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Compress PDF

Upload a PDF, pick a compression level, and download a smaller version — works best on scanned or image-heavy PDFs.

Upload & compression level
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Click to choose a PDF, or drag & drop
Max 25MB · One file at a time
Compression result
Upload a PDF to get started.

How to compress a PDF online

Upload your PDF, choose a compression level, and click "Compress & Download". Each page is re-rendered at the chosen quality and rebuilt into a new, smaller PDF.

This method works best on scanned documents or PDFs full of photos — it re-encodes each page as an optimized image. Text-heavy PDFs (like a Word export) may not shrink much, since text is already very compact.

Frequently asked questions

Will my PDF text still be selectable after compressing?

No — this method converts each page into an image to reduce size, similar to most free online PDF compressors. If you need to keep selectable text, avoid the "Max compression" setting or consider not compressing purely text-based PDFs.

Why didn't my file get much smaller?

If your PDF is mostly text, it's likely already small and efficiently encoded — image-based compression has little to improve on. This tool helps most with scanned pages or photo-heavy PDFs.

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No — compression happens entirely in your browser using your device's processing power.