Your PDFs get heavier with fancy text, images, graphs and charts. While Gmail and Outlook allow you to send PDF files up to 25MB in size, some applications will not allow such a larger file size. That’s why it’s difficult to reduce PDF file size without serious quality loss. Before you look for other inconvenient ways to get things done, use the tips below to quickly reduce the size of a PDF file on Windows and send it off.
You can always convert the PDF to PNG and reduce the size, but it’s not the most affordable solution to get the job done. Unlike Mac, Windows doesn’t have a Preview app to open and edit PDF files. Microsoft Edge is the default PDF viewer application on Windows 11 and it does not allow users to reduce the file size. Instead, you have to rely on third-party alternatives to complete the task. Let’s talk about them.
1. Adobe Acrobat Pro
Adobe Acrobat is one of the best PDF editors on Windows. This is part of the Adobe creative suite and you can download it on Windows using the link below. After successful installation, follow the steps below to reduce PDF file size in Adobe.
Step 1: Open Adobe Acrobat on Windows.
Step 2: Import one of your PDFs from PC storage. For the demonstration, we opened a 1.1 MB PDF file. We will use a compression tool to reduce the size to less than 1 MB.
Step 3: Select Tools at the top.
Step 4: Scroll to Optimization and add it as shortcut.
Step 5: The ‘Optimize PDF’ menu will appear at the top.
Step 6: Select Compress PDF and select the desired location to save the compressed file. You can save it on your computer or upload it directly to Adobe’s cloud storage to make it available on any device.
The export process will take a while, depending on the size of your PDF. Check out the screenshot below to see the size difference between the original PDF size and the compressed size. Now it’s almost half the size.
Sometimes you may want to optimize 10-15 files at a time. Reducing any PDF file size manually can be a tedious and time consuming process. Instead, you can go through the steps below and compress multiple files with one click.
Step 1: Launch Adobe Acrobat and open any PDF file.
Step 2: Open the Optimization menu (refer to the steps above).
Step 3: Select the drop-down button next to Compress PDF and select Compress multiple files.
Step 4: Select the Add Files button and import the PDF file.
Step 5: Select Acrobat version compatibility from the following menu and click OK.
Step 6: Choose how to name the destination folder file, make other necessary changes and click OK.
Step 7: The compression will start and you can check the progress directly from the dialog box.
You can open the destination folder on your PC and check the PDF files in small size. We tried to reduce the PDF file size from 52 MB to 13 MB. Adobe Acrobat compresses PDF neatly and without compromising on text quality.
Adobe Acrobat is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud plan that costs $53 per month.
2. Foxit PDF – Reduce PDF Size Without Adobe Acrobat
Foxit PDF is another freemium software that can help reduce PDF file size. Of course, you will have to install it, and the free version has some limitations. However, if reducing the PDF size is on your agenda, it should work. Follow the steps below.
Step 1: Download Foxit PDF from the web.
Step 2: Open Foxit PDF and start your 14-day free trial. Import PDF files from PC.
Step 3: Select File in the top left corner after you make relevant changes.
Step 4: Open PDF Optimizer.
Step 5: Select Reduce File Size.
Step 6: Click File Curren. Check PDF version compatibility.
Step 7: Select the export file location from the following menu.
Foxit reduced a 50MB file to 13MB without breaking a sweat. Foxit offers a 14-day free trial, and you can check the Foxit Store for more subscription details.
3. TinyWow – Reduce PDF Size Online
Not everyone likes a paid solution to reduce PDF size. TinyWow is an online PDF editor with many tools to get the job done. TinyWow’s privacy statement is one of the best out there. The company does not store your PDF file on a server. It will delete uploaded and created files after 15 minutes. If you can plan to reduce confidential PDF files, you can safely use TinyWow.
Step 1: Go to TinyWow on the web.
Step 2: Select the Compress PDF file size menu.
Step 3: Upload the file from your PC.
Step 4: TinyWow will compress the file and show you the percentage and file size that has been reduced from the original.
Step 5: Press the Download button to save the file or click the down arrow button to upload the file to Google Drive.
Manage your PDFs like a pro
Adobe Acrobat is still the best way to reduce PDF file size on Windows. To do this just once, you can use Foxit PDF to compress PDF files. TinyWow is an ideal web-based solution to reduce PDF file size for free on Windows.
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