Compress PDF (Aggressive)
Maximum-compression PDF squeeze — re-rasters every page as a JPEG. Big size reduction, but the text becomes non-selectable.
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How does the Compress PDF (Aggressive) work?
When the regular Compress PDF tool isn't small enough, this aggressive variant re-rasters every page as a JPEG and rebuilds the PDF around those images. Typical reductions of 70–90% on image-heavy PDFs (catalogues, scans, magazines), and 30–50% on text-heavy docs. The trade-off is real: the output PDF's text becomes non-selectable and non-searchable (it's a picture, not a text stream). Use this when you need to email a giant PDF and the recipient doesn't need to copy text from it. Conversion runs in your browser.
🔒 Security & Privacy
All processing happens on your device. Your files never leave your browser, never touch our servers, and are not stored anywhere. Close the tab and the file is gone.
📱 Use it on any device
Works in any modern browser — Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, and tablets. No installation, no app to download. Just open the page and start.
⚡ Quick & easy
Drag, drop, click. Most files process in seconds, not minutes. No watermarks added to your output, no per-day limits, and the tool always shows the result before asking you to download.
🎁 Always free, no signup
Free to use, every time. No account creation, no email required, no “trial” that converts to a paid plan. We make money from ads so you don’t have to pay.
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