Compress a PDF
Bring a heavy PDF down to a size a government portal or an email will actually accept — no watermark, no signup, nothing stored.
Drop your file here or click to browse
.docx or .xlsx files — up to 10 at once — max 15 MB per file
Your file is converted first — review it side-by-side, then download
The upload limit problem
Almost every Indian government portal, exam form and job application has a hard size limit — often 200 KB, 500 KB or 2 MB — and a phone-scanned document sails past it without trying. Rejected uploads at the end of a form are one of the most common and most avoidable frustrations there is.
What compression actually does to a PDF
Most of the weight in a scanned PDF is images, not text. Compression works by re-encoding those images at a lower resolution and higher compression ratio, and by dropping data the file does not need — duplicate resources, unused objects, over-detailed embedded thumbnails. Text and vector content are essentially free by comparison and are left alone.
That means there is a genuine trade-off, and anyone claiming otherwise is selling something. Push a scan hard enough and small print starts to smear. Compress to meet the limit you actually have, not to the smallest number available, and check the result before you submit it — especially if a clerk has to read a stamp or a signature on it.
Before you compress
If the PDF is big because it has pages you do not need, split those pages out first; that costs nothing in quality. If it is big because it was scanned at 600 dpi when 200 dpi would do, compression is exactly the right answer. If it contains only a photograph, the image compress tool gives you finer control.
पीडीएफ का साइज़ कम करें
लगभग हर सरकारी पोर्टल, परीक्षा फॉर्म और नौकरी के आवेदन में अपलोड की सीमा तय होती है — 200 KB, 500 KB या 2 MB — और मोबाइल से स्कैन की हुई फाइल आसानी से उससे बड़ी हो जाती है। यहाँ फाइल डालिए और छोटी फाइल डाउनलोड कर लीजिए। न वॉटरमार्क, न साइनअप।
स्कैन की हुई पीडीएफ का ज़्यादातर वज़न अंदर की तस्वीरों का होता है, टेक्स्ट का नहीं। कंप्रेशन उन्हीं तस्वीरों को कम रिज़ॉल्यूशन पर दोबारा सहेजता है और फाइल का बेकार डेटा हटाता है।
साफ बात: इसमें असली अदला-बदली है — बहुत ज़्यादा दबाने पर छोटी लिखावट धुँधली पड़ने लगती है। जितनी सीमा है उतना ही घटाइए, सबसे छोटा नहीं, और जमा करने से पहले देख लीजिए कि मुहर और हस्ताक्षर पढ़े जा रहे हैं या नहीं।
फाइल इसलिए भारी है कि उसमें गैरज़रूरी पेज हैं, तो पहले पीडीएफ स्प्लिट से वे पेज निकाल दीजिए — इसमें क्वालिटी बिल्कुल कम नहीं होती।
Frequently Asked Questions
How much smaller will my PDF get?
It depends almost entirely on how much of the file is scanned images and at what resolution. A 600 dpi phone scan usually shrinks dramatically; a text-only PDF that is already small will barely change.
Will compression make my document unreadable?
It can if pushed too far — that is the trade-off. Compress to the limit you actually need and check the output before submitting it anywhere.
Is a watermark added?
No, and no account is required. The compressed file is returned as a plain download and the upload is discarded.
My PDF is big because of extra pages. Should I compress?
Split the pages you need out first — that costs no quality at all — and only compress if it is still too large.