PDF Export - compression options to reduce file size
Exported PDF are too big. Please add compression options like InDesign.
Anonymous
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As of XD version 26, exported PDF file size is down by up to 90%, while retaining the current quality level.
Thank you for all your feedback!
139 comments
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Wiki
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The PDF-Exporter generates still huge File
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Katrina HS
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Still having issues with this. My current project only has 6 art boards, the exported PDF is 58MB. Optimizing with Adobe Acrobat only brings it down to 53MB - still way too large.
My artboards are not that long and the vast majority of the images are the same image repeated or re-used. At this stage I've only developed around 25% of the artboards that will eventually need to be created so I'm concerned about how I'm going to be able to share them with my client for proofing.
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John
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This is definately NOT working. I've exported a document with about 12 artboards with smaller images on then and the resulting file is huge, 16MB? I did a test and if I export the entire 12 artboard to 80% quality JPG files I only get 2.5MB. If I export all the artboards as PNG image I get a total of 16MB, so you are probably exporting all images as PNG, instead of honouring the original format, or even giving us an option to export to JPG instead of PNG and/or quality. Hmm... Most of these features are available in your other tools.
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John
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This is like the MOST annoying feature of XD, considering they are the creators of PDF, Illustator, and Indesign and Acrobat DC that all have options to reduce file size. Except you can't reduce this file in DC, it refuses, no matter what setting I pick - I'm discarding all objects and also compressing image to 72dpi. One PDF page, with two images on it is 4MB??? WOW Adobe.
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Anonymous
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Please implement options to optimize and name PDFs from XD.
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silllli
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Very ridiculous that this has not been fixed yet
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Ro
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Is there any solution for this issue?? I can't believe I stopped using sketch for this... please solve this!
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Anonymous
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It would also be nice to be able to change the filename when exporting.
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Hugo
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@Victor; A pdf of 1,5 Gb is huge indeed. Does your project contains many images? Or are some images of high resolution?
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Victor
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My 8 pages project exported as PDF is 1,526,177 KB. It's impossible to compress or optimize. kinda useless feature at this point.
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Anonymous
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PLEASE can the PDF export have a compression option like the other adobe programs.
It is such a faff having to save boards as jpgs to then add into place into a pdf in order to email designs.
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Hugo
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I noticed that this issue has been on wish lists of many users around the globe. First request dated almost 3 years ago! So, is it still pending? So please, Adobe, make this item for smaller PDF-export urgent now!
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Hugo
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It would be great if it wil be possible to modify and/or generate pdf’s in XD, so that these files will be exported in smaller and more reasonable sizes. Just like it can be done in Indesign (Archive > Export >...). Use of Adobe Distiller should be unnecessary. That`s soooo 2019 ;-)
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Joe
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Yes. Please give us the same PDF export settings as the other Adobe apps. I use the High Quality Print setting, and it would be great to have that same drop down menu in the PDF export window.
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Hugo
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It would be great if it wil be possible to modify and/or generate pdf’s in XD, so that these files will be exported in smaller and more reasonable sizes. Just like it can be done in Indesign (Archive > Export >...). Use of Adobe Distiller should be unnecessary. That`s soooo 2019 ;-)
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Anonymous
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I've been trying for days to reduce the PDF file size using other methods and none of them work.
I can use Acrobat Pro to optimize the file but it doesn't change the file size
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fishzhao
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A lot of developers asked me send PDF to them and they said when they open PDF in the illustrator the documents were messy. And they prefer I use Sketch to export PDF. I suggest XD team must take serious about this issue. A lot of developers use illustrator to get the assets from PDF but obviously the PDF exported by XD is not only huge but also generates extra masks as well as texts are broken.
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Will Davies
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Solved! I turned my PDF from 196mb to 2.9mb, no issues, read below, it'll take you guys a few minutes.
1. Save as PDF in XD
2. Open PDF in Acrobat, click Save As Postscript (.ps). (DON'T click reduce file size, it may cause text issues, mine did with this option)
3. Now open the postscript file into Adobe Distiller, choose settings smallest file size (for web, not explored other options as of yet).
4. It will compress it, shouldn’t take more than a minute. Job done! My PDF went from 196mb to 2.9mb. It took 16 seconds.
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Paul Clapp
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How has this issue been going on for three years and still not been dealt it. Get this fixed Adobe, listen to your community!!!!
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Callen Stewart
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Fix this