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    advanced
    batch
    security
+   performance
    errors
 
 .. toctree::
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+===========
+Performance
+===========
+
+Some users have noticed that current versions of OCRmyPDF do not run as quickly
+as some older versions (specifically 6.x and older). This is because OCRmyPDF
+added image optimization as a postprocessing step, and it is enabled by default.
+
+Speed
+=====
+
+If running OCRmyPDF quickly is your main goal, you can use settings such as:
+
+* ``--optimize 0`` to disable file size optimization
+* ``--output-type pdf`` to disable PDF/A generation
+* ``--fast-web-view 0`` to disable fast web view optimization
+* ``--skip-big`` to skip large images, if some pages have large images
+
+You can also avoid:
+
+* ``--force-ocr``
+* Image preprocessing