Pixo

Compress a PDF without uploading it

Choose a PDF and Pixo rewrites it locally with safe optimization. Some PDFs are already optimized, so the tool keeps the original when a rewrite would be larger.

Drop a PDF here

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PDF — up to 25 MB

Release — they stay on this device
Compressed on your device. Never uploaded. Privacy Policy

How it works

  1. 01Choose one PDF file.
  2. 02Click "Compress PDF".
  3. 03Pixo processes the document in your browser and downloads the result.
  4. 04If the result would be larger, the original is kept.

Tips for better results

  • Image-heavy PDFs may shrink more than text-only PDFs.
  • Encrypted or damaged PDFs may not open in browser-only tools.
  • No document bytes are uploaded to Pixo.

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