About Compress PDF
Rebuilds your PDF with object streams and de-duplicated resources to bring the file size down. Text stays vector-sharp because nothing is re-rastered. Everything happens locally in your browser: nothing is uploaded, stored, or logged. This focused Compress PDF page is designed for people preparing PDFs for email attachments, portals, archives, and storage limits without flattening sharp text. It opens directly to the working tool, rather than hiding the function inside a general converter or account dashboard.
The PDF is parsed in memory by browser-loaded document libraries. Pages, text objects, images, and metadata are handled locally before a new download is assembled. Your filename and file contents stay on the device. There is no upload queue, temporary cloud copy, account record, or server-side conversion job to delete later. That makes the tool practical for personal records, work material, and drafts that should not be handed to an unknown processing service.
The important limitation is straightforward: Structural compression only — it does not re-encode embedded photos, so image-heavy scans shrink less than text documents. Knowing that boundary helps you choose the right source file and check the result before relying on it. Processing speed and maximum size depend on your browser and available device memory, which is the honest trade-off for doing the work locally.
FileForge charges nothing for this tool and does not add a watermark. Once the page and its processing engine have loaded, the operation can continue without sending the file over the network. Use the numbered steps below, download the result, and review it before replacing an original file.