Compress a PDF to any size

Choose a size limit and the PDF is rebuilt underneath it, page by page. Your document is never uploaded.

Choose a file

or drag it here. JPG, PNG, WebP, or PDF.

Target size

Your file is compressed on your device. It is never uploaded.

How the size budget is shared across pages

A PDF target has to cover the whole document, not each page separately, so a five page scan gets roughly a fifth of the budget per page. The tool searches for one setting that makes the finished document fit, then applies it consistently so no single page looks worse than the rest. Documents that are mostly scanned images, which is what application portals usually receive, compress very well this way.

  1. Choose your file. Drag it in or tap Choose a file. It stays on your device.
  2. Pick the size your form asks for. Use a preset like 500 KB, or type the exact number from the form's error message.
  3. Download the result and upload it to your form. If your file cannot get that small without becoming unusable, the tool says so and gives you the closest clean version instead.

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