Compress PDF to a Target Size
Type a target like 1MB / 500KB / 200KB and get a PDF under that size — made for visa applications, job portals and email attachment limits. Everything runs locally in your browser; your file is never uploaded.
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Files are processed locally in your browser — never uploaded to any server
Full-release pricing preview: $6.9/mo or $49/yr · 30-day email notice before billing starts · nothing is charged during the beta
How it works (3 steps)
Upload a PDF and enter the target size
For example 1MB or 500KB. File-size limits are checked before anything starts.
Automatic compression
Images are re-encoded page by page with a binary search on quality until the output fits the target.
Download the result
Before/after sizes are shown. If the target is unreachable we say the minimum achievable size instead of silently failing.
Popular searches
- compress PDF to 100KB
- compress PDF below 1MB for email
- resize PDF for visa application
FAQ
Most image-heavy PDFs, yes. If the target is too small we clearly report the minimum achievable size rather than outputting an oversized file.
Try it ↑Compression re-samples images; embedded text stays vector and stays sharp. Preview the output before submitting it anywhere important.
Try it ↑No — compression runs entirely in your browser. The file never leaves your device.
Try it ↑No. Any change to a signed PDF (merging, compressing, watermarking…) invalidates the existing digital signature — that is the tamper-proof design of PDF signatures, not a limit of this site. Process first, then sign.
Try it ↑Yes — and you can verify it: the tool runs on open-source in-browser engines (pdf-lib, pdf.js, Tesseract OCR…) on your own device. Open DevTools → Network while processing and you will see no file upload requests.
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