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PDF compression: file size, readability and lost features
Understand raster compression, compare the output and avoid losing searchable text, links or document features unexpectedly.
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PDF Tools
Merge, extract and render PDF pages, create PDFs from images and explore compression or password protection. Check output and feature limitations.
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- Combine documents
Arrange selected pages in one file.
- Keep selected pages
Extract a page range without rasterizing every page.
- Explore size reduction
Raster output loses searchable text and document features.
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Merge PDF Files
Combine selected pages from PDFs in your chosen order.
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Protect / Encrypt PDF
Apply password protection locally and verify the exported file.
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Split PDF
Extract selected pages into one or individual PDFs.
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Images to PDF
Arrange images on new PDF pages.
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PDF to Image
Render selected PDF pages into image files.
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Rebuild PDF pages from JPEG renderings to explore size reduction.
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