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Compress PDF

Reduce PDF file size while maintaining quality. 100% browser-based — files never leave your device.

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Click or drag a PDF here

What is this tool?

A PDF compressor is a free online tool that reduces the file size of PDF documents without losing essential quality. It is ideal for emailing large PDFs, uploading to websites and reducing cloud storage usage.

How to Use

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Upload your PDFClick or drag and drop the PDF you want to compress.
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Choose compression levelSelect low (minimal size reduction, best quality), medium (balanced) or high (maximum compression, slight quality reduction).
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Download the compressed PDFClick Compress and download your smaller PDF instantly. The tool shows the original size, new size and percentage reduction.

Common Uses

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Email

Compress PDFs to under the email attachment limit (typically 10–25MB depending on provider).

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Web Upload

Reduce PDF file size before uploading to websites, portals and cloud services with file size limits.

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Storage

Compress archived PDFs to reduce cloud storage costs and backup sizes.

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Mobile Sharing

Make PDFs faster to download and view on mobile data connections.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much can PDF compression reduce file size?

Typically 20–70% depending on PDF content. Image-heavy PDFs compress most — up to 80%. Text-only PDFs compress less as text is already efficient.

Does compressing a PDF reduce text quality?

No — text, fonts and vectors are losslessly compressed and remain perfectly sharp. Image compression may slightly reduce photo quality at high settings.

What is the best compression level to use?

Medium compression typically reduces size by 40–60% with no visible quality difference for most use cases. Use high compression only for archival where file size matters more than image quality.

Can I compress a PDF more than once?

Each additional compression yields diminishing returns. A PDF compressed once to 50% of its original size will not compress significantly further.