🗜 PDF300
Compress a PDF
A file that is too big to email, or over an upload limit. PDF300 has two ways to make it smaller, and you pick the trade-off.
Open the toolHow it works
- Add the PDFDrop the file onto the page. Nothing is sent anywhere in browser mode.
- Choose how hard to squeezeLighter settings keep the pages sharper; harder settings make a smaller file.
- DownloadSave the smaller file. The original on your device is untouched.
Questions
Why are there two compress tools?
The browser tool re-encodes the pages as images — fast, private, and good enough for scans. The server tool keeps text sharp and usually makes a smaller file, but the file has to be sent to the server for that.
Can I hit an exact size, like 2 MB?
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Yes — that is what the Target size page is for. It tries settings until the file lands under the size you name.