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Compress PDF

Make PDFs smaller for email and uploads: lossless, shrink photos, or strongest. See the saving before you download.

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Using this tool is free. Each download or copy of a result uses 1 export; the same result again within 24 hours is free.
  • Runs in your browser
  • No sign-up needed to try

Reduce PDF file size

Compress PDF makes PDF files smaller so they fit email limits and upload forms. Choose how hard to compress, see the exact size before and after, and download only if it’s smaller.

Three levels of compression

  • Lossless

    Repacks the file more efficiently (using qpdf). Pages look exactly the same.

  • Shrink photos

    Re-saves the photos inside at a lower size and quality. Text and drawings stay sharp and selectable. Best for scans and photo-heavy files.

  • Strongest

    Turns each page into a compressed picture. Smallest file, but text can no longer be selected or searched.

Every result is checked to have the same pages. If a setting can’t make your PDF smaller, you’re told so instead of being given a larger file.

Privacy and price

Your PDFs are processed by your own browser (using the open-source pdf-lib and PDF.js libraries), so they’re never uploaded to us or anyone else, and nothing is kept after you close the page. Trying the tool is free; each download uses 1 export (one PDF or one ZIP), and downloading the same result again within 24 hours is free. See pricing.

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PDF too big to email?

Compress a PDF

How to use the Compress PDF

  1. Click the box and choose a PDF.
  2. Choose Lossless (looks identical), Shrink photos (best for scans and photo-heavy files; text stays selectable) or Strongest (pages become pictures).
  3. Press Compress, see the before and after sizes, then download the smaller PDF.
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Questions about this tool

Is the Compress PDF free?

Using it and previewing the result are free. Downloading, copying or saving the final result uses 1 export: from £1.00 for 5, or included in a monthly plan. The same result again within 24 hours is free.

How much smaller will my PDF get?

It depends on what’s inside. PDFs full of photos or scans often shrink a lot with “Shrink photos”; text-only PDFs are usually small already, so savings are modest. You always see the exact size before you download, and if a setting can’t make your file smaller, the tool tells you instead of giving you a bigger file.

Will compression reduce quality?

Lossless never changes how the pages look. Shrink photos re-saves photos at a lower resolution and quality, which you may notice when zooming in; text and drawings are untouched. Strongest turns each page into a picture, so text can no longer be selected or searched.

Can I compress a password-protected PDF?

Unlock it first (you need the password), then compress it, then add the password again with Protect PDF.

Is my information uploaded?

No. It works entirely in your browser, so your text and files stay on your device.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. It works in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install.

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