How to Compress a PDF for Email and Uploads

Understand why PDFs become large and how to reduce file size without making the document unnecessarily difficult to read.

Before you start

Choose the tool that matches the actual problem, keep an original copy of important files, and review the result before sending or publishing it.

Recommended tool

PDF Compressor — open the tool and process your file directly.

Check the result

File conversions and compression can change formatting, dimensions, metadata or image quality. Open the downloaded result and confirm that it meets your needs.

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