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Compress PDF to Target Size

Reduce a PDF's file size for emailing or uploading somewhere with a size limit. Processed entirely in your browser — your files are never uploaded.

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.pdf · up to 100 MB each

80%

Lower quality gives a smaller file. Ask for a byte-size goal (e.g. "under 2MB") from the homepage to have this picked automatically.

FAQ

Will the text still be selectable/searchable afterward?
No — every page is redrawn as a single image to actually shrink the file, so the result is an image-based PDF. Text, links, and form fields from the original are not preserved. If you need to keep those, this isn't the right tool.
Why didn't it get much smaller?
A PDF that's already small, or made mostly of text rather than large embedded images, has little left to compress. Try a lower quality value for a bigger reduction.

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