Why did my PDF not get smaller?

Because it had little image data to begin with. A PDF made of text and vector graphics is already compact, and this tool will tell you rather than hand you a file that did not change.

Will the text still be selectable?

Yes. Only embedded images are touched. Some tools compress by turning every page into a picture, which destroys text selection and search — this one does not.

PDF Compressor

Most oversized PDFs are heavy because of the scanned pages and photos embedded in them, not the text. This finds those images, redraws them at a sensible resolution and re-encodes them, leaving text, fonts and vector graphics exactly as they were.

Choose a PDF

Compression level

Only the photos inside the PDF are recompressed. Text, fonts and vector graphics are left exactly as they are, so a text-only PDF will not get smaller.

How to use

Choose the PDF you want to shrink.
Pick a compression level.
Download the compressed file and compare the sizes.

Frequently asked questions

Why did my PDF not get smaller?: Because it had little image data to begin with. A PDF made of text and vector graphics is already compact, and this tool will tell you rather than hand you a file that did not change.
Will the text still be selectable?: Yes. Only embedded images are touched. Some tools compress by turning every page into a picture, which destroys text selection and search — this one does not.

Privacy

The PDF is parsed and rewritten in your browser and is never uploaded.

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