Compress PDF
Drop a PDF, pick a quality level, and download a smaller version. Best on photo-heavy or scanned PDFs.
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When this is useful
- Getting a 30 MB scan under a 10 MB email limit.
- Uploading to portals that cap file size.
- Posting a sample of a large document to a forum.
FAQ
How does the compression work?
Each page is re-rendered as a JPEG at the chosen quality and the new pages are packaged into a fresh PDF. That's why this is most effective on scans and photo-heavy PDFs.
Will the text still be searchable?
No — re-rasterizing loses the text layer. If you need a searchable result, run our PDF OCR tool afterward.
My PDF is already small. Should I compress it?
Probably not. Vector-only PDFs (text and shapes) often grow after rasterization. Use Compress mainly for scans and image-heavy files.