The most popular online tool to compress PDF files into an email-ready size. Free to use without the need to register an account or email address.
Most email providers still have a 20 MB limit for attachments, which is very easy to reach, even with a PDF sometimes. This can happen if a file has many images or the document is extraordinarily long. In this case, most people use alternative sharing services, such as Dropbox or Google Drive to share their files.
But, what many don’t know is that PDF files can also be reduced in size quickly with a few simple clicks. There is a myriad of online tools to do just this, and we’re leading the popularity race.
How to compress a PDF for email with Smallpdf
Compress My PDFSmallpdf does this by classifying and removing repeated patterns in the file with similar unique identifiers. We then optimize your PDF to ensure quality stays the same as the original file. Afterward, simply drag and drop your compressed PDF into your email, and you’re good to go.
Compressed PDFs aren’t only great for email. Smaller files are always useful as they upload quicker to your favorite file-sharing sites. You also save money without the need to invest in more cloud-space storage. Even for local storage, they load quicker and don’t slow down your operating system. Win-win!
Smallpdf is a suite of online PDF tools created to be the first PDF software that you’ll actually like. We want to make PDF easy to the point where anyone can access, convert, and edit their files in just a few clicks.
Another goal was to make our platform as accessible as possible. Being a cloud service, you can compress your PDF files for emailing on our platform anytime and anywhere. You can also access our site on any machine, whether it’s a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer.
When you’ve finished compressing, editing, and annotating your files on our site, remember to hit the download button if you want to save your file before emailing it straight from the tool.
We’ve also developed our own Chrome extension. This nifty invention gives you access to our tools straight from Chrome itself. The extension is free to use and install and sends you directly to our site to compress a PDF document. This is how it’s done:
