PDFUnderKB

Compress PDF to 200 KB

Size limit

A PDF that already fits is returned as-is. A bigger PDF is rebuilt as images, so you cannot select the text afterwards.

About this size

200 KB is the limit people search for when an application form refuses the upload. One or two pages of a marksheet, an application, or an ID scan are the usual case. Pick the file, wait, and download only after the preview still shows the words you need.

How to use it

  1. Set the size written on your form. Use Custom if the number is not on a chip.
  2. Tap Choose PDF or photos. Add one PDF, or all the JPG or PNG photos in page order.
  3. Wait. You can cancel. The file does not leave this phone.
  4. Read the size line, look at the preview, then download and upload that PDF on the form.

If the photos are in the wrong order, use Move up and Move down. The PDF is rebuilt on this phone.PDFUnderKB does not see the file.

Limits

  • JPG and PNG photos, or one PDF. Up to 8 photos, or 8 PDF pages.
  • Up to 8 MB for one file, and 24 MB altogether. Larger files are rejected so the phone does not crash.
  • Password-protected PDFs are rejected. Remove the password first.
  • Digitally signed PDFs are rejected. Compressing one would break the signature.
  • A PDF that is already under the limit is returned as-is, so the text stays selectable. A bigger PDF is rebuilt as images. You will not be able to select the text, and form fields or digital signatures are removed.
  • The readable copy keeps the long side of each page at 1,200 pixels or more. We stop there instead of turning small print into blotches. Shrink more is a separate button, and it says the text may be hard to read.
  • Sizes here count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes. A file marked under 200 KB is at most 200,000 bytes, so it also fits a portal that counts 1 KB as 1,024 bytes.
  • We never add empty data to inflate a file, and we never show a size smaller than the file you download.

Examples

A marksheet photo

One photo of a single marksheet page often fits under 200 KB with the long side still at 1,200 pixels or more. If your photo includes the desk around the page, crop it first. The tool will not invent a 200 KB file if the real result is 160 KB.

Three or four pages in one PDF

200 KB shared across four pages is 50 KB a page. The readable copy may come out over 200 KB. The page will say so. Split the PDF if the form lets you upload parts separately, or use Shrink more only after you zoom in on the small print.

Common questions

My file is 201 KB and the limit is 200 KB. Will you pad or round it?

No. We only make files smaller, and the number we show is the real size. A file of 201 KB does not become "200 KB" by renaming it. Run it through the tool, or remove a page, until the download is at most 200,000 bytes.

Does my file get uploaded?

No. The PDF or the photos are read in this browser and the smaller PDF is built here. There is no account and no upload. Closing the tab drops the in-memory copy. The downloaded file is saved by your phone or computer.

Why can't I select the text in the new PDF?

If your PDF was already under the limit, it is returned unchanged and the text stays selectable. If it was too big, each page is rebuilt as a picture so the file can get small enough. You cannot select text in a picture, and form fields or digital signatures are not copied across. The result tells you which one you got.

What if the form still says the file is too big?

Check the number on the form, then try the next smaller chip. If the page stopped because a smaller file would be hard to read, look at the preview before you tap Shrink more. The size on screen is the real size of the download. Empty bytes are never added to fake a different size.

Will the exam or university accept this file?

This tool only changes file size. A portal can still reject a document because it is the wrong document, the wrong page count, or past a deadline. This site is not the exam body, the university, or a government office. Read the notice on your form before you submit.

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