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Compress PDFFebruary 10, 20262 min read

How to Compress a PDF for Email Attachments

Reduce PDF file size to send as an email attachment. Free browser tool — works on any device.

Gmail and Outlook limit email attachments to 25MB. If your PDF is too large, compress it with FixMyPDF in seconds — no software, no account.

Open FixMyPDF

Go to fixmypdf.in/tools/compressor in any browser.

Upload the PDF

Click "Choose File" and select the oversized PDF you want to email.

Compress It

Choose medium compression for most documents. The tool shows the size reduction before you download.

Attach to Email

Download the compressed PDF and attach it to your Gmail, Outlook, or Apple Mail draft.

Email Attachment Limits

Gmail: 25MB. Outlook: 20MB. Yahoo Mail: 25MB. If your PDF is still too large after compression, consider sharing via Google Drive or Dropbox link instead.

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