📄 Compress PDF to 1 MB

Get a PDF under 1 MB for email, portals and long scans.

Target size (KB, optional)

Compress a PDF to another size: 100 KB 200 KB 300 KB 500 KB

What fits in 1 MB

There is room for about 10 to 20 scanned pages at readable quality. Photo-heavy reports and brochures keep their text exactly as it was.

Far over the limit? Remove the pages nobody needs with Organize PDF first. Every page you drop leaves more room for the rest.

Choose your PDF. Target size is already set to 1000.
Press Compress. It tries several quality levels on the pictures and keeps the best one that fits.
The file downloads. Open it and check that scanned pages are still easy to read.

Does 1 MB mean 1,000 KB or 1,024 KB?

This tool aims for 1,000,000 bytes, the stricter of the two, so the file also passes a 1,024 KB check.

Can I set a different size?

Yes. Type any number of KB in Target size. This page only fills in a starting value.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No. Compression runs in this tab.

Will it work on a password-protected PDF?

No. Remove the password in the program that made the file, then try again.