How many pages fit in 200 KB?

Usually one to three, depending on what is on them. Text-heavy scans compress well; photographs and coloured backgrounds do not.

Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

No. It is opened and rewritten inside your browser. You can watch your network tab while you use it and see that nothing is sent.

Compress a PDF to 200 KB

Two hundred kilobytes is a realistic target for a document of one to three pages, and a difficult one beyond that. It is a common limit on upload forms that expect a certificate or a single-page proof rather than a whole file.

The tool reduces quality before it reduces resolution, because losing the pixels that make small print legible costs more than a little JPEG softness. It stops at the first setting that fits, so you get the best-looking version that meets the limit rather than the smallest possible file.

Check the result before uploading. A certificate number or a date that has become unreadable is worse than a file that was slightly too large.

Set below already, and editable. The numbers on the form you are filling in are the ones that count — application rules change, and this page is not the authority.

1. Choose a PDF

Drop a file here, paste it, or click to choose

Nothing is uploaded. The file stays on your device.

2. Target size (KB)

Questions

How many pages fit in 200 KB?: Usually one to three, depending on what is on them. Text-heavy scans compress well; photographs and coloured backgrounds do not.
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?: No. It is opened and rewritten inside your browser. You can watch your network tab while you use it and see that nothing is sent.

Other sizes

Need a different number? The PDF compressor takes any size you type. Everything runs on your own device, and nothing is uploaded to this site or anywhere else.