Compress PDF

How PDF Compression Works Here

Government, job and college portals often accept PDFs only below a limit such as 200 KB, 500 KB or 2 MB. This tool offers three levels, and shows the old and new size as soon as it finishes:

• Light rewrites the file with a compact structure. Text stays selectable and nothing is lost, but the saving is usually small.
• Medium turns each page into a 150 DPI JPEG image. Scanned documents often shrink a lot and still print well.
• Strong uses 100 DPI images for the smallest file, fine for reading on screen.

How to Use It

1. Choose a PDF.
2. Pick a compression level and click Compress PDF.
3. Check the size shown. If it is still too big, try a stronger level; if text looks soft, use a lighter one.

Getting Under an Upload Limit

• Scans and phone photos are where most of the weight is, so Medium or Strong usually helps the most.
• Remove pages the portal does not need with Delete PDF Pages before compressing.
• If you are starting from photos, keep them small before building the PDF with JPG to PDF.
• More tips, and fixes for common portal errors, are in our guide to reducing PDF size for online forms.

Limitations

Medium and Strong replace each page with a picture, so text can no longer be selected, searched or copied, and links stop working - keep the original for editing. A PDF that is already mostly text may get no smaller, and Light mode cannot shrink images. The tool cannot promise an exact target size such as 100 KB; it shows you the result so you can choose.