PDF Compress · On-device0 B of your document uploaded0 B uploaded

Compress a PDF to 200 KB

The whole job runs in your browser — your file never leaves this device. Built for upload portals with hard size limits.

Drop your PDF here

We'll get it under 200 KB — or tell you honestly how close we got.

local processing · 0 B of your document uploaded · nothing stored

Runs on your device
No sign-up, no email
Nothing to delete — we never had it

Why 200 KB

The limit isn't ours — it's the portal's

Government and application portals reject files over a hard byte ceiling, and they rarely say how to fix it. This page is pre-set to the most common ceiling, so the output is accepted the first time.

We compress to the target, not by a percentage — the tool searches for the best quality that still lands under 200 KB, and refuses to ship an unreadable file.

Target, hit preciselyThe output lands under the ceiling with a safety margin — not "roughly smaller"
Readable, alwaysPages stay sharp and readable; if the target would wreck quality, we say so instead
Honest failuresIf 200 KB isn't reachable at readable quality, you get the best readable size and the choice

How it works

Three steps, zero uploads

1

Pick your PDF

Drop it on the sheet or browse. It's read directly by your browser — the meter above stays at 0 B.

2

We search for the target

The tool detects what kind of document it is, then re-encodes pages just enough to land under 200 KB — keeping them sharp.

3

Download — or hear the truth

You get the compressed file instantly. If 200 KB isn't reachable without wrecking quality, we say so instead of shipping garbage.

All tools

The rest of the drawer

More on-device tools are on the way — compression ships first.

On your phone

Scan paper into PDFs with the Android app

The scanner, reader and annotator behind these tools. Camera to compressed PDF in under a minute.

Get it on Google Play

Questions

Fair questions, straight answers

What if my PDF can't reach 200 KB?

Some documents can't get there without becoming unreadable. When that happens we stop at the best readable size, show it to you, and let you decide — we never silently ship a wrecked file.

How can it be free with no upload?

Because your device does the work, serving you costs us almost nothing. We make the free Fast PDF Reader Android app — if these tools are useful, some people install it. That's the whole model.

Is my file really never uploaded?

Yes. The compressor is code running in your browser tab. Your document's bytes never leave the device — disconnect from the internet after the page loads and the tool still works.

Will the text still be selectable?

No — to hit hard size targets reliably, pages are rebuilt as high-quality images, so text stays sharp and readable but is no longer selectable. If you need selectable text, keep the original alongside the compressed copy.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes — this page is built for phones first. Very large files depend on your device's memory; if a file is too big for your device, we tell you instead of failing silently.