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Compress PDF files

Choose between text-preserving compression or stronger visual compression for larger files, then compare file size before and after.

Up to 40 MB Up to 150 pages Browser processing

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Compression settings

Preserve text & links Keeps selectable/searchable text, but may not reduce the file much.

Stronger visual compression Rasterizes pages for potentially smaller files, but text may no longer be selectable.

Strong Smaller file

Balanced Recommended

High quality More detail

Re-saving preserves text and links but does not guarantee a smaller file.

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Method Preserve text

Level Balanced

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Choose a PDF to begin

After selecting a file, its details will appear here and you can choose the compression method and level.

Choose your preferred compression method and click Compress PDF.

Compare file size before downloading the result.

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Preserve text

Best for documents where selectable text, search and links matter.

Stronger visual compression

Useful for visual copies when reducing size matters more than selectable text.

Local processing

Processing happens in your browser; internet access is only needed to load the PDF libraries.

Try a suitable compression setting, compare file sizes and inspect page clarity.

Some strong compression methods rasterize pages and remove searchable text.

If a PDF exceeds an email attachment limit, try compressing it and open the result to check the readability of text and images.

Tip: Previously compressed files may not shrink much. Review the output quality before using an important document.