Compress PDF Free
Make PDFs smaller without losing quality.
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How It Works
1
Upload your PDF Drag and drop or click to browse.
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Choose compression level Web (smallest), Standard, or Print quality.
3
Download compressed PDF Usually 50-80% smaller.
Why Compress PDF?
Government websites, email attachments, job applications—they all have upload limits. Usually somewhere between 2MB and 10MB. And of course your PDF is 15MB.
This tool compresses PDFs by optimizing images, removing redundant data, and applying efficient compression. Most documents can be reduced by 50-80% without visible quality loss.
We use Ghostscript under the hood—the same tool professional print shops use. It knows how to preserve text sharpness while significantly reducing file size.
Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on the content. PDFs with lots of images compress the most—often 50-80% reduction. Text-heavy documents with few images might only shrink 10-30%. The tool shows you the before/after sizes.
Text stays sharp at all compression levels. Images are optimized but remain clear for on-screen viewing. If you're printing professionally, use the 'Print' quality setting.
Most file upload limits are 2-10MB. Email attachments are often capped at 10-25MB. Government forms, job applications, and web forms commonly reject larger files. This tool helps you meet those limits.