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Compress PDF Files

Shrink a scanned or image-heavy PDF: each page is redrawn as a JPEG at 150, 120 or 72 DPI. See the size saved against the original before you download.

1
Select PDF
Drop the PDF you want to shrink, or click to browse
2
Choose quality
Select High Quality, Balanced, or Maximum
3
Download
Check the size saved, then download the compressed PDF

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the maximum file size?

Up to 100MB per file.

Does this keep selectable text, bookmarks and form fields?

No. Each page is redrawn as an image at the chosen resolution, so text in the result is no longer selectable or searchable, and bookmarks, links, form fields and annotations are not carried over. Keep the original if you need those.

Will every PDF get smaller?

Scanned pages and photo-heavy PDFs shrink the most. A text-only PDF exported from a word processor can come out larger, because its pages become images. The result shows the percentage saved, or how much the file grew, before you download.

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