Compress PDF to 200 KB

Many online application forms, admission and job portals only accept PDF uploads of 200 KB or less. Drop your PDF here and the tool works out the sharpest version that still comes in under 200 KB: it tries stronger picture settings step by step and keeps the first one that fits. Text is never turned into a picture, so it stays sharp and searchable. Everything happens in your browser, so the document is never uploaded.

How it works

Compress PDF to 200 KB is a web page that does its work on your own device. The file you choose is opened by your browser, changed there and saved from there; it is never sent to a server, so there is no copy of it anywhere to delete, no queue and no waiting for an upload. Most online tools of this kind send your file to their servers and work on it there, and many keep it for a while. This one does not. There is no account, no watermark and no limit on how often you use it, and the result downloads the moment it is ready.

What fits in 200 KB

A few pages of typed text usually fit easily, often with no visible change. A page or two of scans or photos usually fits with slightly softer pictures. Long scanned documents may not fit at all; the tool then gives you the smallest possible file and tells you what is taking up the space.

If your PDF will not go under 200 KB

Split it into parts with Split PDF if the form accepts more than one file, or remove pages you do not need. Scanning again at a lower resolution, such as 150 dpi in greyscale, also gives a much smaller file to start with.

Questions

How do I compress a PDF to 200 KB?

Drop your PDF into the box. Exact size is already set to 200 KB, so press Compress PDF. When it finishes you see the new size, and you can download the file.

Will the PDF be exactly 200 KB?

It will be under 200 KB rather than exactly 200 KB. The tool keeps the best picture quality whose file fits under the limit, which is what an upload form checks.

Is 200 KB counted as 200,000 or 204,800 bytes?

The tool aims for under 200,000 bytes, the smaller of the two, so the file passes whichever way a website counts.

Is my document uploaded?

No. The PDF is compressed in your own browser and never leaves your device, which matters for identity documents, certificates and application forms.

Why does the text stay sharp when pictures look softer?

Only pictures are compressed. Typed text and lines are left exactly as they were. A scanned signature or a photographed certificate is a picture, so it softens along with the other pictures.

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