Compress PDF to 1MB
Targets ~1 MB (1,048,576 bytes), a friendly size for email attachments, WhatsApp shares, and everyday PDF sending.
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Accepted: .pdf,application/pdf · Max 24 MB
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About this tool
One megabyte is the everyday sweet spot for sharing PDFs — comfortably under most email attachment caps, painless to share on WhatsApp, and small enough to download quickly on mobile data. This landing tunes the PDF compressor to aim near 1 MB while keeping pages visually crisp. Because pages are re-encoded as images, selectable text and crisp vector fonts may become flat images, which is a fair trade for smooth sharing.
FAQ
At 1 MB, most 10–12pt body text stays clearly readable in preview and print.
Text will be flat images, so editing the words directly is not possible.
Yes, up to about 40 pages is supported.
No, everything runs in your browser.
The output will be close but not byte-exact.
More about this tool
How it works
- Add one PDF (unlocked) that should land near about 1 MB.
- Compression re-encodes pages as images toward about 1 MB for email and form limits around a megabyte.
- Confirm the new size, knowing selectable text may be reduced, then download.
Tips
- 1 MB preset — Balances readability with easy sharing.
- Sharper page quality than tighter targets — More headroom keeps small text and diagrams readable.
- Runs on device — Nothing is uploaded to a server.
- Preview a rendered page — Confirm quality before you download.
- Works with mixed-content PDFs — Text, screenshots, and photos are all handled.
Supported formats
Input: PDF (unencrypted, ~40 pages max). Output: PDF at approximately 1 MB.
Input
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PDF pdf
Output
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PDF pdf
Common uses
- Emailing contracts, proposals, and reports
- Sharing PDFs over WhatsApp
- Sending resumes and portfolios
- Newsletter attachments
- Client deliverables in chat apps
Limitations
- Selectable text and vector art may become flattened images.
- Around 40-page limit per file.
- Password-protected PDFs are not supported.
- 1 MB is an approximate ceiling, not an exact size.
- Signed PDFs typically lose their signature after re-encoding.