PDF Reducer (under 200 KB)
Shrink PDF files toward 200 KB — best for text-heavy documents and forms.
How to use the PDF Reducer (under 200 KB)
- Upload a PDF file.
- Click Reduce PDF.
- Download the result.
- The tool tells you the real before/after sizes so you know exactly what happened.
Examples & tips
Works well for: Text-heavy documents, resumes, invoices, contracts, reports.
Limited success for: Scanned documents, photo albums, image galleries.
Frequently asked questions
Will it always reach 200 KB?
No. Text-heavy PDFs usually drop well under 200 KB. Image-heavy or scanned PDFs often cannot be reduced without lossy re-encoding, which pure PHP cannot perform. The tool tells you the real outcome.
What gets compressed?
Content streams, fonts, and structural overhead are compressed. Embedded images are preserved as-is (no quality loss).
What if I need a hard 200 KB limit?
For scanned or image-heavy PDFs, use a desktop tool with Ghostscript or an online service that can rasterise the pages. We don’t pretend to do what we can’t.
Are my files kept on the server?
No. Files are deleted immediately after download.
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