Compress PDF
Make files smaller, keep them readable.
Drop your PDF hereor click to browsePDF only, up to 250 MB each.
Files stay in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
What this tool does
Makes a file smaller without making it unreadable. Two routes are tried at once — rewriting the file as it is, or redrawing the pages as images — and the smaller result wins. Give it a target size and it steps down through quality levels until the file fits under your limit.
How to use it
- Drop the PDF.
- Choose whether you want a quality level or a target size.
- If you chose a target size, type the limit.
- Download the smaller file.
Common questions
- I have to get a file under a fixed size limit. What should I do?
- Pick the target size route and type the limit; quality levels are tried until the file drops below it.
- How much smaller does it get?
- Redrawing pages helps a great deal with scans and photographs. On a file that is only text, the gain is limited.
Related guide: Your PDF is too large for UYAP: what to do