Compress PDF

Reduce PDF file size with clear before/after numbers — ideal for scans and image-heavy files.

Processed on your device

How to use

  1. Drop your PDF.
  2. Pick a compression level — “Balanced” suits most documents.
  3. Compare the before/after size and download.

Frequently asked questions

How does compression work?

Pages are re-rendered as optimised JPEG images at a lower resolution. That’s why it works best on scans and image-heavy PDFs — and why text in the output is no longer selectable.

Why did my file not get smaller?

PDFs that are already pure optimised text can’t be shrunk this way — we tell you instead of silently making the file bigger.

Privacy

This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your file is processed on your device and is not uploaded to a server.

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