How to setup PDF compression

To compress PDFs in CompressX, you must have Ghostscript installed. Developed by Artifex Software, Inc., Ghostscript is the leading PDL conversion and interpreter tool, providing native PDF rendering. To install Ghostscript on macOS, follow one of the methods below.

Method 1: Install Ghostscript via Homebrew (Recommended)

1. Install Homebrew: https://brew.sh/

2. Install Ghostscript via Homebrew: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ghostscript

Method 2: Install Ghostcript via MacPorts

1. Install MacPorts: https://www.macports.org/install.php

2. Install Ghostscript via MacPorts: https://ports.macports.org/port/ghostscript/

Once the installation is done, open the Terminal app and enter which gs

You will see the path of Ghostscript printed as the output

$ which gs
> /opt/local/bin/gs

Then copy the output and set it as the path for Ghostscript

Note: The output of the which gs command may vary depending on the installation method used.