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Compress PDF to 500 KB

Make your PDF smaller than 500 KB without making it look bad — for job sites, applications and online forms.

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🔒 Processed on your device — nothing is uploaded to the internet

Goal

Make the PDF 500 KB or smaller. We shrink only the images first and keep the text intact; pages are turned into images only if that is not enough.

How to compress a PDF to 500 KB

  1. Click Choose PDF.
  2. Click Compress to 500 KB.
  3. Download the result and open it to check the quality.

Where 500 KB is the limit

Job application systems, internship and scholarship forms, insurance claims and many government services accept attachments of up to 500 KB. It is also a good size for a résumé or portfolio sent by email: it opens instantly on any phone.

Résumé or portfolio with photos

A CV exported from Canva or a design program can be several MB because of high-resolution photos and backgrounds. At 500 KB the text stays as real text — sharp and readable by applicant tracking systems (ATS) — and only the images are optimized. That matters: if the text were turned into an image, automated systems couldn't read your résumé.

Still too big?

If a long scanned document doesn't fit in 500 KB with good quality, check whether you need every page — Delete PDF Pages — or split it with Split PDF and upload it in parts.

Private

The PDF is compressed on your device and isn't uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

Will the text in my résumé stay selectable?

Yes, in almost every case: 500 KB is enough to optimize only the images. Text is turned into an image only as a last resort, and the tool tells you if that happened.

Can I compress several PDFs to 500 KB at once?

Yes. Choose them all; each one is brought under 500 KB.

Is it free?

Yes, with no limits.

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