Have you ever noticed how strict websites are about PDF sizes? Whether it’s uploading a resume, submitting a school project, or sending an important file to a colleague, most of us have probably had to compress a PDF to meet a website’s secret PDF size restrictions.
How to Compress PDF File Size Without Losing Quality – Complete Guide
While Adobe Acrobat DC is the best way to compress PDF files, the compression feature is only available in the paid version of the software. There is a free seven-day trial available if you haven't used the app before, but you'll have to pay once your free week is up. Fortunately, there are several free ways to shrink a PDF to a more manageable size on both PC and Mac in no time.
Adobe has a free online PDF compressor that anyone can use. While it only supports files up to 2GB or smaller, that should be enough for most users, and there are three levels of compression: high, medium, and low.
Open the Adobe Acrobat Online PDF compressor.
