Compress PDF
pdf compressor — lopdf + a ported traceless-core strip pass, running in a WASI 0.3 component on the homelab
compress-pdf
light and balanced are lossless at the pixel level. aggressive re-encodes embedded JPEG images at the quality level below — faster, much smaller, but images degrade. text, vectors, fonts, and layout are never touched.
only applied when preset is aggressive. lower = smaller file, more jpeg artifacts. 60 is the default sweet spot; 30-40 is genuinely crushed; 80+ is near-lossless.
download compressed pdf
$ drag a pdf here
$ or click to browse
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before
pdf · drop accepted
after
pdf · server-compressed