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Compress PDF

Reduce PDF file size in your browser

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How it works

  1. 1
    Upload a PDF

    Drop or select your PDF file.

  2. 2
    Choose quality

    Pick low, medium or high image quality.

  3. 3
    Download

    Save the smaller PDF to your device.

About Compress PDF

Reduce PDF file size by re-encoding images and stripping metadata. Runs entirely in your browser — perfect for private documents. Compress PDF on DashConvert runs entirely inside your browser using modern JavaScript APIs — no server ever sees your files. That means faster conversions, complete privacy, and no upload limits.

Whether you need to reduce pdf file size in your browser for work, study, or personal use, this tool is free to use as many times as you need. There are no watermarks, no sign-up, and no ads inside your documents.

Frequently asked questions

How much smaller will my PDF be?

It depends on the file. Image-heavy PDFs shrink the most (often 30–60%). Text-only PDFs may not shrink much.

Is compression lossless?

Text is preserved perfectly. Images are re-encoded as JPEG at the selected quality.

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