Compress a PDF for free, right in your browser

Make a large PDF small enough to email. Images are resized and re-encoded on your computer, while text and vector graphics stay sharp.

  • Three compression levels
  • Text stays sharp
  • No upload

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or choose it from your computer

Your PDFs stay on your computer

Your browser reads, edits and creates the file. Nothing is uploaded, so there is no copy anywhere to delete afterwards.

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  • No upload

    The PDF never leaves your device, not even to draw the page previews.

  • No account

    Open the page and drop your file: we never ask for an email or a password.

  • Nothing left behind

    Replaced and blacked-out text is deleted, and author, app and date metadata are removed.

PDF tools in one editor

Everything you need to fix a document before you send or sign it.

Questions about compressing PDFs

How much smaller will my PDF get?
It depends on the images inside. A PDF made only of text barely shrinks: in that case the app tells you and downloads nothing.
Will the quality drop?
Text and vector graphics never change. Images lose detail only at the Medium and Strong levels.
Are all images compressed?
Most are. CMYK print images, transparency masks and a few rare formats are left untouched so they don’t get damaged.
Can I edit the PDF before compressing it?
Yes. Your edits, signatures and page changes are applied first, then the file is compressed.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. The file is read by your browser and stays in the page’s memory. The new file is created on your device too.