Compress PDF

Reduce the size of a PDF; the text stays sharp.

Drop a PDF here, or choose one: it opens on this page.

Minda Files is a free PDF compressor that runs in your browser: it makes a PDF smaller by shrinking the pictures inside it, while text and lines stay sharp. Pick Less, Recommended or Most, press Compress PDF and see how much smaller it got. Nothing is uploaded, and no account is needed.

How to compress a PDF

  1. Drop a PDF on the page, or press Choose a file.
  2. Pick Less, Recommended or Most compression.
  3. Press Compress PDF, then download the smaller file.
  • Recommended pictures stay clear on screen and on paper.
  • Most the smallest file; pictures get softer.
  • Less pictures stay sharp; the file gets a little smaller.

Questions

How do I reduce the size of a PDF?

Drop the PDF on Compress PDF, pick Recommended (or Most for the smallest file) and press Compress PDF: you download the compressed PDF and see how much smaller it got.

Does compressing a PDF lower its quality?

Only its pictures change; text and lines stay sharp. Recommended keeps pictures clear on screen and on paper, and Most makes the smallest file with softer pictures.

Why did my PDF hardly get smaller?

Compress PDF shrinks pictures. A PDF that is mostly text has few pictures to shrink, so it is already close to its smallest.

Is Minda Files free?

Yes. Every tool and the editor are free, with no account needed. Signed out, files open up to 10 MB; signed in on the free plan, up to 50 MB; the Files plan and Pro open files up to 256 MB.

Are my files uploaded?

No. The tools and the editor run online in your browser; your file is not sent to a server. Only Ask AI sends what you ask, and the text of the file it needs, to Minda AI.

Do I need to install anything?

No. Minda Files works in your web browser: open the page, drop a file and it opens there.

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