Compress PDF
Shrink a PDF’s file size while keeping the best quality possible.
Drag & drop files, or click to select
1–5 files · .pdf
Processed securely — auto-deleted within 1 hour
Get a PDF under that 10 MB email limit. Three presets trade size against quality: Extreme squeezes hardest (best for on-screen reading), Recommended balances both for everyday sharing, and Light barely touches quality for print-bound files. Image-heavy documents often shrink by 70–90%.
Compression uses Ghostscript on our server — the same engine the publishing industry relies on. Files transfer over an encrypted connection, live in an unguessable location, and are automatically deleted within an hour.
How it works
- 1Select or drag in your files
- 2Choose your options and click “Compress PDF”
- 3Download the result — server files are deleted within an hour
Frequently asked questions
How much smaller will my PDF get?
It depends on what's inside. Scanned and image-heavy PDFs often shrink 70–90%; text-only PDFs are already efficient and may only drop 10–30%.
Which compression level should I pick?
Recommended is right for most uses. Choose Extreme when size matters more than image sharpness, and Light when the file is headed to print.
What happens to my file after compression?
It's stored under a random unguessable ID, transferred encrypted, and automatically deleted from the server within 1 hour — usually much sooner.
Will compression affect my text quality?
No — text is re-encoded losslessly and stays razor sharp at any zoom. Only images inside the PDF are downsampled, according to the preset you choose.