Get under an attachment limit
Shrink a heavy scan until it fits an email or upload limit, checking the exact size before sending.
Files never leave this device
Local compression
Compress a PDF and see the savings first.
Choose light, balanced or strong; each level re-renders the pages as images at that quality — text stops being selectable — and the size comparison appears before you download.
Reading files…
What it solves
A lighter file, with the trade-off stated up front.
This tool reduces a PDF by re-rendering every page as an image at the quality you pick — light, balanced or strong. Before anything is downloaded it shows the original size, the new size and the percentage saved, so you decide with numbers rather than hope. If a file is already optimized and the result comes out larger, the tool says so and recommends keeping the original.
Because pages are re-rendered as images, text in the compressed copy can no longer be selected or searched. Keep the original whenever you need working text.
Common uses
Turn photos into one document
Package phone photos of receipts or paperwork as a single ordered PDF that is easy to share.
Use pages where only images work
Export PDF pages as JPG or PNG for slides, websites or systems that do not accept documents.
Quick instructions
From one format to the other, without leaving the browser.
- 01Open the PDF or the images the task starts from; everything is read on this device.
- 02Adjust the options for the job — quality level, page size and margins, or output format.
- 03Run the conversion; each result is produced from the document's real appearance.
- 04Check what the tool reports — sizes before and after, or the images produced — before anything is saved.
- 05Download the result. The original file on your device stays untouched.
Limits worth knowing
Honest before the download.
- 01
Compression re-renders every page as an image, so text in the compressed copy can no longer be selected or searched. Keep the original if you need live text.
- 02
These conversions are one-way: a page turned into an image does not turn back into editable text or vector content.
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Every run creates a new download; the source file on the device is never overwritten.
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Very large or image-heavy files are limited by this device's memory. The tool warns before attempting something the browser cannot hold.
Frequent questions
Compressing PDFs — FAQ.
01Does this tool upload my files?
No. The files are read and converted in the browser on this device. Nothing is sent to a server, and no account is needed.
02Will the converted copy look like the original?
Yes. Pages are rendered with the same engine the preview uses, so what you see on screen is what the exported file contains.
03Is the original file changed?
No. Every conversion produces a new download. Keep the original until you have checked the exported copy.
04Can I turn the result back afterwards?
Not into what it was. Once a page has been rendered as an image, the selectable text and vector content are gone from that copy — which is why the original should be kept.
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