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Compress PDF to 300KB

Get a PDF under 300 KB for an exam form, job application or government portal that refuses bigger files.

    Your files never leave your device. Everything happens in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded, and closing the tab erases it.

    How it works

    1. Drop the PDF that is over 300 KB.
    2. Press Compress to 300 KB: Dozo looks for the sharpest version that still fits. Asked for another limit? Change the number first.
    3. The PDF downloads with its new size shown. Check it before you upload it.

    Questions

    How do I compress a PDF to 300 KB?

    Drop the PDF here and press Compress to 300 KB. Dozo tries several strengths on the photos and scans inside it and keeps the sharpest version under 300 KB, then downloads it and shows you the new size.

    Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?

    No. The compression runs inside your browser, on your device. That matters for ID cards, certificates and mark sheets.

    Which forms ask for this?

    Exam and job application forms, government portals, and college or scholarship sites often refuse an ID, certificate or mark sheet over a set size. The size they want is on the upload page; if it is not 300 KB, change the number above the button.

    What can you expect at 300 KB?

    On our test files (7 Nov 2026): a one-page scan went from 1.1 MB to 235 KB and stayed readable, a five-page scan from 5.4 MB to 241 KB, a CV with a photo went from 2.5 MB to 148 KB with its text still selectable, and a one-photo PDF from 5.6 MB to 264 KB. A 30-page typed report with a whole font inside (487 KB) stayed over.

    Will every PDF get under 300 KB?

    Not every one. Dozo won’t make a page you can’t read just to hit a number: it stops there, gives you that file and says it’s still over. If shrinking the photos isn’t enough, it turns pages into pictures and tells you, because the text can then no longer be selected. For a long document, Split PDF makes parts that fit.

    Will it still be readable?

    Typed text stays sharp and selectable unless Dozo says the pages became pictures. Scans and photos get softer the more they are shrunk, so zoom in on the result before you send it.

    Is 300 KB counted as 300,000 bytes or 307,200 bytes?

    Portals count it both ways, so Dozo aims under 300,000 bytes: the file passes either way.

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