EvaporateMyPDF

What it does

• Up to 89% smaller

  Replaces embedded images with lightweight placeholders. 86 MB becomes 9 MB.

• Drag and drop

  Drop any PDF onto the menu bar panel. Processing takes seconds, even for large documents.

• Quality control

  Choose Draft (72 DPI), Standard (96 DPI) or High (150 DPI) output to balance size against clarity.

• Size threshold

  Set a minimum image size so small icons and logos are kept while large photos are removed.

• Text preserved

  All text content and document structure is kept. Only embedded images are removed.

• Launch at login

  Start EvaporateMyPDF automatically when your Mac boots, so it is always in your menu bar.

Privacy

Your documents never leave your Mac. EvaporateMyPDF uses native macOS frameworks to process PDFs locally. No internet required, no data uploaded.

Requirements

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
• No internet required
• No account needed

How it works

1. Install and launch

   Download the DMG, run the installer and launch EvaporateMyPDF. It appears in your menu bar.

2. Drop a PDF

   Click the menu bar icon and drag any PDF onto the drop zone. Or click Browse to select a file.

3. Get a smaller PDF

   Choose where to save the evaporated file. Your original is never modified.

Where it helps

• AI analysis. PDFs with images can exceed AI context limits. Evaporate them to focus on the text.
• Email attachments. Get large PDF reports under attachment size limits.
• Archive storage. Store text-heavy documents efficiently when the images are not needed.
• Faster sharing. A 200MB PDF becomes 2MB in seconds.

Support development

EvaporateMyPDF is free to use. If you find it helpful, you can buy me a coffee. Payments are processed by Stripe.

• £3, coffee
• £5, lunch
• £10, generous