Scanned documents are large because every page is a photograph. This finds the JPEG images inside a PDF, re-encodes them at a quality and resolution you choose, and writes the file back out — typically the difference between a 20 MB scan and a 2 MB one. It runs entirely in your browser, so contracts and statements are not uploaded to a stranger’s server. Text-only PDFs are already compressed and will not shrink; the tool says so rather than pretending otherwise.
Runs entirely in your browser
Scanned PDFs are large because every page is essentially a photograph. This compressor finds the JPEG images inside a PDF, re-encodes them at a resolution and quality you choose, and writes the file back out — typically turning a 20 MB scan into something around 2 MB.
It runs entirely in your browser, which for contracts, statements and other documents is the whole point: the file is not uploaded to a stranger’s server. And it is honest about what it can do — a text-only PDF is already compressed and will not shrink meaningfully, so the tool tells you that rather than pretending to save space it cannot.
Use it when a PDF is too big to email or upload, especially scanned documents. You choose the balance between file size and image quality, so you can keep pages readable while getting under a limit.
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