Compress PDF

Reduce PDF size to share it more easily.

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Pages are re-rendered as optimized images: ideal for scanned or image-heavy PDFs. Text stops being selectable.

How it works

Reduce the size of a PDF by re-rendering its pages as optimized images, with three quality levels. It shines with scanned or image-heavy documents. Heads-up: the text stops being selectable (this is how most client-side compressors work). Everything runs in your browser: the file is never uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

Will I lose much quality?

You choose between three levels, from high quality to smallest size, and you see the savings before/after.

Why is the text no longer selectable?

Pages are converted to optimized images to shrink the file. For text-only PDFs the gain is small; it works best on scans and image-heavy files.

Is my file uploaded?

No. Compression happens entirely in your browser.