Your file is processed on your device and is never sent to any server.
Compress a PDF to 250 KB for an exam, job or scholarship portal. Text stays sharp and selectable, and the whole job runs on your device.
250 KB keeps 2 text-heavy pages sharp and 6 pages readable. Certificates, which have more white space, fit better: 4 sharp, 9 readable. Phone photos of a page behave much like text scans: 2 sharp, 6 readable.
| Document | Pages kept sharp (about 100 DPI) | Pages kept readable (about 70 DPI) | One page reaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text-heavy scan (A4, greyscale, 150 DPI) | 2 | 6 | about 128 DPI |
| Certificate scan (A4, colour, 200 DPI) | 4 | 9 | about 154 DPI (the tool's highest setting) |
| Phone photo of a page (12 MP) | 2 | 6 | about 154 DPI (the tool's highest setting) |
Moving up to 300 KB adds room for about 1 more readable text page. Dropping to 200 KB costs about 2 readable text pages.
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 250,000 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 6 text-heavy scanned pages at readable quality (2 kept sharp), or 9 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 250 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 250,000 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.
Their document PDFs must be between 50 KB and 300 KB. A file below 50 KB is rejected as well as one above 300 KB, so do not compress further than you need to.
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