Compress PDF to 300KB
A balanced limit for CVs, forms and scanned documents
Pre-filled: aim for a target size of 300 KB. Change it in the Target size box once you add a file.
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A balanced limit for CVs, forms and scanned documents
Pre-filled: aim for a target size of 300 KB. Change it in the Target size box once you add a file.
300 KB shows up on application portals, e-filing forms and recruitment sites that want a CV, a certificate or a few scanned pages. It is a comfortable size for a short scanned document, and usually keeps text readable.
A multi-page scan straight from a phone or scanner is often several megabytes, because each page is a large photo. Compressing re-renders each page at a lower resolution and quality until the whole file fits. Colour photos of pages shrink less than black-and-white scans.
If you are close to the limit, remove blank pages or split out only the pages you need before compressing. Other common limits: 200 KB, 500 KB and 1 MB.
Pages are re-saved as pictures, so text can no longer be selected, searched or copied. Very long or photo-heavy documents may still end above 300 KB; the tool shows the closest size it reached.
Compress PDF is free and needs no account. Your file is processed in your browser and never uploaded.
For a few pages of ordinary printed text, usually yes. Check the result at full zoom before you upload it.
Each scanned page is a full-size photo. Compressing lowers the resolution of those photos, which is where most of the size goes.
No. Everything runs in your browser and the original file stays on your device.