Compress PDF to 2 MB

Make a PDF smaller than 2 MB for email or an upload form. Type any size or pick a preset, and see the result before you download. Free, no upload.

Before you start

A limit of 2 MB is common on upload forms, and it leaves real room: a few colour pages, or a long black and white document, can stay sharp. Files usually go over 2 MB because of phone photos pasted into a document, or a scan saved at a very high sharpness.

This page opens the PDF tool with 2 MB filled in. Websites count 1 MB as 1,000,000 or 1,048,576 bytes, so SafeResize keeps the file under 2,000,000 bytes, which passes both.

Tips

Typing 2 MB gives the sharpest file that still fits. The three size cards (Small, Medium and Large) show their real sizes, so check whether one already meets the limit.
A PDF saved straight from Word or Google Docs is mostly text and is usually small already. Big files are usually scans or documents with large photos.
If you also need to send the file by email, a 2 MB PDF sits well under common attachment limits.

Questions and answers

Will a 2 MB PDF still be sharp?

Usually yes: 2 MB is plenty for a few pages. SafeResize lowers the sharpness only as far as needed, and the preview shows page 1 exactly as it will be saved.

My PDF is 2.3 MB. Will it lose a lot?

A small cut like that needs only a slight drop in sharpness. The preview lets you judge it before you download.

Is 2 MB the same as 2,048 KB?

On Windows, yes, because it counts 1 MB as 1,024 KB. Some websites count 1,000 KB instead. To pass both, the file is kept under 2,000,000 bytes.