Compress PDF Files to Reduce Size
Large PDFs can be a pain to email or share. The Compress PDF tool shrinks your file size by optimizing images and internal structures, all without leaving your browser.
Perfect for when an email attachment limit is blocking you, or when you need to submit a document to a portal with a file-size cap. You get a noticeably smaller file while keeping the content readable.
Drop a PDF to compress
Reduce file size by recompressing pages as optimized images.
Frequently Asked Questions — Compress PDF
It depends on the content. Image-heavy PDFs can shrink 50–80%. Text-only PDFs won't change much since text is already compact.
Text stays sharp. Compression targets embedded images by re-encoding them. You can adjust the quality slider to find the right balance.
Yes, and scanned PDFs benefit the most since they're essentially full-page images. Expect significant size reduction.
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