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Compress PDF

Reduce the size of your PDF file with this online PDF compression tool. Compress PDF files quickly by uploading them to PDF2Go.

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Basic compression
Medium file size, high quality
Default
Strong compression
Small file size, medium quality
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Beta
Additional compression

Convert all images and text to grayscale to reduce the file size.


Remove all images from the document to further reduce the file size.


How to compress a PDF

  1. Upload your PDF file.
  2. Choose a compression method (basic, strong, or preset).
  3. Turn images in the PDF to grayscale to compress the PDF even more (optional).
  4. Click "Start" when you are done.
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Quickly Compress a PDF

There are three ways to upload your file: drag & drop, browse your hard drive, or upload a PDF file from the cloud.

Once you have uploaded your file, choose a preset to adjust the quality of your PDF. You can choose between "basic" and "strong" compression, or use a preset.

Additionally, you can turn all images in your PDFs to grayscale, which will also reduce the file size.

Compress PDF Online

No need to download or install software. Compress PDF files online from anywhere using a web browser.

PDF2Go’s PDF compressor offers a secure and virus-free alternative to many downloadable PDF compression programs and applications. This way, you can safely reduce the dpi of images in your PDF and reduce the file size.

Why compress a PDF?

When sending files by email or uploading them to the web, you have to pay attention to one crucial thing: file size. Job applications, providing documents, and handing in assignments in PDF format are now standard.

To be able to send such files you need a smallpdf.

With a PDF compressor, you can make sure that uploading or sending large PDF files is possible.

Secure file compression

When you upload your files to PDF2Go, you can be sure that your files are handled securely and discreetly. No forwarding to third parties, no manual check of the documents, no copyright changes.

For more details, see our Privacy Policy.

What can I compress?

File size reduction is available for PDF documents only. If you upload a file in another format, we convert it to PDF automatically and then compress it.

Whether they contain tables, images, or plain text, with PDF2Go you can compress them quickly and easily.

Documents:

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Compress PDFs on any device

You do not need to be at your computer to compress a PDF file. With PDF2Go you can do this on the go.

Smartphone or tablet, Windows or Mac, Firefox or Internet Explorer: we support them all.

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