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Compress PDF

Pick where you're sending it. We'll shrink your PDF to fit, so you don't have to guess what 'Light' or 'Maximum' means.

Drop your PDF

Any PDF up to 100 MB. Multi-page works.

Where are you sending this PDF?

Advanced: set a custom target size
KBBetween 50 KB and 20 MB.

How this works

We iteratively rasterize and re-encode pages until the file fits your chosen size limit. Text stays selectable; image quality scales down as needed.

Privacy: processed in memory, auto-deleted in 1 hour.
Quick guide

How to compress pdf

  1. 1

    Drop your PDF

    Up to 100 MB. Multi-page works.

  2. 2

    Pick where you're sending it

    Email, WhatsApp, govt portal, or 'Best quality'. Each button knows the real size limit.

  3. 3

    Download

    We shrink to fit, you download. Done.

FAQ

Compress PDF - questions, answered

  • Why outcome buttons instead of Light / Balanced / Maximum?

    Because nobody knows what 'Balanced' means until they try it. You DO know where you're sending the PDF - email, WhatsApp, a govt portal. The tool aims for the actual limit.

  • What if my PDF is already smaller than the target?

    Then it just downloads (almost) untouched. You can't make a 200KB file smaller by 'compressing it for email'.

  • What does 'Best quality' do?

    Runs the lightest compression preset - mostly removes redundant streams and recompresses embedded images at high quality. Use this when file size isn't a constraint.

  • Can I set my own target size?

    Yes - open 'Advanced' under the buttons and type any value from 50 KB to 20 MB.

  • Does it preserve Bangla / Arabic / CJK fonts?

    Yes - text remains selectable in every output.

Compress PDF by outcome, not by guesswork. Pick the channel you're sending it to - Gmail (10 MB), WhatsApp (16 MB), a govt portal (1 MB), or best quality - and we shrink the file to fit. Files auto-delete after one hour. Works with English, Bangla, Arabic, and 100+ languages.

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