Make your PDF smaller.
plume · local · convert/compress-pdf · works offline
Compression re-encodes only the photos and scans inside your PDF, so the text stays selectable and the layout doesn't move. Pick a level, watch each card's size estimate update, then compress. High quality is fully lossless; Strong squeezes images harder for tight email limits. It runs in your browser, and JPG, PNG, WebP and HEIC files work here too.
What you get
- Shrinks a PDF’s file size, mainly by recompressing bloated images, so it slips under email and upload limits.
- By default the text stays selectable and sharp; only the heavy image data is optimized, so the document still looks right.
- Choose a stronger setting when you need the smallest possible file and can accept softer images.
- All compression happens in your browser. Your document is never uploaded.
Questions people ask
Will compressing make my text fuzzy?
No. The default keeps text and vector graphics untouched and only recompresses images, so words stay crisp and selectable. Fuzziness only appears at the most aggressive setting, which you opt into.
Why is my PDF so big in the first place?
Usually high-resolution photos or scanned pages. Those images carry most of the weight, which is why recompressing them is the biggest, safest win.
How small can it get?
It depends on how image-heavy the file is. Text-only PDFs are already small; scan- and photo-heavy files often drop dramatically.
More PDF tools
Every PDF tool runs the same way: privately, in your browser.