Compress PDF, without the upload.
Shrink a PDF so it fits an email or an upload form. Contracts, payslips and ID scans stay on your device.
Drop PDF files to make them smaller
or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V
from Photos or Files
Ready · any number of files · no daily limit0 bytes uploaded, ever
Looks the same to the eye.
- On your device · nothing is uploaded
- No account, no email
- Batch and ZIP download
- Never larger than the original
How to compress a PDF
Add your PDF files
Drop them onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads each file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.
Pick a level and press Compress
A level is already chosen. Pick another, or a size to fit under, if you like, then press Compress. The work happens in this tab.
Download
Save each file, or all of them as one ZIP.
What each level does
- Keep quality
- Repacks the file without changing what you see or hear. The saving is modest.
- Balanced
- Looks the same to the eye, in a clearly smaller file. The right choice for most files.
- Smallest
- As small as it gets. Fine detail softens, which shows when you look closely.
Fit under a size
Compress a PDF to 200 KB
Forms and portals often ask for a file under 200 KB. The page behind this heading opens with that limit already filled in; every file you add is made to fit under it.
Compress a PDF to 500 KB
Forms and portals often ask for a file under 500 KB. The page behind this heading opens with that limit already filled in; every file you add is made to fit under it.
Compress a PDF to 1 MB
Forms and portals often ask for a file under 1 MB. The page behind this heading opens with that limit already filled in; every file you add is made to fit under it.
Compress a PDF to 2 MB
Forms and portals often ask for a file under 2 MB. The page behind this heading opens with that limit already filled in; every file you add is made to fit under it.
Compress a PDF for email
The 25 MB email limit applies to Gmail, personal accounts. The page behind this heading opens with 25 MB already filled in.
Compressing PDF files: what to expect
Most of a large PDF is usually its pictures: scans, photos, screenshots. Those are what can shrink. A PDF that is mostly text and drawings is already compact; it comes back unchanged, with a line that says so.
Fit under takes a size instead of a level: type your limit, or pick one of the common sizes. The limit is per file, not for the whole batch.
Questions
Are my PDF files uploaded?
No. Your PDF files are never uploaded: they are made smaller inside your browser, on your own phone or computer, and saved straight from this page. The reading at the top of the page counts every byte sent, and it stays at 0 B.
Will the smaller file look worse?
That depends on the level you pick. Keep quality: Repacks the file without changing what you see or hear. The saving is modest. Balanced: Looks the same to the eye, in a clearly smaller file. The right choice for most files. Smallest: As small as it gets. Fine detail softens, which shows when you look closely.
What if a file can't get smaller?
Then you get your own file back, unchanged, and its row says why: for example, that it is already as small as it gets at that level. You are never handed a file larger than the one you added.
How small can a PDF get?
Type a size under Fit under and each file is made to fit it, keeping as much quality as fits. If the limit cannot be reached, you get the smallest version there is and the row says how far it got.
Is anything removed from the file?
Nothing a reader sees is removed. Housekeeping data can go, such as a built-in preview picture or an editing app's private copy, and the result row lists whatever was. A digitally signed PDF is left alone unless you say otherwise, because a changed copy cannot carry a valid signature.
What about signed or password-protected PDFs?
A signed PDF is left unchanged unless you choose Compress anyway on its row; the smaller copy then has no valid signature, and the row says so. A locked PDF asks for its password on its row, and the smaller copy is locked with the same password. Limits on printing or copying are set again, but they only ask a PDF reader to respect them: they are not a lock. The password stays on your device: it is never sent and never saved.