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Compress PDF

Try a smaller PDF while keeping text, or deliberately compress scanned pages.

  1. 1Choose
  2. 2Adjust
  3. 3Download

Choose a PDF

Drop a file here, or choose from your device.

PDF · up to 200 pages total
One file · 40 MB total

Processed on this device. No file upload.

How to use Compress PDF

  1. Choose a PDF and check its original size.
  2. Keep text with structural compression, or opt into image-based compression.
  3. Compare actual sizes and download the result. If it is not smaller, keep the original.

Structural compression cannot shrink every file. Image-based compression removes searchable text, links, forms and accessibility information; use it only when that tradeoff suits the document.

What stays private, and what are the limits?

Files are processed in this browser and never uploaded by the tool. Inputs and downloads stay in page memory until you clear or leave the page. Your original files are never overwritten. Optional page measurement follows your analytics choice and excludes filenames and file contents.

Up to 20 input files and 40 MB total; 200 PDF pages; 24 megapixels per source image. PDF image exports are limited to 16 megapixels per page and 100 megapixels per job. Password-protected PDFs and animated images are not supported. For unsupported files, choose an unlocked PDF or a still JPG, PNG or WebP image.

Editing may affect document-level forms, bookmarks and signatures. Keep the original and check the downloaded copy before submitting or printing it.

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Link to this tool: https://www.toolpick.dev/free-tools/pdf-compress