Additionally, uploading sensitive documents to third-party websites may raise privacy concerns. How to compress a PDF file size Watch this video on YouTube.

Compress to ZIP or RAR Our third suggestion on how to reduce a PDF’s file size is to add it to a ZIP or RAR archive.

Minimal PDF Compress is a simple Windows app with a graphical interface that lets you compress or convert PDFs to PDF/A using Ghostscript, no command line needed.

If your PDF is too large to be sent via email, or you simply want to reduce your file’s size, it’s easy to compress PDF files on Windows 11. You have both desktop apps and online tools to do that.