Compress PDF to 200 KB

How to do it

1. 1
   Add your file

   Choose it or drop it here. It stays on your device.

2. 2
   Pick pages and options

   Select the pages you want and adjust the settings.

3. 3
   Convert and download

   Press convert, check the result and download it. Nothing is sent to a server.

About this tool

Many portals refuse a PDF that is larger than 200 KB: visa, bank and government portals with a 200 KB limit. This page sets the target size for you, so you do not have to guess a compression level. Add your PDF, press the button and download a file that fits. Every page is re-drawn at the best quality that still meets the limit, and the original is never changed. Nothing is uploaded, which matters for passports, bank statements, certificates and other private papers.

How to get a PDF under 200 KB Add the file, keep the target at 200 KB and start. The tool tries several quality levels and page resolutions until the result is below the target, then keeps the sharpest version that fits. If the PDF is already smaller than 200 KB, it is returned as it is. Large scans with many pages are the hardest case: if the size cannot be reached, split the file first and compress the parts, or remove pages you do not need.

What happens to the text To reach a small size, pages are turned into compressed pictures. That means selectable text is flattened into the page image, which is fine for portals that only need a readable copy. If you need to keep the text searchable, use the Compress PDF tool with the tidy-only mode instead, or run OCR afterwards.

Tips for a better result Scan documents at 150 dpi in black and white or grayscale rather than colour: this alone often halves the size. Crop away empty borders before you scan. If a photo ID is part of the PDF, compress the photo to the same target first. When a portal asks for several files, check whether each file or the total is limited.

Why a size target is useful Portal limits are strict and error messages are vague. Setting 200 KB as the goal turns the job into one click. You can also try the next smaller step if the portal still rejects the file because it measures size differently.

Tips for best results

Work on a copy of your file and keep the original until you have checked the result. Open the output before you send it to a portal, an employer or an office, and look at every page. If a size limit applies, check how the receiving site measures it, because some count a kilobyte as 1000 bytes and others as 1024. All processing happens inside your browser tab on your own device, so large files depend on your device memory and may take a little longer on a phone.