Powerful offline desktop compressor. Your files never leave your computer.
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All processing happens locally on your computer. Zero uploads, complete privacy.
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Professional PDF compression tools built for speed and quality.
Intelligent pipeline combining lossless optimization, advanced JPEG encoding, DPI downsampling, and perceptual quality verification. Stream deduplication, font subsetting, and metadata stripping included.
Advanced perceptual quality checking on every image ensures your compressed PDFs are visually identical to originals. Get per-file quality scores and compression statistics.
Save hours of manual work. Process entire folders simultaneously with parallel optimization. Set up watch folders to automatically compress incoming files - perfect for teams handling hundreds of documents daily.
From Lossless to Extreme compression. Each preset uses precise quality thresholds, optimized DPI targets, and JPEG quality ranges for predictable results.
Create and save custom profiles with granular control: JPEG quality, target DPI, metadata stripping, font subsetting, color conversion, and grayscale options.
Perfect for developers and automation. Integrate PDF compression into your scripts, workflows, and CI/CD pipelines. Supports batch processing, preset selection, custom options, and JSON output for seamless integration.
Three simple steps to dramatically smaller PDFs.
Browse or drag-and-drop one or more PDF files. FileMatic analyzes each file to determine the optimal compression strategy.
Pick from 5 built-in presets (Lossless to Extreme) or create a custom profile with fine-grained control over every setting.
FileMatic compresses your PDFs with quality verification. Review results with per-file savings and open compressed files instantly.
See how FileMatic helps teams work faster and smarter with PDF compression.
"I used to spend 15 minutes per case file trying to compress discovery documents for email. FileMatic brings a 47 MB deposition transcript down to 9 MB in seconds. The CLI tool is perfect for our document management workflow - we process about 200 PDFs a week now."
"Publishing papers with 20+ high-res microscopy images was a nightmare - journals have strict 10 MB limits. FileMatic's Balanced preset compresses my 34 MB papers to 8 MB while keeping figures publication-quality. The quality verification gives me confidence every time."
"We send 50+ client pitch decks monthly, usually 25-40 MB each. Our agency's email kept bouncing them. Now we batch-compress everything with the watch folder - drop files in, get optimized versions out. Saved us from upgrading to enterprise file transfer tools."
Calibrated presets for every use case, from archival quality to maximum compression.
| Preset | Quality Score | Min DPI | JPEG Range | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lossless | Perfect | Original | N/A | Archival, legal documents |
| High Quality | 0.990 | 200 | 65 – 97 | Print-ready documents |
| Balanced | 0.975 | 150 | 50 – 92 | General purpose (recommended) |
| Maximum | 0.955 | 120 | 35 – 85 | Email attachments, web uploads |
| Extreme | 0.930 | 72 | 20 – 70 | Maximum size reduction |
Get started quickly with the GUI app or integrate via the command-line tool.
Switch to the Auto tab to set up watch folders. New PDFs in watched folders are compressed automatically. Configure per-folder profiles and output destinations.
The Settings tab lets you fine-tune JPEG quality (1–10), target DPI, and toggle options like metadata stripping, JPEG conversion, font subsetting, deduplication, color conversion, and grayscale.
The CLI tool filematic is included with the desktop installer. After installation, it's available in your system PATH.
filematic input.pdf -o output.pdf
filematic input.pdf -o output.pdf --preset balanced
Available presets: lossless, high-quality, balanced, maximum, extreme
filematic input.pdf -o output.pdf --jpeg-quality 80 --min-dpi 150 --strip-metadata
filematic *.pdf --output-dir ./compressed/ --preset maximum
filematic input.pdf -o output.pdf --json
Returns compression stats as JSON for integration with other tools.
Everything you need to know about FileMatic.
FileMatic is a high-performance PDF compression desktop application for Mac and Windows. It uses a 4-stage compression pipeline built with intelligent quality verification to ensure your documents remain visually perfect while dramatically reducing file size.
Depending on the content and preset used, FileMatic can reduce PDF sizes by 30% to 90%. Image-heavy PDFs see the largest reductions. The Balanced preset typically achieves 50–70% reduction while maintaining excellent visual quality.
FileMatic uses advanced perceptual quality verification on every image. Each preset has a calibrated quality threshold — the Balanced preset maintains 0.975 quality score (virtually indistinguishable). The Lossless preset makes no quality changes at all. You always see per-file quality results after compression.
FileMatic includes 3 free compressions so you can evaluate its performance. After that, a one-time license key unlocks unlimited compressions forever — no subscription, no recurring fees.
No. All compression happens 100% locally on your computer. Your files are never sent to any server. FileMatic only makes a brief network call for license validation — your documents never leave your machine.
FileMatic currently supports Mac 13+ and Windows 10+ (64-bit).
Yes! FileMatic offers two automation options: Watch Folders in the GUI automatically compress new PDFs as they arrive, and the CLI tool (filematic) lets you integrate compression into scripts, batch files, and CI/CD pipelines.
Yes! FileMatic allows you to create and save custom compression profiles. Adjust JPEG quality levels, set target DPI, enable/disable specific optimizations like metadata stripping, font subsetting, and color conversion. Save your custom settings as named profiles for easy reuse across different projects.
FileMatic works with all PDFs, but image-heavy documents (scanned documents, presentations, reports with photos, marketing materials) see the greatest size reductions. Text-only PDFs benefit from lossless optimizations like stream deduplication and recompression.
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