NXPowerLite Desktop Review – Optimize File Size to Increase Disk Space

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"Low disk space" is no longer a warning that most users get from Windows nowadays, mostly thanks to the fact that modern solid-state and hard drives have a very generous capacity. However, disk space usage remains an issue for those working with pen drives, memory cards, CDs, DVDs and other types of external data storage formats, since users have to be careful with the size of their files. 

NXPowerLite Desktop is a software application specifically designed for such scenarios. It offers support for PDF documents, JPEG images, ZIP archives, along with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word files, and it is capable of optimizing them for the screen, printers or mobile devices. Users are also given the possibility to configure output settings and optimization features. Tasks are performed rapidly and the results are good.

License type and installation

The trial edition runs for 14 days and during this time users can explore all of NXPowerLite Desktop's features without any limitations. Once this deadline passes, they can either uninstall the program or purchase the full edition for $50 / €40.00 (excluding VAT). Owners to previous editions of NXPowerLite Desktop may upgrade to version 6 for $25 / €20 (excluding VAT).

The setup operation does not take a long time to finish. By default, the tool integrates an entry into the Windows Explorer shell extension for quickly reducing files, but this option can be disabled by switching to custom setup mode.

Simple and clear-cut interface

NXPowerLite Desktop adopts a clean and intuitive interface without putting too much emphasis on looks. The main application window is familiar and contains simple options, inviting users to add files to the task list via the traditional file browser or drag-and-drop method. The main frame shows the name and size of each file, along with the total number of items and their accumulated dimension.

Add files to get started
Add files to get started

Configure optimization and other settings

The files can be optimized for the screen or printing, with or without flattening the content. Alternatively, they can be optimized for mobile devices or customized when it comes to the JPEG images (JPEG quality, new size, private application data deletion), Microsoft Office files (JPEG quality, new size, delete cropped aras of pictures, flatten embedded objects) and JPEG images (quality, size, EXIF data removal).

It is possible to replace the original files and create backups in the same folder as the original items or a different one, or to create an optimized copy instead. The new files can be kept with the current date and time. Moreover, users may add personalized text to the backup files names and optimized copies.

Examine results and find out the reduced size and percent
Examine results and find out the reduced size and percent

As soon as the optimization procedure is over, NXPowerLite Desktop displays the optimized size and percent for the total files and each item, in addition to any errors or warnings. Provided that the app is associated with an email client, the files can be sent as attachments without leaving the interface.

Performance results regarding file optimization

We put NXPowerLite Desktop to the test in order to find out the file reduction capacity by asking it to optimize all types of supported files. In all cases we applied the "Mobile" optimization profile.

100 JPG images with a total worth of 45.73MB were reduced by 85% to 6.64MB.

100 PDF documents with a total worth of 29.51MB were reduced by 61% to 11.54MB.

100 PPT presentations with a total worth of 14.01MB were reduced by 45% to 7.76MB.

100 DOCX files with a total worth of 8.35MB were reduced by 71% to 2.43MB.

100 XLS files with a total worth of 4.64MB were reduced by 7% to 4.30MB.


The Good

The software application worked well on Windows 8.1 Pro during our evaluation. It is compatible with older Windows editions too, including 7, Vista and XP. Optimization tasks are performed rapidly while CPU and RAM consumption is reasonable.

It is extremely simple to use, even by first-time users, since they can apply an output profile with ready configurations. Meanwhile, advanced users can customize the optimization settings. Help documentation is available.

The app delivered good optimization results in our tests, especially in the case of JPG, PDF and DOCX files.

The Bad

NXPowerLite Desktop has a maximum file limit of 100 files that it can optimize at the same time.

It would've been great if the app offered support for additional file types, such as other image formats apart from JPEG.

Several warnings and errors popped up in our tests that prevented us from optimizing ZIP archives.

The Truth

With all things considered, NXPowerLite Desktop seems to be a pretty reliable application for reducing the size of files. It is geared toward all types of users.

NOTE: You can also check out our previous review for NXPowerLite 4.1.

user interface 3
features 3
ease of use 5
pricing / value 3


final rating 3
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