Compress PDF
Shrink file size while keeping quality — right in your browser, no signup needed.
or drop a PDF here
PDF · up to 15 MB free
🛡 Private to you · files are deleted after 60 minutes
- Keeps quality
- Private by design
- Works everywhere
- How we protect your files
To compress a PDF for email, drop the file on this page, pick a strength (Balanced suits most documents, Strong makes the smallest file) and download the result. PDFVelvet re-encodes images and strips duplicate data, so a 12 MB report often lands under 2 MB with readable text.
How it works
- 1
Add your PDF
Drop the file on this page or pick it from your device. It uploads over an encrypted connection.
- 2
Pick a strength
Light keeps images crisp, Balanced suits most documents, Strong makes the smallest file for email.
- 3
Download
Your compressed PDF is ready in seconds and deleted from our servers after 60 minutes.
Keeps quality
Smart image downscaling and re-encoding shrink megabytes without making text blurry.
Private by design
No account needed. Files are never shared and are wiped automatically after 60 minutes.
Works everywhere
Nothing to install — it runs in any browser on your phone, tablet or computer.
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes. You can compress PDFs free every day without an account. A free account raises the limit to 20 tasks a day, and paid plans remove limits.
How much smaller will my PDF get?
It depends on what is inside. Scanned or image-heavy PDFs often shrink by 50–90%; text-only files are already small and shrink less.
Will the quality suffer?
Pick Light or Balanced to keep images sharp. Strong compresses photos harder for the smallest file — text always stays crisp.
Is my file safe?
Files travel over an encrypted connection, are private to you, and are deleted from our servers after 60 minutes.
How do I compress a PDF to 100 KB for email?
Choose Strong compression and start. Image-heavy pages shrink the most; a mostly-text PDF may already be near its floor. If the result is still over your limit, split off the pages you need first.
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