Compress a PDF
Choose how small you need it. You will see the new size before you download.
How it works
- Drop your PDF in.
- Pick how much to compress.
- Check the new size and download.
About this tool
Compression works by re-rendering each page at a lower resolution and storing it as an image. That is what makes a big scan much smaller — and it does mean the text stops being selectable, so it is the right tool for sending a document and the wrong one for a file you still need to edit. The size is shown before you commit to it.
Questions
Will the text still be selectable?
No. This method turns each page into an image, which is the trade that makes the file small. If you need selectable text, do not compress.
How much smaller will it get?
Usually a lot for scans and image-heavy files, and very little for a plain text document that was already small.
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