Compress PDF for email attachments

Email still rejects heavy PDFs even when cloud links are available. Here is how to shrink documents to a predictable KB size before you hit send.

Email providers tolerate large attachments until they do not. Gmail blocks outgoing messages above 25 MB; corporate inboxes often enforce much smaller limits on the receiving side. Compressing a PDF before you attach it avoids bounce-backs and keeps mobile recipients happy.

Pick a realistic KB target

  • 500 KB - comfortable for most business PDFs under ten pages.
  • 400 KB - common on government and licensing portals.
  • 200 KB - tight, best for text-heavy documents.

Combine steps before sending

Need to merge screenshots into a PDF first? Use JPG to PDF, then compress on the all-in-one PDF page without a second upload.

Security reminder

FilezyAI deletes files two hours after conversion. For highly sensitive documents, delete immediately from the download page or use desktop software you control end to end.