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PDF Compressor

Re-render each page at a lower scale and image quality to cut the file size of scans and image-heavy PDFs. Everything happens locally in your browser.

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How to Use the PDF Compressor

Choose the PDF you want to slim down, then set two controls. Page scale decides how many pixels each page is rendered at before it goes back into the document, and image quality sets the JPEG compression level applied to that render. Lower values on either slider produce a dramatically smaller file; higher values keep more fine detail. Scanned documents and image-heavy brochures usually shrink the most.

Press Compress PDF and you will see the original size, the new size and the percentage saved side by side before you commit to downloading. If the result looks too small or too soft, adjust the sliders and compress again — the original file on your device is never modified. Because pages are rasterised, text in the compressed file becomes part of the image, so keep the original if you still need to select or search the text.

Frequently Asked Questions

What settings give a good balance?
A scale of around 1.2x with 60 percent quality typically cuts a scanned document by more than half while staying comfortable to read on screen.
Why did my file get bigger?
Text-only PDFs are already tiny, and turning their pages into images adds data. Compression is best suited to scans and documents full of photographs.
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