How to reduce the size of a PDF
- Click Choose files and pick the PDF you want to shrink, or drop it onto the upload area.
- Check the file name, size and page count shown below the upload area.
- Click Process PDF.
- Compare Original size, Compressed size and Saved in the Result panel.
- Click Download to save the compressed copy if it is smaller; if not, keep your original file.
When a lossless PDF compressor helps
- An office worker trimming a long text-based report exported from Word before attaching it to an email.
- A freelancer cleaning author and title metadata out of a contract PDF before sharing it with a client.
- A student checking whether a thesis PDF can drop under a submission portal's size limit without blurring its text.