Compress a PDF to under 1 MB

Big scans and photo-heavy PDFs, made small enough for email and online forms, with the quality kept high.

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Stays on your phone or computer. Only you see it.

Why 1 MB?

Many online forms cap uploads at 1 MB, and smaller files send faster by email and WhatsApp, especially on mobile data. Scanned contracts, reports with photos and phone scans are often 5 to 20 MB.

Quality stays high

With 1 MB to work with, most PDFs keep their text sharp and selectable, and photos still look good. Only very long scanned documents need more squeezing.

Still too big?

Remove the pages you do not need with Delete pages, or cut a long document into parts with Split PDF.

How it works

  1. 1Choose your PDF
  2. 2We aim for under 1 MB (you can change it)
  3. 3Download the smaller PDF

Questions

How much smaller will my PDF get?

Scans and photo-heavy files often shrink by 70 to 90%. PDFs that are mostly text are already small and change less.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

No. Your PDF is opened and changed inside your own browser, on your own device. Your file is never sent to a server. You can check: turn on airplane mode after the page loads, and everything still works.

Is it really free? Do I need an account?

Yes, it is free, with no account, no daily limit and no watermark. Because your device does the work, it costs us almost nothing to run.

Helpful guides

How to compress a PDF to 200 KB (or 100 KB)Job portals, visa and government sites often need PDFs under 200 KB or 100 KB. Here is how to get there for free, and what to do when a file will not shrink.Read the guide

More free tools

Compress PDF to 500 KBGet a PDF under 500 KB and keep the text sharp. Delete pagesRemove the pages you do not need. Split PDFPull out pages, or cut a PDF into separate files.