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11.0.0 (15 Apr 2026)
New Features
- Analyze PDF and Office file content
- Use "View details" from the app or from Explorer
- Compression engine updates
- Compress pictures in cells (Excel)
- Compress grouped images (Word)
- Compress JPEG2000 images (PDF)
- Fix compression of cropped + grouped shape fills (PowerPoint)
- 64-bit compression (All files)
- Skip incompressible files (Excel)
- Improved Compression for PNGs with Color Profiles (Office files)
- Expanded coverage so more files get compressed (Office files & PNG)
- Extensive bug fixes to improve coverage and quality (PDF, Office files)
- Custom resolutions
- Set custom resolutions to resize content within Office and PDF files
- Finder menu updates
- User interface refinements
- Enhanced support for Dataless Cloud Files
- Resolved Local Network Permission Issues
See What's New in Desktop 11 Mac blog post for more details.
Compatibility
NXPowerLite is now compatible with Mac OS Ventura and above.
10.3.3 (02 Sep 2025)
Bug Fix
- NXPowerLite Desktop could not compress files for users on Ventura and Sonoma with versions of macOS 13.7.7 / 14.7.7 or later. This was due to app permissions issues, which have been fixed in this release. Users on macOS Sequoia or later are unaffected by this issue.
10.3.1 (12 Nov 2024)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where the feature ‘Remove embedded chart data from Excel charts’ did not work for Word files, even when enabled.
- Fixed a bug where NXPowerLite could fail to activate a registration key when initiated via the Finder Extensions.
- Fixed a bug where the main NXPowerLite app would open when the Finder extensions were used.
10.3.0 (21 Oct 2024)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the annoying pop-up issue in macOS Sequoia
- Stopped flattening Think Cell objects in PowerPoint
- Improved PDF library for better file compatibility
- Ensure all temporary files are cleared after each file optimization
Note: NXPowerLite Finder Extensions in macOS Sequoia need to be manually enabled. Learn how to enable them.
10.0.2 (05 Sep 2023)
New Features
- 2 new built-in profiles, Strong & Basic
- Restart with the original files loaded
- Help with files that don't compress or ones that are still large after compression
- Improved and extended context menu options on main and results dialogs
- Check for updates
- Faster and better compression
- Made dramatic improvements in processing speed for Office documents
- Support for new-style embedded objects in PowerPoint
- Added feature to remove Word 2007 support
- New setting: Remove Excel data from charts
- Don't remove the EXIF orientation property when removing EXIF data in JPEGs
- Many UI improvements
See What's New in Desktop 10 Mac blog post for more details.
Compatibility
NXPowerLite is now compatible with Mac OS Big Sur and above.
9.1.2 (09 Dec 2021)
Features
- Hugely improved the speed of processing files.
- Full support for macOS Monterey
- Support for files created in Office 2021
- Reduced the size of the installer by 50%
Bug Fixes
- Fixed compatibility with files stored in iCloud Drive.
- Fixed access permissions issues with removable drives
- Fixed an issue where some PNG images could become corrupt when using the ‘Reduce color depth’ feature.
- Multiple minor UI and help documentation fixes.
9.1.0 (12 Aug 2021)
Features
- Delete cropped areas of images now works in PPTX files
- Flatten Embedded Objects feature now works in PPTX files.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug with PDF processing where some PDFs optimized with v8 could not be optimized with v9.
- Fixed a bug where it was not possible to change the text appended to compressed files in preferences.
9.0.5 (13 Jul 2021)
Features
- NXPowerLite now compresses Excel (XML) files
- Choose settings and profile in Finder
- Frequently used folders
- Compress Microsoft Office files created by other apps
- Flatten embedded charts in DOCX and PPTX files
- Updated PDF library
Compatibility
- Compatible with macOS 10.12 - 10.15 (High Sierra - Big Sur)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a crash when processing certain PPTX files.
- Better memory management to prevent crashes on PDFs with large images.
8.0.8 (07 Oct 2019)
Features
- Compatible with macOS 10.15 (Catalina)
- Dark Mode support
8.0.7 (10 Oct 2018)
Bug Fix
- PNG and Tiff files with non-Ascii characters in the filename can now be processed.
8.0.6 (10 Sep 2018)
Features
- NXPowerLite now reduces PNG and TIFF files
- Create multiple custom profiles
- Replace original files without creating a backup or copy
- Now available in Japanese, German, French & Spanish
Compatibility
- Compatible with macOS 10.12, 10.13 & 10.14
Bug Fixes
- Update PDF library to 15.0.4PlusP2g
- Optimize pictures specified in the VML namespace
7.1.1 (14 Nov 2016)
Bugs Fixed
- Removed unnecessary resources; download size reduced from 79MB to 40MB.
- Minor accessibility fixes.
7.1.0 (27 Oct 2016)
Features
- NXPowerLite Desktop (Mac) can now optimize Word files (.docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm).
- Support for files created with Office 2016.
- Compatible with Yosemite (10.10), El Capitan (10.11), and Sierra (10.12).
File processing improvements
- New PDF processing engine and new JPEG library.
- Added support for ASCII encoded PDFs and double filtered images.
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed issue where NXPowerLite would not work on Mac Pros with more than 16 cores.
- Resolved issue where XMP and Photoshop IPTC metadata were stripped.
6.0.9 (20 May 2014)
Features
- Many minor UI improvements.
Bugs Fixed
- Fixed issue where some files would not open in Office on Mac after optimization.
- Resolved issue where the first file in a batch would sometimes not be optimized.
- Fixed issues where some JPEG and PDF files were showing 'Unexpected exception'.
6.0.8 (15 Apr 2014)
We are pleased to introduce NXPowerLite Desktop 6, the first full edition of NXPowerLite on a Mac.
PDF, PowerPoint and JPEG file reduction
Better reduction than in any previous version and the ability to reduce more file types.
Full support for Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 files
Supports processing of all versions from PowerPoint 97 to 2013, including Mac-specific versions.
Replace original file or create a new optimized copy
The option to replace the original file rather than creating an optimized copy.
Right-click finder options
Includes range of right-click options to Finder to make popular tasks easier and faster.