Compress PDF
Shrink oversized PDFs — especially scanned documents full of heavy images — to email-friendly sizes. Choose a quality level and watch the file size drop, all on your own device.
Drop a PDF file here, or click to choose
Heads up: pages become imagesThis tool re-draws every page as a picture. In the compressed PDF, text is no longer selectable or searchable, and links stop working.
Lower levels shrink the file more but pages may look softer. Works best on scanned or image-heavy PDFs; text-only PDFs may not shrink much.Supports PDFs up to 100 pages.
Your PDF is compressed entirely in your browser — it never leaves your device.
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How to use
- Upload your PDF.
- Choose a compression level (smaller size vs. sharper pages).
- Compress and download the smaller PDF.
Frequently asked questions
How does it work?
Pages are re-rendered at an optimized resolution and saved as efficiently compressed images. Scanned/image-heavy PDFs shrink dramatically (often 70–90%). Important: text becomes non-selectable in the output — keep the original if you need to copy text.
Why didn't my PDF get much smaller?
Text-based PDFs (exported from Word) are already compact — there are no big images to squeeze. This tool shines on scans, photo-heavy reports, and design exports.
Is my document uploaded?
No. Re-rendering and rebuilding happen entirely in your browser — bank statements and contracts never touch a server.