How to Compress a PDF Without Losing Quality
What actually makes a PDF large, and how to shrink it while keeping text and images looking right.
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PDF to Image Converter
Convert each page of a PDF into a downloadable PNG image.
Compress PDF
Shrink a PDF's file size by recompressing its embedded images.
Protect PDF
Add AES-256 password encryption to a PDF so it can't be opened without it.
Unlock PDF
Remove password protection from a PDF using its correct password.
PDF to Text Converter
Extract a PDF's selectable text into a .txt file, with an automatic English OCR fallback for scans.
Scanned PDF to Text (OCR)
Extract text from a scanned PDF that has no selectable text layer, using OCR.
PDF to HTML Converter
Extract a PDF's real, selectable text into a clean HTML page.
PDF to Word Converter
Extract a PDF's real, selectable text into a genuine .docx file.
Word to PDF Converter
Convert a .docx file into a PDF.
Excel to PDF Converter
Convert a .xlsx spreadsheet into a PDF, one page per sheet.
PDF to Excel Converter
Extract tables and text from a PDF into a .xlsx spreadsheet.
Image to PDF Converter
Combine one or more images into a single downloadable PDF.
Merge PDF Files
Combine two or more PDF files into a single document.
Split / Extract PDF Pages
Extract specific pages or a page range from a PDF into a new file.
Rotate PDF
Rotate every page of a PDF by 90, 180, or 270 degrees.
Add a Watermark to a PDF
Stamp custom text diagonally across every page of a PDF.
Add Page Numbers to a PDF
Number every page of a PDF, in the position you choose.
HTML to PDF Converter
Paste HTML code and convert it into a downloadable PDF.
PDF & Documents guides
All guidesHow to Convert PDF to Word (And When It Won't Come Out Perfect)
What PDF-to-Word conversion can and can't reliably recover, and how to get the cleanest result.
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How to Merge Multiple PDF Files Into One
Combining PDFs in the right order, handling password-protected files, and keeping quality intact.
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How to Get a PDF Under 200 KB, 1 MB or 2 MB
A step-by-step order for getting a PDF under a portal's size limit, what sets the minimum size, and what to do when compression alone isn't enough.
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