🗜️ PDF Compress
Reduce PDF file size — best for scanned/image-heavy PDFs.
This works by re-rendering each page as a compressed JPEG image — best for scanned or image-heavy PDFs. Text will no longer be selectable in the output.
📋 How to Use
1. Upload the PDF you want to shrink.
2. The tool re-renders each page as a compressed image internally to reduce size.
3. Download the smaller file once processing finishes.
✅ Features
Best results on scanned or image-heavy PDFs, where file size is dominated by images.
Adjustable compression level to balance size against visual quality.
Honest trade-off noted upfront: this reduces text sharpness slightly, since pages are re-rendered as images.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the compressed PDF look slightly less sharp?
Compression works by re-rendering each page as a re-encoded image at a smaller size, which is what actually reduces the file size — that process can soften fine text and detail slightly, especially at higher compression levels.
Is this compressor better for scanned documents or design files?
It works best on scanned or image-heavy PDFs, where large images are the main cause of file size. For text-heavy, non-scanned documents, the size savings are typically smaller since text itself is already small.