Compress a PDF
Reduce PDF file size locally in your browser - without uploading the document.
Drop one PDF to compress
or click to browsePDF processing stays in this browserHow it works
- 01Choose a PDF
- 02Process it in your browser
- 03Download the result
eggPDF loads over the internet. Your selected PDF contents are not sent to eggPDF for processing.
See privacy detailsBrowser safety limit: 150 MB.
Finish your PDF step by step
Use only the steps you need: merge, number, compress or protect. Download the current PDF or switch tools at any point in the same tab, without selecting the file again. Free, with no account required.
1.Merge
Combine your files in the right order.
2.Page Numbers
Choose the start number, prefix and position, then apply the numbers.
3.Compress
Compare file sizes. If compression does not help, keep working with the original.
4.Protect
Apply a password last, then download the protected PDF. Keep the password safe.
Keep this tab open. Download your result before refreshing, changing language or leaving this workflow.
01
Choose one PDF
The file is read directly by your browser and passed to a local WebAssembly worker.
02
Optimize locally
QPDF recompresses compatible streams and object structures. Balanced mode may also optimize eligible non-JPEG images when doing so reduces their byte size.
03
Download or continue
Compress if needed, or download the current PDF and continue with Page Numbers or Protect. Without a reduction, keep the original file.
What compression can - and cannot - do
Best candidates
PDFs with compressible object structures, Flate streams, or eligible non-JPEG images can shrink meaningfully. Balanced mode favors a smaller file while keeping pages as PDF content rather than rasterizing the whole document.
Already optimized PDFs
Some PDFs are already compact, especially files dominated by JPEG images or previously optimized exports. In those cases there may be little or no safe reduction.
Want to understand what makes PDFs large? Read why PDF files become so large.
Add your files
Drop or select the documents you want to work with.
Set your options
Use the focused controls for this PDF task.
Finish locally
Create and download the result directly in your browser.
Product-first, not playful-first
The workspace stays calm and precise. Brand character lives around the document workflow.
Local by design
Your files stay on your device while the browser does the work.
Save more time with Pro
Normal single-file processing stays free.