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How to Reduce PDF File Size for Email
Get any PDF under Gmail's or Outlook's attachment limit without losing quality.
Quick steps
- Open Compress PDF. Go to pdfoncall.com/compress.
- Drop your PDF. Any size — everything runs locally in your browser.
- Choose Recommended. Best balance of quality and size for email.
- Download. Attach the smaller PDF to Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo — under the limit.
Email attachment limits
- Gmail: 25 MB
- Outlook.com: 20 MB (per email), 34 MB total
- Yahoo Mail: 25 MB
- Corporate Exchange: often 10 MB
How much smaller?
Text-heavy PDFs typically shrink 30–50%. Image-heavy PDFs (scans, brochures) can shrink 60–80%.
Still too big?
Use Split PDF to send in parts, or share a cloud link instead.
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