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Why compress PDFs to 2mb

PDF files with lots of images or scanned pages can get surprisingly large, and that can cause problems when you need to share them. Many email providers have attachment limits of around 2MB or less, and online platforms like job application portals or university submission systems often have similar caps. If your PDF exceeds these limits, you'll either need to find another way to send it or reduce its size first. On top of that, large files can be slow to upload and download, which adds unnecessary delays when you're just trying to get something sent off.

Compressing a PDF to 2MB is a good option for documents that are quite image-rich or span many pages. At that size, you can keep photographs and detailed visuals looking crisp while still bringing the file within the range that most platforms will accept. Zamzar's online PDF compressor does the work for you in just a few steps: upload your PDF and download the compressed version once it's ready. This is particularly useful for things like a design portfolio full of project photos, a travel brochure with high-quality imagery, or a lengthy academic report with figures and illustrations. It's also a sensible step if you're uploading documents to cloud storage and want to keep your files at a manageable size without sacrificing too much on image quality.