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Convert PDF pages to crisp PNG or JPG images (zipped for download), or extract the document's text into a plain .txt file — all in your browser.
Open toolPDF Compressor
Portals and email systems love rejecting PDFs: 'file exceeds 2 MB'. The usual culprit is scanned or photo-heavy pages stored at far more quality than anyone needs. This compressor re-renders each page as a compact image at a size you choose — Strong for strict upload limits, Balanced for everyday sharing, Print when it still has to look crisp on paper — and rebuilds the PDF from those images. Two honest warnings: the output's pages are images, so text in them is no longer selectable; and a text-only PDF can come out the same size or even bigger, which is why the tool shows you both sizes before you download. Everything runs locally in your browser.
Best results on scanned and photo-heavy PDFs. Pages are re-rendered as images, so text will not be selectable in the compressed copy — your original is never touched.
Choose a file to begin — nothing is uploaded, everything happens on your device.
How to use this tool
- Choose the PDF to compress.
- Pick a strength: Strong for email limits, Balanced for everyday use, Print for higher quality.
- Click Compress PDF — large documents take a little while.
- Compare the before/after sizes shown, then download.
Worked example
An image-heavy 159 KB test PDF came out at 95 KB on the Strong setting — 40% smaller. Text-only PDFs may not shrink (pages become images), and the tool shows both sizes honestly before you download.
Frequently asked questions
Why did my PDF get bigger, not smaller?
If the original is mostly text with small fonts, it was probably already stored very efficiently — a page of text costs a few KB as text but much more as a picture. The compressor shines on scanned documents and photo PDFs, where one page can be megabytes. The before/after sizes are shown openly so you can simply keep the original when compression doesn't help.
Will the compressed PDF still look sharp?
At the Print setting (150 DPI) pages read crisply on screen and acceptably on paper. Balanced (110 DPI) is made for screens and email. Strong (85 DPI) is for beating a strict upload cap — text stays readable, fine detail softens. Zoom into the result and check before sending it anywhere important.
Is the text still searchable afterwards?
No — pages become images, so search, copy-paste and screen readers see pictures, not text. If you need searchable text, your PDF was likely already small, or a desktop OCR tool is the right instrument. Your original file is never modified.
How long does compression take?
Each page is rendered and encoded one by one. A 10-page scan takes seconds; a 200-page document can take minutes on a phone. Keep the tab open and in the foreground for the fastest run.