Free, no account
Make a PDF smaller, free
Too big to email? Open it, click Compress, download the smaller file. Pictures stay sharp enough to read and print.
- Choose your PDF
- Pick how small
- Download the smaller file
Free, no account: up to 10 files a day, up to 25 MB each. Files are deleted from our server when you close them.

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Questions
How much smaller will it get?
Scanned and photo-heavy PDFs usually shrink the most. A PDF that is mostly text is often already small.
Is there a size limit?
Free files can be up to 25 MB each. Easy Way PDF plans take bigger files.
Are my files safe?
Files travel encrypted. With the free tools, each file is deleted from our server when you close it. With a plan you choose: delete each file when you close it, or keep your files for 30 days so Open Recent works, and delete everything at any time. The Windows app keeps your files on your own PC.