PDF Compress

An honest, light optimization that re-saves your PDF — all in your browser.

100% private — your files never leave your device. Every tool on this page runs entirely in your browser. Files are processed locally and are never uploaded to any server, never stored, and never shared.

PDF Compress (light optimization)

Re-saves the PDF with object streams. This is an honest, modest size reduction — it does not re-encode images, so a photo-heavy PDF may not shrink much.

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Click or drop a PDF
Light optimization

Result

Your optimized PDF will appear here.

Why isn't the file much smaller?

True PDF compression re-encodes images at lower quality, which requires a full PDF renderer and can lose fidelity. This tool does a safe structural re-save (object streams) that is lossless and modest. If you need a dramatic shrink of a photo-heavy PDF, reduce the image resolution before exporting to PDF.

Why is my PDF still large after compression?

Scanned images inside the PDF dominate size. Re-compressing or OCR-optimizing those embedded images is what shrinks the file; text-only PDFs are already small.

Is compressed PDF quality good enough to print?

At 100-150 DPI it is fine for screen and acceptable for draft printing. For professional print, keep 200+ DPI and accept a larger file.

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