Compress PDFs.
Nothing leaves your Mac.
£2.99 · Coming soon to the Mac App Store
Drop a PDF. One slider. Compress.
Originals are never modified. Your PDF is only ever read. The compressed copy is a new file.
Documents never leave the Mac. No uploads, no accounts, no network — the app has no internet code at all.
Compression never produces a worse result. If a file can’t get smaller, Light Touch keeps the original and says so.
Support
Questions, problems, or a PDF that surprised you? Email sam@samfaulkner.co.uk — a person answers.
Privacy
Light Touch collects nothing. It has no accounts, no analytics, and no network access — your PDFs are processed on your Mac and never leave it. Purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store. This website sets no cookies and loads nothing from anyone else.
Last updated 15 July 2026