How to Get a PDF Under 2 MB (Without Ruining It)
Why upload forms cap you at 2 MB, why compression alone often fails, and the order of operations that actually gets a scanned document under the limit.
Read the guide →Longer answers to the questions the tools raise — what each format costs you, what breaks, and which approach is right for the document in front of you.
Why upload forms cap you at 2 MB, why compression alone often fails, and the order of operations that actually gets a scanned document under the limit.
Read the guide →A decision you make dozens of times a week, usually by habit. Here is the rule that gets it right, and what each format costs you when you get it wrong.
Read the guide →Drawing a rectangle over sensitive text leaves the text in the file, fully copyable. Here is how the leaks happen, and how to remove information for real.
Read the guide →On most content pages images are the bulk of the bytes and the Largest Contentful Paint. Fixing them is the highest-leverage speed work there is.
Read the guide →Electronic signature or digital certificate, what makes a signature binding, and why the version most people produce looks obviously pasted on.
Read the guide →Your PDF has no text in it — the pages are photographs. Here are the three ways round that, and how to tell which one your document needs.
Read the guide →Free online tools pay for their servers somehow. What the terms usually permit, and why doing the work in the browser removes the question entirely.
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