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EdgeDocs offers three compression levels so you can choose the right trade-off for your document." } } ] } ] } --- [ Edge Docs ](/) [Tools ](/tools) [Pricing](/pricing)[How It Works](/how-it-works)[Compare](/compare)[Blog](/blog) [](/feedback)[Log in](/login)[Sign Up](/signup) # Compress PDF — Reduce File Size Without Uploading Reduce file size by compressing images. All processing happens in your browser. Free: 25MB file limit This tool compresses PDFs by re-encoding pages as images. Text selectability and searchability will not be preserved in the output. Drop PDF files here or click to browse Maximum file size: 25MB 🔒 Your files never leave your browser. All processing is done locally. 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