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Compress PDF to 200 KB

Get a PDF under 200 KB, compressing only as much as needed. 100% private: it never leaves your device.

About this tool

Common for scanned certificates, ID proofs and mark sheets on application portals. This tool compresses the images inside your PDF just enough to fit under 200 KB, and leaves typed text untouched. It runs in your browser, so the document is never uploaded anywhere.

Always at or under 200 KB

The result is never over the limit: it's at or under 200,000 bytes, or the tool tells you the smallest it can get with the pages still readable. Counting a KB as 1,000 bytes keeps it under the limit on sites that count 1,024 too.

What 200 KB looks like

  • A 3-page A4 scan at 300 dpi (8.8 MB) became 197.8 KB (197,789 bytes).
  • A 10-page PDF of phone photos (40.1 MB) became 193.7 KB (193,659 bytes).
  • Typed PDFs (from Word, Google Docs and the like) are mostly text, which takes little room: they are often already under the limit, and the tool then leaves them unchanged.

Tips for 200 KB

  • A few scanned pages fit comfortably at 200 KB and stay readable.
  • Crop the scan to the page before making the PDF: dark desk edges waste space.
  • Check that small print, like stamps and signatures, is still legible before you submit.

100% private

Most PDF compressors upload your document to their servers. This one works inside your browser tab: your certificate, ID scan or contract is never uploaded to Krisox or anyone else.

Questions

Will the text stay sharp?

Typed text, the kind you can select, isn't touched: only images are compressed. Scanned pages are images, so at small sizes they soften a little. Zoom in on the result before you submit it.

What if my PDF can't get under 200 KB?

The tool says so, and tells you the smallest it can get. Upload only the pages the form needs, scan in grayscale, or split the document into parts.

Is 200 KB counted as 200,000 or 204,800 bytes?

Sites differ. The tool aims under the smaller figure, 200,000 bytes, so the result fits either way.

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