Compress a PDF to Under 2 MB for Email
Many company mail servers, ticket systems and online forms reject attachments above 2 MB – and phone scans of a few pages easily exceed that. Compressing the images in the PDF is usually enough to get under the limit.
Start with “Recommended”, which keeps documents pleasant to read. For longer scans, use “Strong”. The tool can't set an exact target size; the result depends on the pages in your PDF.
Your files stay on your device. Conversions run in your browser.
Works best with PDFs that contain photos or scanned pages. PDFs with only text are often already small.
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Measured results
- Six-page A4 scan at 300 dpi (19.3 MB): 3.3 MB with “Recommended” – too big – and 1.1 MB with “Strong”.
- With “Strong”, about ten scanned A4 pages fit into 2 MB.
- Photo documents with a handful of pictures stayed well below 1 MB.
If the PDF is still too big for email
- Send the document in two parts – split the PDF in halves.
- Remove empty or duplicate pages before compressing.
- Share large reports via a file link instead of an attachment.
Privacy: your files stay on your device
Your files stay on your device. Conversions run in your browser. PDFConvertFast never uploads, stores or reads your documents – there is no server that receives them, no account and no email address.
- Your files stay on your device
- No signup required
- Browser-based conversion
Compress PDF to 2 MB – questions and answers
How many scanned pages fit into 2 MB?
In our test about ten A4 pages scanned at 300 dpi with “Strong” compression; with “Recommended” fewer.
Which level should I use for email?
Try “Recommended” first. If the file is still above 2 MB, compress again with “Strong”.
Why didn't my PDF get smaller?
PDFs that are mostly text or already optimized have little to save. The tool tells you instead of creating a bigger file.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. It is compressed in your browser and never leaves your device.