Reduce PDF size

Make a PDF smaller without a watermark. This page starts on the balanced setting so most files stay readable.

How to reduce PDF file size

  1. Choose the PDF you want to make smaller, or drop it into the tool.
  2. Add more files or rotate pages if you need to, then open compression levels.
  3. Leave Recommended compression selected, or pick another level, and compress.
  4. Download the smaller PDF. Working copies are deleted after 60 minutes.

Features

Same Compress PDF job

Reduce PDF size is not a second compressor. It is Compress PDF with balanced quality selected first and copy written for that search.

Balanced by default

Level 2 keeps more detail than Extreme. Use Extreme if you are aiming at a hard size cap such as 2 MB or an email limit.

Three quality levels

High quality, balanced, and smallest. The estimate on each option is a guide, not a measured result.

Deleted after 60 minutes

Server copies of the original and the result are removed after 60 minutes.

No watermark

The smaller file does not get a MyPDF stamp. Free accounts get 5 jobs a day.

Free to start

Use it with the free daily job allowance. Upgrade or buy a day pass for larger files and more jobs.

Reduce PDF size without a second product

People search “reduce PDF size” when they want a smaller file and do not care what the tool is named. This page runs the same Ghostscript job as Compress PDF and starts on the balanced setting.

Balanced quality is the right first try for reports, letters, and mixed documents. If you have a 2 MB form cap, use Compress PDF to 2MB. If you are attaching the file to email, use Compress PDF for email.

Working files are deleted after 60 minutes. We do not add a watermark. Free accounts get 5 jobs a day. The API compress endpoint is the same job if you need it in a script.