Compress PDF to 5MB

1. Upload your PDF (up to 50 MB).
2. The compressor automatically targets 5 MB or under.
3. Download the compressed PDF.

5 MB is very generous — nearly all PDFs fit easily with minimal compression. Quality stays virtually identical.

5 MB is the cap on platforms with very generous limits (large email attachments, high-quality document portals). Nearly all PDFs fit easily at 5 MB, preserving very high image quality.

The compressor analyzes the PDF and iterates image quality until the output is 5 MB or under. Text is preserved losslessly; images retain very high resolution.

• Email attachment (5 MB cap).
• Portal document upload (5 MB cap).
• Reducing large PDFs with quality preserved.
• Preparing reports for distribution.
• Meeting generous upload limits.
• Reducing image-heavy PDFs slightly.
• Preparing high-quality print-preview PDFs.

5 MB is very generous — almost no visible compression. High-quality images and sharp text preserved.

• Very large PDFs (50+ MB) may need the 10 MB variant.
• Encrypted PDFs must be unlocked first.
• Very small PDFs (under 5 MB) may already be under target.
• For print quality, use the general PDF compressor.
• For tighter compression, use lower target variants.

• Output PDF opens in every browser, reader, and OS.
• Text stays searchable.
• Accepted by most portals and email systems.
• Standard PDF — no special software needed.
• Ideal for high-quality distribution.

• 5 MB is very generous — quality essentially identical.
• For web use, 500 KB is often sufficient.
• Text stays sharp regardless.
• For very large PDFs, use the 10 MB variant.
• Batch-compress up to 50 MB at once.

Need to hit an exact size? Use our dedicated target-size tools:

PDF is still large for web

Use the 1 MB or 2 MB variant for tighter compression.

Very large PDF can't reach 5 MB

Use the 10 MB variant.

Small PDFs already under 5 MB

If already under 5 MB, no compression is applied.

• PDF Association — ISO 32000