Job and scholarship portals commonly cap each document at 200 KB.
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Compress PDF to 200 KB
Shrink a PDF to under 200 KB for job applications, scholarship forms and other uploads with a size cap. Quality drops only as far as needed to fit, and the text stays selectable.
Your documents are compressed on your device and never uploaded.
Free, no signup, no upload — PDFs are processed on your device.
Compress to a size
Why it helps
Why use this for a 200 KB limit
The best quality that fits is kept, so a file that needs only a light touch isn't over-compressed.
Résumés, marksheets and certificates stay on your device.
How to use it
How to compress a PDF to 200 KB
1 Drop the PDF into the tool. Under 200 KB is already selected.
2 Press Compress: images are recompressed only as much as the limit needs.
3 Check the result in the comparison slider and download it.
Quick tips
Tips for a 200 KB limit
A few scanned pages usually fit in 200 KB at a readable quality. Long scans may need splitting.
If your PDF is already under 200 KB, the tool only tidies it and tells you so.
Check the smallest print in the comparison slider before you upload.
FAQ
Compress PDF to 200 KB questions
How does it decide how much to compress?
It works through quality settings from best to smallest and keeps the best one whose file fits under 200 KB.
Will the text in my résumé stay selectable?
Yes. Text, links and fonts are kept as they are. Only images, such as photos and scans, are recompressed.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Compression runs in your browser and the PDF never leaves your device.
What if it can't reach 200 KB?
You get the smallest readable version and its size, with a suggestion to split out only the pages you need.
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