Will the text still be selectable?

If the light clean-up reached 200 KB, yes. If pages had to be redrawn, no. The status message tells you which happened.

Compress PDF to 200 KB

Get a PDF under 200 KB, and see exactly what it took.

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Get a PDF under 200 KB, a common limit for government forms, job applications and visa portals. The goal is preselected: a light clean-up runs first, and pages are redrawn as pictures only if that is not enough. You see the final size before anything downloads.

How it works

Drop in the PDF.
Tick the confirmation and click Compress.
Download when the size shows under 200 KB.

Questions about compress pdf to 200 kb

Will the text still be selectable?: If the light clean-up reached 200 KB, yes. If pages had to be redrawn, no. The status message tells you which happened.