masstree.inCompress PDF to 200 KB
Drop your PDF and it is squeezed to fit under 200 KB — the size most Indian application portals ask for.
Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded or stored on a server.
How to split
Pages to remove
Rotation
Numbering
Compression
Pages are redrawn as images, so text stops being selectable. Keep the original if you need to search it later. With a target size, quality and resolution are lowered step by step until the file fits.
Output
Page size
Watermark
Your signature
Placement
This is a visual signature placed on the page, the same as signing a printout — not a cryptographic certificate.
Output
Only the text is kept, in paragraphs with a page break between pages. Scanned PDFs have no text — turn them into images and let the assistant read them.
Working…
Why 200 KB?
Recruitment, admission and scholarship portals often cap each document at around 200 KB, so that lakhs of applicants can upload in the same few days without the servers slowing down. A phone scan of two or three pages is usually 1–5 MB, so it needs shrinking before it will upload.
How this works
The tool redraws each page as a JPEG, starting at good quality and stepping down resolution and quality until the whole file fits under 200 KB. It stops at the first setting that fits, so you keep as much sharpness as the limit allows. If your PDF is already under 200 KB, it is left untouched and nothing is downloaded.
How many pages fit in 200 KB
The limit is for the whole file, so each extra page gets a smaller share. One to three scanned pages fit comfortably and stay sharp. Four to six pages usually fit, but small print starts to soften. Beyond that the budget is spread so thinly that stamps, seals and signatures can blur; split the file if the form allows more than one upload, or leave out pages that weren't asked for.
Before you upload
- Open the downloaded file and read the smallest text on it — certificate numbers and dates are what a verifying officer checks first.
- Some portals reject file names with spaces or symbols. Rename the file to something plain, such as graduation_marksheet.pdf.
- If the portal wants several certificates in one PDF, join them with Merge PDF first and compress the merged file once. Shrinking each part to 200 KB and then joining them gives a file several times over the limit.
Tips for the best result
Crop away blank margins before scanning, scan in black and white or greyscale for text documents, and split long files — a 10-page PDF at 200 KB leaves only 20 KB a page. If the result is still too large, remove pages you don't need with the “Remove pages” tool on PDF Tools first. For a different limit, type any size on the main Compress PDF page.
Questions
Will the text still be readable?
Yes for normal scans of one to five pages. The tool keeps the highest quality that fits. Very long documents may look soft at 200 KB — split them into parts if the form allows.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. It is compressed inside your browser; nothing is sent to masstree.in or anyone else.
Can I still select the text?
No. Pages are redrawn as images to reach the size, so the result is like a scan. Keep your original if you need to copy text from it.