How to Reduce PDF Size

Large PDFs are often heavy because of embedded images. Reducing size helps with email attachments and upload limits.

Steps

  1. Open Compress PDF.
  2. Add your PDF file.
  3. Choose a compression quality level (start around medium).
  4. Download the smaller file and compare size and readability.

If text looks soft, run again with a higher quality setting. Text usually stays sharp because mainly images are re-compressed.

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