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Mb2KbSizer

Exact 100 kB target · Free · No upload

Compress PDF to 100kB

Shrink a one- or two-page PDF to at or just under 100 kB on your own device — a practical target inside many 50–300 kB upload windows.

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Your PDF will come out at or just under this size. 1 kB = 1,000 bytes.

Quick sizes

How it works: we first try a lossless clean-up that keeps your text selectable. If the PDF is still too big, each page is re-saved as a sharp image inside a new PDF.

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Step by step

How to compress PDF to 100kB?

Works on phones, tablets and computers — no account needed.

  1. 1

    Upload the PDF

    Drop your PDF into the box above or click to browse. Scanned documents, forms, certificates and multi-page reports all work. The file stays on your device.

  2. 2

    Confirm the target size

    The target is pre-set to 100 kB here. You can change the number, switch the unit to MB or a percentage, and tick black & white for scanned pages that do not need colour.

  3. 3

    Compress and download

    We try a lossless clean-up first and only re-render pages when the file is still too big. Compare the first page before and after, then press Download.

Where this size shows up

Where a 100 kB PDF is typically required

One hundred kilobytes is the dependable target for a single certificate, identity document or signed page. It is large enough for a clean A4 scan at screen resolution and small enough to sit comfortably inside the 50–300 kB PDF windows used by JEE Main, NEET UG and CUET UG 2026. Unlike a 50 kB result, which can slip under those portals' minimum, a PDF just below 100 kB leaves room on both sides.

The preset suits a Class 10 certificate, category or disability certificate, marksheet, passport bio page, Aadhaar or PAN scan, and a short declaration exported as PDF. A phone-scanned page may start at 1–4 MB because the app stores a full camera image. The tool first tries a lossless re-save; if that is not enough, it renders each page at up to 150 dpi and searches for the highest JPEG quality that fits the shared byte budget.

Page count decides how far the budget goes. One page receives nearly the full 100 kB and normally stays crisp; two pages get about 50 kB each and work well in black & white; five photographed pages get only 20 kB apiece and may need a 200 kB target. Submit only the document the field names, and keep colour enabled only when a stamp, chart or photograph must remain in colour.

  • Class 10 certificate or marksheet

    A one-page academic record fits the NTA 50–300 kB range at this target while keeping small rows and roll numbers readable.

  • Category, disability or address certificate

    Official certificates are mostly text and seals, so 100 kB in grayscale is usually enough for one or two clean pages.

  • Passport or identity-document scan

    One bio-data or ID page remains easy to inspect at 100 kB when cropped to the document and photographed in even light.

  • Signed declaration or undertaking

    A typed page with a handwritten signature compresses efficiently, especially when exported directly instead of photographed.

  • Short attachment for email or chat

    A 100 kB PDF downloads quickly on mobile data and passes through mail systems without adding meaningful message weight.

Reference

Portals with PDF limits around 100 kB

Typical limits from official notifications and help pages. Each row links to its source.

Portal / purpose Item Size limit Format Source
JEE (Main) 2026 Class 10 certificate / marksheet and applicable certificate PDFs 100 kB sits safely inside the window. The document must remain clearly legible; check the current bulletin before applying. 50–300 kB PDF Official
NEET (UG) 2026 Category, Class X, marksheet, address and PwD certificates A separate file is prepared for each requested document. Requirements can change with the next examination cycle. 50–300 kB each PDF Official
CUET (UG) 2026 Disability / UDID certificate and applicable identity proof 100 kB is above the minimum and leaves a wide margin below the ceiling. 50–300 kB PDF Official
UPSC online application Photo ID proof / PwBD certificate From the UPSC online application FAQ; 100 kB is within the stated range. 20–300 kB PDF Official

Limits change between recruitment cycles. Always confirm the numbers on the notification or form you are filling in before you upload.

Pro tips

Tips to reach 100 kB without losing readability

  • Use black & white for ordinary paperwork

    A certificate, marksheet or signed form spends most of its colour data on paper tint and lighting rather than useful information. Grayscale lets the encoder preserve text edges and seals at 100 kB; keep colour only when the document's colour itself is relevant.

  • Crop to the page before making the PDF

    A desk, dark border or shadow around the sheet consumes part of the byte budget and reduces the resolution available to the words. Use a scanning app's document crop or photograph the page square-on, then export only the paper area.

  • Give one or two pages the whole budget

    At 100 kB, two pages receive roughly 50 kB each and remain readable; five pages receive only 20 kB each. If the portal asks for one certificate, do not include unrelated pages, and move to 200 or 300 kB when a multi-page document is genuinely required.

  • Export digital documents directly

    A resume, letter or declaration saved from Word or Google Docs keeps text as text and may already fit under 100 kB. Printing it, signing it and photographing the whole page turns every character into pixels and makes the file much harder to shrink.

  • Check the lower limit as well as the cap

    A line reading 50–300 KB means 50 is a minimum. This 100 kB preset is a safe middle target, while the 50 kB preset intentionally lands just below 50 and can fail such a range. Read the current notification before uploading.

Quality check

What to expect at 100 kB

A one-page typed certificate at 100 kB should look clean at normal zoom. A direct digital export may reach the target through the lossless pass and retain selectable text, links and form fields. A camera scan is re-rendered at up to 150 dpi — about 1240 × 1750 pixels for A4 — then encoded as an image; black & white text remains sharp, while fine texture in a seal or photograph softens slightly.

Two or three scanned pages split the target evenly. In grayscale, a two-page form has about 50 kB per page and keeps ordinary 10–12 point text readable; three pages are still workable when the source is flat and clean. A longer colour document may force lower resolution, and the tool will report when the target cannot be reached rather than return an oversized file. The first-page comparison and exact result size let you judge the output before saving.

Good to know

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 100 kB enough for a clear scanned certificate?

Yes for one clean page, and often for two in black & white. Typed text and signatures remain readable at up to 150 dpi, while a page with several colour photographs may need a larger target to keep the same clarity.

Can I compress a multi-page PDF to 100 kB?

Two or three plain pages can fit, because the budget is shared across them. Five or more scanned pages receive too few bytes each for comfortable reading, so remove unrequested pages, use black & white, or choose 200–350 kB.

Will the compressed PDF still have selectable text?

Only when the lossless re-save reaches the target. If the tool must re-render the pages, each page becomes an image and its text is no longer searchable or selectable. The result card identifies which method was used.

Why is the output slightly under 100 kB?

The search keeps the best encoding that does not cross the limit, and PDF overhead plus JPEG quality steps prevent every file landing on one exact byte. The small margin is helpful on portals that calculate kilobytes differently.

Are password-protected PDFs supported?

A locked file cannot be opened for rendering, so save an unlocked copy from the application that knows the password first. Upload that copy, compress it, and keep the protected original somewhere safe.

Do I need to install any app to use Mb2KbSizer?

There is nothing to install. The PDF compressor is a normal web page that loads its compression code (Mozilla's pdf.js and pdf-lib) into the browser and runs it there. Any current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari or Samsung Internet will do, on Android, iPhone, Windows, macOS or Linux. You can pin the page to your home screen through your browser's Add to Home Screen option if you like a one-tap icon, but it still fetches the page over the internet each time, so it is not an offline app. We publish nothing in any app store, and no software needs updating.

How do I compress a PDF using Mb2KbSizer?

Start by dropping your PDF into the upload box or tapping browse to select it; the tool opens the file on your device. Next, check the Target Size field. On a preset page the number is already filled in, but you can change it and switch the unit between kB, MB and %. Tick black & white if the file is a scan and you want extra savings. Then press the compress button. The result panel shows the first page before and after, the new size, the percentage saved, the page count and which method was used. Press Download to save the file.

What formats does Mb2KbSizer support?

This tool accepts PDF files only, up to 100 MB and with any number of pages. It cannot open a password-protected PDF; remove the password in the program that created it, then try again. Word, Excel or image files need converting to PDF first, which most phones and computers can do through Print to PDF or Save as PDF. The output is always a standard PDF with the original page sizes. If you want to shrink photos rather than documents, use the [image compressor](/), which handles JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, AVIF and HEIC where the browser can decode it.

Is it safe to upload my PDFs to Mb2KbSizer?

Your PDF is never sent anywhere, so there is no upload to worry about. The browser opens the file locally, and both compression methods run on your own processor: the lossless pass re-saves the document with compressed streams, and the re-render pass draws each page and packs it into a fresh PDF, all in memory on your device. Our servers only deliver the page itself. This matters for the kind of documents people compress: ID scans, bank statements, offer letters, medical reports. They remain as private after compression as they were before you opened the tool.

Do you store my PDFs?

We cannot store what we never receive. Because the whole process happens in your browser, no copy of your document, its pages or its text is written to our servers, and there is no account history tying files to you. The compressed PDF lands in your Downloads folder and nowhere else. Our hosting provider keeps standard server logs for page requests, which record things like IP address and browser type but never file contents. We also run no database. For a plain-language description of what little data the site does handle, see our privacy policy.

What is Mb2KbSizer and what does it do?

Mb2KbSizer shrinks images and PDF documents to a size you choose, free of charge, without leaving your browser. Give the PDF compressor a file of up to 100 MB, enter a target in kB, MB or as a percentage of the original, and it works to bring the document under that figure. Typical jobs include getting a scanned marksheet below a portal's cap, squeezing a multi-page application form into an email, or lightening a report before sharing it. The same site offers an [image compressor](/) and a bulk image compressor, both built on the same no-upload approach.

Is Mb2KbSizer free to use?

It is, with no catches. You will not meet a paywall after the first file, a cap on pages, a size restriction beyond the 100 MB input limit, or a stamp on the output. We do not ask for an email address or an account. Ads on the page cover our hosting bill, and since your device does the processing, we have no per-file costs to pass on. Whether you compress one certificate or every document for a job application, the price is the same: nothing. There is no paid plan waiting behind the free one.

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