing; the vendor's site states macOS 11+ for the direct download. - Each platform is bought separately; the pages do not describe a bundle. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. PDF Squeezer shrinks PDFs on your own device, with batch and folder jobs and compression profiles. It does only that, you buy each platform separately, and on iPhone saving the result needs the in-app purchase. - **Value for money: A.** $19.99 once on Mac and $9.99 once on iPhone, iPad and Windows, each under a year of the category's $7.99 middle subscription. - **Free plan and trial: D.** Only the iOS app can be tried free, and saving a compressed file needs the in-app purchase, so you cannot finish a real job for nothing. - **Features: C.** Batch and folder compression, profiles, side-by-side comparison and automation. It does the compressing job fully, but it is a smaller job: it does not edit text, pages or forms. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating is on record, but you install it and drop files on it with nothing to set up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Mac, iPhone, iPad and Windows, with Shortcuts and Automator, but no Android or web version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Witt Software's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among PDF editors - PDF Squeezer's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 20 of the 45 other PDF editors we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 31 of 45) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/pdf-editors ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of PDF Squeezer you could make: file compression. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $9.99, paid once. - You could make: File compression: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: Editing the text inside a PDF without breaking its layout. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and iOS that stay in step with each other. - You could not: Hooks into the device itself: Shortcuts. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Shortcuts, Automator **Tags:** File compression, Works offline, One-time purchase, PDF editing ## Alternatives - [PDFsam](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pdfsam): Split and merge PDFs offline, with paid Visual and Enhanced editions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pdf-squeezer-vs-pdfsam) - [PDF Expert](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pdf-expert): PDF reader and editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad from Readdle. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pdf-expert-vs-pdf-squeezer) - [Sejda](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sejda): Web and desktop PDF tools, free within daily limits or by the week. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pdf-squeezer-vs-sejda) - [Smallpdf](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smallpdf): 30-plus PDF tools in the browser, with Windows and mobile apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pdf-squeezer-vs-smallpdf) - [iLovePDF](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ilovepdf): Online PDF tools with desktop and mobile apps, free for light use. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ilovepdf-vs-pdf-squeezer) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://witt-software.com/en/pdfsqueezer/ - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-squeezer-4/id1502111349 - https://witt-software.com/en/pdfsqueezer-ios/ - https://witt-software.com/en/pdfsqueezer-windows/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pdf-squeezer Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).