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Compress PDF

Shrink a PDF's file size without degrading content quality.

Inputs .pdfOutput .pdfMaximum 10 file(s)Processing Local structural PDF optimization
PROCESSING TRANSPARENCY

Know what happens before you upload.

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01Where it runs

Local structural PDF optimization

02File lifetime

A temporary per-request workspace is cleaned when processing ends.

03Known limits

If most of the file size comes from already-compressed, high-resolution images, savings may be modest. This is intentionally not an aggressive image-downsampling workflow.

04Verify after download

Compare the before/after size, then inspect an image-heavy page and a page with small text. Limited savings can simply mean the original was already efficiently compressed.

Workspace

Upload your file to start

Ready

Sample files contain demonstration content only. They are included so you can test the workflow before using your own data.

INFINITY INTELLIGENCE

A copilot that understands this tool.

Ask what a setting means, whether this is the right tool, how to recover from an error, or what to do with the result next. Infinity receives safe context from this page — not the file contents automatically.

PRACTICAL CONTEXT

What this tool is good at — and where to be careful.

BEST FOR

When this tool makes sense

Reducing size caused by redundant PDF structure and streams without deliberately lowering image resolution or aggressively re-encoding JPEG content.

HOW IT WORKS

What the engine actually does

The tool cleans redundant PDF objects and deflates streams where possible while preserving page content visually. The current implementation does not intentionally downsample image dimensions or manually reduce JPEG quality.

LIMITS

What it does not promise

If most of the file size comes from already-compressed, high-resolution images, savings may be modest. This is intentionally not an aggressive image-downsampling workflow.

CHECK

A 20-second quality check

Compare the before/after size, then inspect an image-heavy page and a page with small text. Limited savings can simply mean the original was already efficiently compressed.

Frequently asked questions

Does this lower image quality?

The current implementation focuses on structural cleanup and stream compression rather than intentional image downsampling.

Why can the reduction be small?

Some PDFs are already compressed or dominated by image data that cannot shrink much without re-encoding.

Clear limits

Supported formats and limits are shown before you start.

No cloud file history

Public conversions are designed around temporary request workspaces, not permanent file storage.