Compress PDF To 1MB – Make a PDF Smaller

Need to make your PDF document smaller? Let’s reduce it to 1MB.

The 3 most common reasons why people compress PDFs to 1MB are:

• Some websites have an upload limit of 1MB;
• They’re smaller, hence easier to send via email;
• Saves local memory on a disk.

Regardless of the reason why you need to compress a PDF, know that you can compress it to 1MB on this very page. Let’s see how!

How to compress a PDF to 1MB

1. Choose the PDF document: Upload or Drag & Drop;
2. Select your favourite method: Basic, Recommended, Extreme;
3. Wait ~30 seconds & Save the new, compressed document.

That was the whole process. See? It didn’t take longer than a few seconds.

Will my file be the same after compression?

Yes, every compressed file stays the same as it was before. Nothing’s changed, besides the size, which is reduced to only 1MB.

Here’s what actually happens to your PDF behind the scenes: our system looks for any that within the document and it removes it if:

• A. It serves no purpose;
• B. It’s not going to affect your experience or your user’s.

Example: Almost every uncompressed PDF document has repetitive data. That’s data which we remove in order to save up some space.

In case you’re wondering, below you can see a list of what stays the same even after compressing your documents:

• Text;
• Fonts;
• Images;
• Page settings;
• Colours;
• Tables.

What happens to my document after?

After compressing your document, the system creates a new file which is identical to the one before, only now it is smaller.

Your data is safe with us. In fact, here’s what happens after compression:

• We automatically delete your uncompressed document a few hours after the compression process;
• The new, compressed file can be found in your dashboard, where you can edit, save, delete, share or private-share the document.

We guarantee that you have 100% control of your documents, as you should.