Compress Scanned PDF

This scanned PDF size reducer tool works right in your browser. Make a PDF smaller while keeping text sharp. Files never leave your device. No sign-up, no watermark.

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Files stay on your device. Nothing is uploaded.

How to compress your PDF

  1. 1

    Add your PDF.

  2. 2

    The Strong level is preselected for the smallest result.

  3. 3

    Click Compress and download the smaller PDF.

Compressing scanned PDFs

Scanners often save every page as a full-colour, high-resolution image, so a 10-page scan can reach 20–50 MB. Recompressing those page images, and switching to grayscale for black-and-white documents, usually brings them down by 80–95%.

Private by design

Your file is processed by your own browser, in memory. It is never uploaded, stored or seen by anyone, and the page’s security policy blocks it from sending data to other servers.

Frequently asked questions

How do I shrink scanned PDF file size?

Add your PDF. The Strong level is preselected for the smallest result. Click Compress and download the smaller PDF.

How to reduce PDF scan size?

Add the PDF, choose a compression level (or a target size), then click Compress PDF. The result shows the before and after size.

Will compression make my PDF blurry?

Text and vector graphics are never touched, so they stay sharp. Only images are recompressed. Light keeps images close to the original; Strong is visibly softer on photos.

Why didn’t my PDF get much smaller?

PDFs made from text (exported from Word, for example) contain few images, so there is little to compress. Large savings come from scans and photos.

How small does a PDF need to be for email?

Gmail and Yahoo accept attachments up to 25 MB, Outlook.com up to 20 MB. Staying under 10 MB is safest because some company mail servers set lower limits.

Is it safe to use with confidential documents?

Yes. The file is opened by your own browser and processed in your device’s memory. It is never uploaded, so no server, including ours, ever receives a copy. That makes it suitable for contracts, IDs, medical or bank documents.

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