PDF Compress Tool
Reduce PDF file size for email and uploads.
Turns each page into an optimised image. Great for scanned documents and image heavy PDFs. Text will no longer be selectable.
How to Use the PDF Compress Tool?
Reduce PDF file size for email, WhatsApp and online forms, without uploading your document.
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Drop your PDF into the upload area.
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Choose a Compression level: Basic, Recommended or Strong.
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Click the Compress PDF button and wait while each page is processed.
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Compare the Original and Compressed sizes.
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Click Download PDF to save the smaller file.
Benefits of Using Our PDF Compress Tool
Big savings on scans
Scanned documents and image heavy PDFs often shrink by 60 to 90 percent.
Choose your balance
Pick lighter compression for quality or strong compression for the smallest file.
Completely private
Compression runs in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded.
Free and unlimited
Compress as many PDFs as you need, with no watermark.
Who Can Use This PDF Compress Tool?
Students and applicants
Meet upload limits like 200 KB or 1 MB on exam and job portals.
Office workers
Send large reports by email without bouncing.
Small businesses
Share catalogues and invoices quickly on WhatsApp.
Anyone with scans
Shrink phone scans of documents to a sensible size.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the PDF Compress Tool.
How does the PDF compressor work?
Recommended and Strong levels redraw each page as an optimised image at a lower resolution, which is very effective for scanned and photo heavy PDFs. The Basic level keeps pages as they are and only removes unused data, which preserves selectable text.
Will my text still be selectable after compression?
With the Basic level, yes. With Recommended and Strong, pages become images, so text can no longer be selected or searched. Keep your original file if you need to copy text later.
Which compression level should I use?
Use Recommended for most scanned documents, as it balances readability and size. Use Strong when a portal has a very small size limit. Use Basic for text documents created in Word or other apps.
Why did my PDF not get smaller?
PDFs created from Word or other software are often already efficient, especially if they contain mostly text. Try the Strong level for image based files, or keep the original if it is already small.
How can I compress a PDF to under 200 KB?
Use the Strong level. Most scanned pages end up around 50 to 150 KB each. If the file has many pages, consider splitting it or removing pages that are not required.
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