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Compress PDF

Reduce the size of a PDF without uploading it anywhere. The file is optimized and re-saved entirely in your browser, then downloaded back to you.

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How do you compress a PDF?

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A PDF compressor reduces file size by rewriting the document with optimized object streams and stripping redundant data. This tool loads your PDF, re-saves it with object streams enabled directly in your browser, and hands back a smaller file. Because everything runs locally, your document is never uploaded to a server.

What compression does

This tool rewrites the PDF using compressed cross-reference and object streams, which removes structural overhead and can meaningfully shrink many PDFs — especially those exported from word processors or built up across multiple edits. The visible content and page layout stay intact.

Note that PDFs whose size is dominated by already-compressed JPEG photos will compress less, since the images themselves are not re-encoded.

Why use this tool

Private by design

Most online PDF compressors upload your document to their servers. This one does all the work in your browser using a local library, so confidential contracts, statements, and reports never leave your device.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Drop your PDF here; it is optimized and re-saved smaller in your browser, with nothing uploaded.
No. Compression happens entirely on your device, so the file stays private.
PDFs dominated by already-compressed photos have little structural overhead to remove. Text-heavy and exported PDFs usually shrink more.
Page content and layout are preserved. This method optimizes structure rather than re-encoding images, so text stays crisp.
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