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Make a PDF smaller for upload portals

Portals often enforce strict size caps without saying how to shrink. Compress, delete unused pages, then re-check the limit on the portal.

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Honest limits: we re-render pages as JPEG. Best for scans/image-heavy PDFs. Text-only files may get larger or look softer.
Compression preset

Balanced: JPEG quality 0.72, scale 1×

Steps

  1. Read the portal max size.
  2. Delete unused pages, then compress.
  3. If still over, split into allowed parts.
  4. Upload and keep a local original.

FAQ

Will portals reject flattened PDFs?

Rarely—flattened scans are common. If a portal needs fillable forms, do not raster-compress those.

Password PDFs?

Remove passwords first.

Uploads to ThriftyPDF?

Not for this tool.

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