Today I made an app in Automator using Claude. It uses Ghostscript and Homebrew to compress PDF files. All you need to do is drag and drop a PDF onto it and let go. It will then show a notification displaying how much it was able to shave off. The app checks if Ghostscript/Homebrew are installed, if not it will instruct you how to install them.
I’m sure there are many apps out there, but this one is free and uses frameworks that are free and available to all Macs. If you’d like to build the app yourself in Automator, you can find the code below the app download at the bottom of the post.
Since you didn’t create the app, your Mac will likely complain that it’s not a signed app (Screenshot below). You will have to approve the app to work in the System Settings-> Privacy & Security-> Open Anyway
Download:
If you’d like to build the app yourself you can download the code for automator below:
Very impressive Kush!
You inspire me.
Alyssia