Adobe Acrobat online services let you compress PDF files right from your browser. Use our PDF compression tool to make your large PDFs smaller so they’re easier to share.
Drag and drop or upload a PDF document to let Acrobat reduce its size. After compressing the file, you’ll find it’s simpler to work with and store.
Adobe invented the PDF format. Try the highest quality optimise PDF online tool to reduce the size of your PDF files using any web browser, including Google Chrome.
Click the Select a file button above, or drag & drop files into the drop zone.
Select the PDF file you want to make smaller.
After uploading, Acrobat automatically reduces the PDF file size.
Sign in to download or share your compressed PDF.
The Acrobat online PDF compressor balances an optimised 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 reduce the file size without compromising quality.
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The Acrobat online file compression tool can compress PDFs of up to 500 MB.
To check the file size of a PDF, open the file in Adobe Acrobat or free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Then choose File > Properties. You’ll see the file size listed in the Document Properties Description tab.
Use Acrobat online services to convert Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files to PDF. You can convert JPGs and compress files too.
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