Choose a tool by file type or output
This category covers six focused tools. Use a compressor for a specific audio, GIF, PDF, or document file; choose an archive tool when your goal is to package files as ZIP, TAR, or TAR.GZ.
- Archive Creator bundles files and folders into an archive.
- Audio Compressor is for audio files.
- Document Compressor is for supported document files.
- Files to TAR.GZ creates TAR or TAR.GZ output from files.
- GIF Compressor is for GIF files.
- PDF Compressor is the named choice for PDF files.
Match the task to the right compression tool
Start with the input type when you want to reduce a particular file. PDF Compressor and Document Compressor are separate choices: use the former for PDFs and the latter for its supported document inputs. Audio Compressor and GIF Compressor likewise target different media types. Each page has its own controls and workflow, so check the selected tool before preparing a batch.
When to create an archive instead
Choose Archive Creator when you need to bundle files or a folder and select among the archive formats exposed there. Choose Files to TAR.GZ when the required output is TAR or TAR.GZ from individual files. Packaging files into an archive is a different task from compressing the contents of a media or document file, and archiving does not guarantee a smaller result.
A simple way to choose and continue
- Identify the file type you want to compress, or the archive output you need.
- Open the matching tool from the listing above or from the cards.
- Use the inputs and options shown on that tool's page.
- Review the result using the controls provided there.
If the task changes from compressing one file type to packaging several files, return to the compression tools directory and choose the other workflow.