Compress PDF

Extract text from images & PDF — free, instant, no signup

No signup · No credit card · OCR in your browser when possible

Drop a PDF to compress

Light = lossless optimize · Balanced = smaller scans (high quality JPEG).

Stays on your device — we do not upload your images.

1Upload your file(s)
2Choose options if needed
3Download — stays on your device

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About this tool

Compress PDF file size at scantext.net without leaving your browser. Light mode optimizes structure losslessly; Balanced mode re-encodes scan pages at high JPEG quality (92%+ default) for smaller files with excellent readability.

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Frequently asked questions

: Light for text PDFs; Balanced for scanned documents.