Your file is processed on your device and is never sent to any server.
Compress a PDF to 200 KB for an exam, job or scholarship portal. Text stays sharp and selectable, and the whole job runs on your device.
200 KB keeps 1 text-heavy page sharp and 4 pages readable. Certificates, which have more white space, fit better: 3 sharp, 7 readable. Phone photos of a page behave much like text scans: 1 sharp, 4 readable.
| Document | Pages kept sharp (about 100 DPI) | Pages kept readable (about 70 DPI) | One page reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text-heavy scan (A4, greyscale, 150 DPI) | 1 | 4 | about 128 DPI |
| Certificate scan (A4, colour, 200 DPI) | 3 | 7 | about 154 DPI (the tool's highest setting) |
| Phone photo of a page (12 MP) | 1 | 4 | about 128 DPI |
Moving up to 250 KB adds room for about 2 more readable text pages. Dropping to 150 KB costs about 1 readable text page.
How we measured: this page's own compressor was run on three test documents of 1 to 30 pages, and the largest page count that stays under 200,000 bytes was recorded at each quality level. Your scans will differ with paper, ink and scanner, so treat these as a guide.
In our measurements, about 4 text-heavy scanned pages at readable quality (1 kept sharp), or 7 certificate pages. A single page reaches about 128 DPI.
Most scanned PDFs can. The tool shrinks the images inside the PDF, so it works best on scans and photos; a PDF that is mostly text or vector drawings has little to remove, and the tool tells you the smallest size it could reach.
A single text-heavy A4 page keeps about 128 DPI at 200 KB in our measurements: sharp. Real text in a PDF (not a scan) is left untouched and stays sharp and selectable at any size.
It is the largest file the tool can produce that is still under the target, so you keep as much quality as the limit allows. It aims below 200,000 bytes, so it passes whether a portal counts a kilobyte as 1,000 or 1,024 bytes.
No. Compression runs in your browser on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server, which matters for ID cards, certificates and mark sheets.
Then you do not need to compress it. Check the portal's minimum as well: some portals reject files that are too small, not only too large.
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