Compress PDF

Upload a PDF and shrink its file size by recompressing the images inside it.

Drag & drop a PDF here, or click to browse

One PDF file, processed entirely in your browser

How to use this tool

  1. Upload the PDF you want to shrink.
  2. Pick a compression level — higher compression means smaller files but softer embedded images.
  3. Click Compress & Download to save the result.

Frequently asked questions

This depends heavily on how much of your PDF's size comes from embedded images versus text — text-heavy PDFs compress less because they're already efficient.

Yes, text and vector content are never rasterised or degraded — only embedded raster images are recompressed.

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