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Shrink a PDF's file size for easier sharing.

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Supported Formats

PDF only, up to 100MB.

Best For

Shrinking a PDF that’s too large to email, upload to a form with a size cap, or is taking up unnecessary storage space.

Common Uses

•Shrinking a scanned document below an email attachment limit
•Reducing a photo-heavy report before uploading to a portal
•Making a PDF small enough for a job application upload limit
•Freeing up storage on a phone or cloud drive

💡 Pro Tip

If the PDF is mostly photos, try the Web compression profile first — it gives the biggest size reduction and is usually still sharp enough for on-screen reading.

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📖Compress PDF Guide

Shrinks a PDF's file size so it's easier to email, upload, or store — most effective on PDFs with lots of images.

When to use this

Use this when a PDF is too large to attach to an email, upload to a form with a size limit, or simply takes up more storage than it should for its content.

Step-by-step workflow

  1. 1Upload your PDF Select the file you want to shrink.
  2. 2Choose a profile Pick from Web, Print, or Max compression, depending on how much size reduction versus quality you want to trade off.
  3. 3Download the compressed file Your file is sent for compression and the smaller version downloads once it's ready.

Tips for best results

  • ✓Image-heavy PDFs (scanned documents, photo-filled reports) shrink the most — text-only PDFs are usually already small and compress less dramatically.
  • ✓Try the Web profile first for the biggest size reduction if the document is only being viewed on screen, not printed.
  • ✓Use Print profile if the PDF still needs to look sharp on paper — it compresses more conservatively than Web or Max.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • ⚠Compressing an already-small, text-only PDF expecting a dramatic size drop — there's little room to shrink when there are few images to begin with.
  • ⚠Choosing Max compression for a document you still need to print cleanly — Max prioritizes file size over visual quality.
  • ⚠Compressing repeatedly in a loop hoping for further gains — running it again on an already-compressed file yields little to no further reduction.

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