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Compress PDF

Shrink PDF file size while keeping pages readable.

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  • Works Offline
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Reduce a PDF's file size by re-encoding the photos inside it at a lower quality — the images are usually what makes a PDF large, not the text. Everything runs in your browser, so the file you're shrinking never leaves your device.

How to use this tool

  1. 1

    Upload your PDF

    Click the upload area or drag in the file you want to shrink.

  2. 2

    Pick a compression level

    Low keeps the most quality, High gives the smallest file — Recommended is a good default.

  3. 3

    Compress and download

    See the before/after size right away, then download the smaller file — nothing is uploaded first.

Why use this tool

Nothing leaves your device

Images are re-encoded locally via your browser's canvas — never sent to a server.

See the size drop before downloading

The before/after file size is shown immediately after compressing.

Choose your own tradeoff

Three levels let you pick quality vs. file size instead of a one-size-fits-all result.

Common use cases

Fit an email attachment limit

Shrink a scanned document or photo-heavy PDF below a size cap.

Faster uploads

Smaller files upload faster to any site or form that accepts PDFs.

Save storage space

Compress a large archive of scanned PDFs before backing them up.

Pro tips

  • A text-only PDF (no photos or scans) won't shrink much — there's little image data to compress.
  • Try Recommended first; only go to High compression if the file still needs to be smaller.
  • Compressing an already-compressed PDF twice rarely helps — start from the original if you can.

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