# Compress PDF to 200 KB

Reduce a PDF to under 200 KB for job, exam and visa uploads. Multi-pass compression in your browser, nothing sent anywhere, no watermark.

Use it: https://toolovi.com/en/tools/compress-pdf/200kb
Runs in the browser. Nothing is uploaded. Free, no account.

200 KB is the typical cap for a two to four page document upload: a resume with a photo, a scanned certificate, a bank statement page or a signed form.

The widget is preset to 200 KB. Drop the PDF, press Compress, and download when the size shown is under the limit.

## Who asks for this size

| Where 200 KB is required | Typical rule |
| --- | --- |
| Resume or CV uploads on job portals | Under 200 KB, PDF |
| Education certificates on exam portals (SSC, state PSCs) | Under 200 KB |
| Supporting documents for visa and KYC | Under 200 KB to 500 KB |
| Scanned signed contracts for e-mail | Under 200 KB per page group |

## What to expect

Two or three scanned pages fit at 200 KB in colour at about 100 dpi, which is clear for reading on screen. A text-only PDF exported from Word is already small and may fit at the first pass.

Photos inside the PDF soften first; text and lines stay readable longer.

## Tips

- Export from Word or Google Docs with the smallest setting first; those PDFs are text and compress better than scans.
- Remove blank or duplicate pages before compressing.
- If the portal accepts 200 KB and your file is 210 KB after the first pass, run it again at 190.

## Questions

### How many pages can fit in 200 KB?

Around three scanned pages at readable quality, or many pages of plain text. Photo-heavy pages take most of the budget.

### Does compression change the order or count of pages?

No. Every page stays in place at the same size.

### Can I compress a password-protected PDF?

Not while it is locked. Remove the password in your PDF viewer first, then compress.

### What is the maximum file I can start from?

100 MB. Processing is on your device, so a big scan takes a minute on a phone.

## Other limits

- [Compress PDF](https://toolovi.com/en/tools/compress-pdf/index.md)
- [Compress PDF to 100 KB](https://toolovi.com/en/tools/compress-pdf/100kb/index.md)
- [Compress PDF to 500 KB](https://toolovi.com/en/tools/compress-pdf/500kb/index.md)
- [Compress PDF to 1 MB](https://toolovi.com/en/tools/compress-pdf/1mb/index.md)

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