Everyone else
The upload box says the file is too big.
A portal with a limit, an email that bounces, a form that refuses without saying why. The file has to get smaller, and it still has to be readable at the other end.
- You start with
- PDF or image
- You end up with
- A smaller file
How it goes
2 steps
Each one is a tool you can open on its own. The order is the part worth keeping.
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PDF compressor
Compress the document and check it is still legible before you send it.
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Image compressor
For a photograph, compress the image instead — and resize it first if it came off a phone camera.
What you will need
The tools this uses
Image compressor
Make images smaller, with the real size shown first and never a bigger file.
Image resizer
Resize to any dimension or a ready-made social media preset.
PDF splitter
Pull out the pages you need, or cut a document into parts.
Answers
Questions people ask
How small can it go?
It depends on what is in it. Scans and photographs compress a great deal; a document that is mostly text is already small and will not move much.
What if it still will not fit?
Split it and send the parts, or lower the resolution before compressing. A 12-megapixel photograph of a page is far more than anybody needs to read it.
Will it become blurry?
Look at it before you send it. Compression that has gone too far is obvious on screen, and you can step back.
The upload box says the file is too big
No account needed, no watermark, and nothing to install.