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Compress PDF to 1 MB
अपने फ़ॉर्म में लिखा KB चुनें
Under 1 MB, or any limit you type. Text stays selectable; the exact bytes are shown.
Sample: scanned certificate
Size your form allows
Details
Files stay on your device.
How it works
- Choose your PDF. It opens in your browser and never leaves your device.
- Pick or type the size your form allows. Any KB works under "My own size", with a minimum if your form gives one.
- Check page 1 and the exact bytes, then download. If the size cannot be reached, you see the smallest real file and why.
What gets smaller, and what stays
Most of a scanned PDF is pictures: each page of a phone scan is one photo. We save those pictures again at a lower resolution and JPG quality, one step at a time, and stop at the best quality that still fits. Text, fonts and lines are left exactly as they were, so text you could select before is still selectable after.
Every size shown is a file we really made and measured, down to the byte. The preview draws page 1 of that same file, so you can read the small print before you upload.
Is 1 MB 1,000 KB or 1,024 KB?
Both are in use. We count 1 MB as 1,000,000 bytes, the smaller reading, so the file passes whichever way your form counts. The result shows the exact bytes.
How this differs from the big PDF sites
We read the compress pages of iLovePDF, Smallpdf, Adobe Acrobat online and PDF24 again on 6 Nov 2026. Here is what differs.
| FormJig | Those four sites | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your PDF goes | Stays in your browser | Uploaded, or processed in the cloud, as their own pages say |
| The size you set | Any KB you type, with a minimum if your form has one | Levels or quality settings; none showed a box for a KB size |
On top of that, FormJig shows the exact bytes and page 1 before you download, keeps text selectable, and says plainly when a size cannot be reached and what takes the space.
PDF size limits in Indian forms
We read these limits in each form’s own document and link it with its date. Rules change between exams and years, so the notice for your form has the last word.
| Form | Documents | PDF size | Where it says so |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBPS CRP SPL-XVI (Specialist Officers) | Eligibility documents, such as the 10th certificate | Up to 500 KB | IBPS CRP SPL-XVI Detailed Notification, p. 46, dated 30 Jun 2026: “Size of the file should not be exceeding 500 KB” |
| JEE Main 2027 (Session 1) | Class 10 certificate or marksheet, disability (UDID), scribe and passport documents | 50 to 300 kB | JEE Main 2027 Information Bulletin, pp. 9-10, public notice 24 Oct 2026: “should be a pdf between 50 kB to 300 kB” |
| National Scholarship Portal | Every document uploaded for a scheme (PDF or JPEG) | Up to 200 kb | NSP FAQ (DEPD scheme), p. 3, Q13, no date shown: “size of the each document should not exceed 200kb” |
Read by us 5 Nov 2026 · next check by 1 Feb 2027. A range like 50 to 300 kB means the file must not be smaller either; we never pad a PDF to reach a minimum.
Files are processed in your browser and never uploaded. FormJig is independent. It is not affiliated with NTA, IBPS, the National Scholarship Portal or any government body. Always check your own form’s instructions.
Questions
How do I compress a PDF to 1 MB without losing quality?
At 1 MB most PDFs of a few pages keep their pictures at 150 dpi or more, which is sharp for print. We start at the best quality and step down only as far as needed, and text is never touched.
Why is my PDF so large?
Usually because of scanned pages or phone photos saved at full camera size. Those pictures are where the space goes, and they are what we make smaller.
What if my PDF is already under 1 MB?
Then nothing is changed: the tool says so and you can upload the original.
Is 1 KB 1,000 or 1,024 bytes here?
Forms rarely say. We count your minimum at 1,024 bytes per KB and your maximum at 1,000, so the file passes either way of counting. The result shows the exact bytes.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The PDF is opened, shrunk and saved inside your browser, on your phone or computer. We tested every PDF page with a network log: no request carried any part of the file.
My PDF has a password. Can I still compress it?
Not here. A PDF protected with a password, or locked against changes, cannot be changed in the browser, and we do not remove protection. If it opens without a password, your PDF viewer’s Print, then Save as PDF, makes an unlocked copy you can use.