Built for heavy scans
Documents dominated by scanned pages and photos shrink the most, turning a bloated file into something that sends in seconds.
Shrink image-heavy PDFs.
Compress PDF wrings the bulk out of image-heavy documents - scanned contracts, photo decks, brochures - so they actually fit through an email or an upload limit, while keeping your full-size original safe.
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What it does
Shrink a heavy PDF down to a size that sends.
Cut the size of image-heavy PDFs dramatically.
Get past email and upload size limits.
Keep documents readable while shrinking the file.
The original full-size PDF stays available.
Detailed capabilities
What Compress PDF covers.
Concrete features, inputs, and workflow details for this tool.
Smaller, still legible
Compression targets the weight that does not matter, so the page still reads cleanly at normal viewing size.
Original kept safe
The compressed version is a new file, so you always have the full-quality document to fall back on.
How to use it
From opening the tool to saving the result.
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Add a PDF.
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Choose compression settings.
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Review the expected output.
- 04
Run compression and save the new PDF.
Questions
Before you try Compress PDF
Can compression affect text selection?
Compression may flatten or rasterize page content depending on the document.
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