A bloated PDF is usually full of oversized images. Here are five practical ways to bring the size down.
1. Compress images before they go in
If you control the source file, resize images to the dimensions they’ll actually display at.
2. Use a dedicated compressor
Our Compress PDF tool re-renders each page at an optimised resolution and quality level — usually the single biggest size reduction for scanned or image-heavy files.
3. Pick the right compression level
Balanced works for most documents; go stronger only if file size matters more than crispness.
4. Split instead of compress
If you only need a few pages, our PDF to ZIP tool splits a PDF into individual pages — share just the ones you need.
5. Remove what you don’t need
Strip unnecessary embedded fonts or pages before sending.