Compress a PDF to a specific size
Upload forms rarely say “make it smaller”. They say “maximum 100 KB”. Pick the number you’ve been given below. Each page opens the compressor already set just under that limit, tries the gentlest setting first, and tells you plainly if the file can’t get that small and stay readable. Nothing is uploaded; it all runs in your browser.
- Compress to 20 KBTool set to 19 KBOne page of mostly text, such as a certificate, an ID card scan cropped to its edges, or a typed letter.
- Compress to 50 KBTool set to 48 KBOne page at a resolution that stays crisp on screen, or two pages of plain text.
- Compress to 100 KBTool set to 97 KBOne page that stays sharp on screen and prints legibly, or two plain text pages.
- Compress to 200 KBTool set to 195 KBOne or two pages at good, printable quality, or a single colour page with a photo.
- Compress to 300 KBTool set to 292 KBTwo to three pages at good quality, including a page with a photo.
- Compress to 500 KBTool set to 488 KBFour to six scanned pages at good quality, or a long text document with no changes to how it looks.
- Compress to 1 MBTool set to 976 KBA resume or cover letter with no visible change, or seven to twelve scanned pages at good quality.
- Compress to 2 MBTool set to 1,953 KBFifteen to twenty-five scanned pages at good quality, or almost any text document.
Need a different number?
Open Compress PDF, choose Target size and type any value. Leave a margin of about 3% under the limit: some portals count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes, and the compressor counts 1,024.