Secure online file compressor
When you compress a file with Adobe Acrobat, you can rest assured that your documents are handled securely by our servers. The file compressor works online, in any browser, without you having to download any software.
Follow these easy steps to learn how to make a PDF smaller:
When you compress a file with Adobe Acrobat, you can rest assured that your documents are handled securely by our servers. The file compressor works online, in any browser, without you having to download any software.
With our online file compressor, you can choose your compression level. If you need the smallest file possible, select High compression level. You can select Medium or Low compression if you want to reduce file size but maintain a higher quality.
When you reduce file size, you make documents much easier to share. If you email a file, the smaller size can help you avoid size limits, and uploads are faster too.
While you can use the same process on any device or computer, keep in mind that the interface may look slightly different on each as you complete the following steps.
1. Use the Acrobat online tool above
2. Click or tap on the “Select a file” button.
3. Choose the file from your device or from a cloud service like Google Drive. It must be no larger than 2GB.
4. Your file will upload and compress.
5. Download it or sign in to share it with someone else.
Now that your file is a more reasonable size, it will be much easier to work with — plus, you’ll have more free space on your computer or device. For even more options on how to manage compression, combine PDF files, plus many other functions, explore everything you can do with Acrobat online services and a free PDF editor.
You can also use Adobe Acrobat Pro on your PC to compress several PDFs without having to get online. Just follow these steps:
The Acrobat online PDF compressor balances an optimized file size against the expected quality of images, fonts, and other file content. Just drag and drop a PDF into the tool above and let Acrobat compress the file without compromising quality.
For more refined control of optimization settings, you can start an Adobe Acrobat Pro 7-day free trial. Acrobat Pro lets you customize PPI settings for color, grayscale, and monochrome image quality. You can also use PDF editor tools, edit scans with OCR functionality, convert PDFs to Microsoft PowerPoint and other file formats, convert PNGs and other image file formats, organize and rotate PDF pages, split PDFs, optimize PDFs, and more. You can use Acrobat on any device, including iPhones, and on any operating system, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, or Android.