Web Optimize PDF

Make a PDF lighter for websites, e-mail and WhatsApp while keeping the text sharp, selectable and searchable.

🔒 Your files are processed on your device and never uploaded.

Web Optimize PDF at a glance

Price: Free
Account: Not needed
Watermark: None
Privacy: Files are processed inside your browser and are never uploaded.
Works on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone – in any modern browser
Install: Nothing to install

Text stays textWords and drawings are not touched, so they stay sharp and searchable.

Lighter photosLarge pictures are saved again at screen quality.

Clean fileThumbnails, editing leftovers and document info are removed.

How to use Web Optimize PDF

Press Select PDF file.
Choose the picture quality: High, Web or Small.
Press Optimize PDF and download.

Web Optimize or Compress?

Compress PDF can turn every page into a picture, which gives the biggest saving for scans but makes the text unselectable. Web Optimize keeps every page as it is and only makes the photos inside lighter, so the file still behaves like the original – text can be searched and copied, links keep working and drawings stay razor-sharp.

Best for

Brochures, menus and catalogues with many photos
Reports and e-books you put on a website
Files you share on WhatsApp or by e-mail

When it does not help

If a PDF has no large photos – for example a plain text document – it is usually already small. In that case your original file is kept and you are told so.

What does web optimisation change?

The file is rewritten so the first page can be shown while the rest is still loading, duplicate data is removed and the internal structure is cleaned up. Readers on a website or phone see the document faster, and the file is often smaller.

Tips

Ideal for menus, brochures, price lists and catalogues that you put on your website.
For scans with many photos, Compress PDF saves more space.
Give the PDF a clear title with Edit PDF Metadata – search engines show it as the result title.

Frequently asked questions

What does Web Optimize do?

It makes a PDF lighter for websites, e-mail and WhatsApp by saving large photos inside it at screen quality and removing leftovers such as thumbnails and editing data. Text and drawings are not touched.

Will my text still be selectable?

Yes. Only pictures are changed, so you can still search, copy and click links.

Which quality should I pick?

Web is sharp on phones and laptops. Choose High for documents people will zoom into, Small for the lightest file.

How is this different from Compress PDF?

Compress PDF can turn whole pages into pictures for the biggest saving. Web Optimize keeps the pages as they are and only lightens the photos, so the file still behaves like the original.

Why did nothing change?

If your PDF has no large photos it is usually already small. In that case we keep your original file and tell you.

Are my files uploaded?

No. Everything happens on your device.

Guides for this tool

PDF GuidesHow to Compress a PDF Without Losing Quality

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