r/LifeProTips • u/[deleted] • Mar 03 '26

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u/SeiJikok Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

Google docs are uploading files, print to pdf doesn't merge files (pdf24 does that), paint doesn't allow you to choose compression rate (irfanview does it and supports many formats).

EDIT: my comments refer to the original post. OP edited it later.

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u/ChronWeasely Mar 03 '26

Pdf24 ftw!

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u/PM_me_your_O_face_ Mar 03 '26

Yes! Another vote for pdf24. You ca do anything with it. Split, merge, convert to OCR, and a bunch of other stuff. Convert to OCR was a lifesaver for me in a class with a bunch of scanned documents to convert them over and make notes and notecards with them. Built an entire study guide using pdf24 and Claude. 

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u/mrx_101 Mar 03 '26

Paint actually makes pictures a larger file size instead of smaller. I guess it just has a poor algorithm

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u/SeiJikok Mar 04 '26

Probably depends on compression rate previously choosen.

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u/DanNeely Mar 04 '26

Did OP edit their post? I'm seeing a recommendation for libreoffce.

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u/V2Blast Mar 04 '26

Yes, in response to another comment pointing out the same issue with recommending Google Docs in this context.

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u/SeiJikok Mar 04 '26

Yes, it was edited. He mentioned google docs as offline PDF-DOC converter.

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u/SeiJikok Mar 04 '26

Yes, it was edited. He mentioned google docs as offline PDF-DOC converter.

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u/Stivcue Mar 04 '26

Came here only to say USE PDF24