Compress PDF
Make a PDF smaller when it won't attach to an email or is over an upload limit.
- No upload
- Free
- Unlimited use
- No sign-up
Drop the PDF to compress here, or click to choose
Documents with many photos or scans shrink the most
Keep going with this result file. No need to add it again.
Your files never leave this device. The original file is not changed.
How to use it
- Choose a fileChoose the PDF you want to make smaller.
- Choose a levelChoose Basic or Strong.
- SavePress the button to save the smaller file.
Frequently asked questions
Are my files really not uploaded?
Right. Everything happens inside your browser. Open the Network tab in your browser's developer tools while you work, and you'll see that no file is sent.
What's the difference between Basic and Strong?
Basic recompresses only the images, so the text stays as it is. Strong turns each page into an image, which makes the file much smaller, but you can't copy or search the text.
How much smaller will it get?
Documents with many photos or scans shrink a lot. Mostly-text documents barely shrink.
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