Which compression mode should I use?
Preserve text and links for normal documents. Use raster compression for scans or image-heavy PDFs.
Workspace
Drop or choose a PDF
Up to 50 MB and 100 pages
Reduce PDF size with settings suited to documents or image-heavy scans, then compare the original and compressed sizes. Stronger raster compression can make files smaller but may soften text and images.
Preserve text and links for normal documents. Use raster compression for scans or image-heavy PDFs.
No. Already optimized files can stay the same size or become larger.