iPhone & iPad app

PDF Compressor for iPhone

Email and upload forms often cap PDFs at a few megabytes. Here is how to shrink a PDF on iPhone — what works for free, and what the ConvertEase app does.

  • Compresses PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
  • Documents are processed on ConvertEase's conversion server (the file is uploaded for this step)
  • Also converts Word ⇄ PDF and other document formats
Download on theApp Store

Free to download. Saving converted files requires ConvertEase Premium (subscription).

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Free ways to make a PDF smaller

  1. 1

    Remove pages you don't need

    Use the free Split PDF tool to keep only the pages that matter.

  2. 2

    Shrink scanned images first

    If the PDF is built from photos, compress the images and rebuild it with JPG to PDF.

  3. 3

    Use ConvertEase

    Pick the PDF and compress it; the document is processed on our server. Saving requires Premium.

Why are some PDFs so large?

Almost always because of embedded images — scans and photos at full camera resolution. Text-only PDFs are tiny. That is why removing pages or downsizing images is the most effective free fix. Full guide: compress a PDF on iPhone.

By Furkan Kaya, developer of ConvertEase · Updated

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Document compression in ConvertEase runs on its conversion server. The browser tools on this site do not upload files.

The app is free to download; saving results requires ConvertEase Premium. The split, image-compress and JPG-to-PDF web tools are free.

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