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Compress PDF

Shrink large PDF files by optimising embedded images and removing redundant data.

Your files are processed entirely in your browser using JavaScript. They are never uploaded to a server, so nothing leaves your device.

How to use Compress PDF

  1. 1Upload the PDF you want to compress.
  2. 2Choose a compression level.
  3. 3Download the compressed file and compare the size reduction.

About Compress PDF

This tool reduces PDF file size by re-encoding embedded images and removing redundant document data. Compression results vary — PDFs that are mostly text compress less than image-heavy scanned documents.

Benefits

  • • Make large PDFs easier to email or upload where size limits apply.

Common mistakes

  • • Expecting large size reductions on text-only PDFs, which are already fairly compact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Higher compression levels reduce embedded image quality more aggressively. Text and vector content remain sharp regardless of the compression level.

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