Set to 2 MB, one of the most common upload limits on job and application portals.
A 2 MB limit is typical for job applications, online course submissions and many government and university forms in the US and Canada. It fits a typed resume or a short scanned document comfortably, as long as the scan is not saved at photo quality.
For documents that a system reads automatically, like resumes and cover letters, selectable text matters. We always try lossless optimization first. If we have to turn pages into images to reach 2 MB, we tell you so you can decide.
Scanning a printout. Printing a document and scanning it back turns sharp text into a large image. Export the original file to PDF instead whenever you can.
Full-size images inside a document. A photo pasted straight from a phone can be 4 MB on its own. Resize it in your editor before exporting, or let us compress the PDF afterwards.
The tool is the same. The resume page explains how job systems read your file and how to keep it readable for them.
Yes. Pick another option or type the exact number the website shows.
We aim slightly under the limit, so the file is accepted whichever way the site counts megabytes.
Once the page has loaded, compression runs on your device without contacting a server.