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Reduce a PDF under 2 MB

Many email gateways and job portals cap attachments around 2 MB. Lower JPEG quality and scale until you clear the limit, and verify text is still legible.

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Honest limits: we re-render pages as JPEG. Best for scans/image-heavy PDFs. Text-only files may get larger or look softer.
Compression preset

Balanced: JPEG quality 0.72, scale 1×

Steps

  1. Note the current file size.
  2. Compress with quality around 0.65 to 0.75 and scale around 0.85.
  3. Check the new size in the result line.
  4. If still over 2 MB, split the PDF or remove image-heavy pages.

FAQ

What if it will not go under 2 MB?

Split into parts or remove unnecessary pages first.

Will recipients see blur?

Possible at low quality—spot-check before sending.

Server upload?

No—compression is local.

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