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DocumentCloud vs PDFOptim

A side-by-side look at DocumentCloud and PDFOptim. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

DocumentCloud

DocumentCloud

News & Books

DocumentCloud is a web-based platform that allows journalists, news organizations, and researchers to upload, annotate, organize, publish, and analyze primary source documents. It facilitates transparency and public access to source documents.

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PDFOptim

PDFOptim

Office & Productivity

PDFOptim is a free open source software that optimizes PDF files by reducing the file size. It works by analyzing the internal structure of the PDF, removing unnecessary metadata, compressing images and fonts, and performing other size reduction optimizations.

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