Compress PDF to 10 MB free
A 10 MB limit is the one that catches long scanned documents, portfolios and brochures with full-page images: A common cap on university application, scholarship and visa document portals, and on many corporate upload forms. This page is already set to a 10 MB target, so the compressor finds the lightest setting that fits and shows you the size before you download.
Exact size target
The compressor tries progressively stronger settings until the file is under 10 MB and stops there, keeping as much quality as the limit allows.
Text stays readable
At this size most scans keep crisp text; only very long documents need the greyscale option.
Private by design
Everything runs in your browser. The PDF is not uploaded and nothing is stored.
Frequently asked questions
How large a PDF can get under 10 MB?
A 50 to 100-page scanned document usually fits comfortably at 10 MB with readable text. Image-heavy brochures depend on page count; tick Greyscale if it is still over.
Will the text remain selectable?
If the PDF is text from Word and Light gets it under the limit, yes. The target-size mode rebuilds image-heavy pages as images, so text on those pages becomes a picture.
Is there a page limit?
No fixed limit; very large files depend on your device's memory. Files of a few hundred MB work on a typical laptop.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The file is processed in your browser on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server, nothing is stored, and it works offline once the page has loaded.
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