PDF Compress
Reduce PDF file size for email, web upload, or archive. Three quality presets, processed server-side via Ghostscript. Your file isn't stored.
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PDF files balloon for two reasons: high-resolution images and large embedded fonts. The ToolEdge PDF Compress tool tackles both by running your PDF through Ghostscript — the same engine that powers most professional PDF tools — with quality presets that downsample images and subset fonts. The result is a dramatically smaller file that still looks correct for its intended use: email attachment, web upload, or storage archive.
Pick the quality preset that matches your destination. **Screen** (72 DPI, smallest file) is right for online viewing or email attachments where the document will only be looked at on a screen. **Ebook** (150 DPI) is balanced — readable at any zoom level, prints decently. **Printer** (300 DPI) preserves enough detail for desktop printing without going overboard. Compression typically reduces file size by 50–90% depending on how image-heavy the source PDF is.
Common use cases
- Shrinking a scanned PDF before emailing — many email services cap attachments at 25 MB.
- Compressing a PDF for upload to a portal with a strict file-size limit (court filings, university submissions, expense systems).
- Reducing storage cost for archived PDFs that no longer need print-quality fidelity.
- Preparing a PDF for embedding on a webpage where smaller files load faster.
- Shrinking a screen-capture-based PDF that's 50 MB unnecessarily because of redundant pixel data.