gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen -dNOPAUSE -dQUIET -dBATCH -sOutputFile=output.pdf input.pdf Here's a full list of the dPDFSETTINGS to choose from (based on this link): -dPDFSETTINGS=/screen — Low quality and small size at 72dpi. -dPDFSETTINGS=/ebook — Slightly better quality but also a larger file size at 150dpi. -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress — High quality and large size at 300 dpi. -dPDFSETTINGS=/default — System chooses the best output, which can create larger PDF files.