Your 32 MB pitch deck just bounced from the client's inbox. You're 20 minutes from the meeting. Every desktop PDF app you tried wants you to create an account first.
Flint's compress tool does it in 10 seconds, no account, no install.
Seconds 1–3: Drag in
Open Flint compress, drag your PDF onto the page. The file loads locally — your data doesn't leave your machine. Three seconds, including the drag.
If you're on mobile, tap to select. Same result, slightly slower.
Seconds 4–7: Compress
Click compress. The browser does the work in-place. For a 30 MB PDF, expect 3–5 seconds of processing. The output appears with the new file size displayed.
Most PDFs shrink by 60–80%. A 30 MB deck typically lands between 4 and 10 MB.
Seconds 8–10: Download
Download the compressed file. It's the same PDF — same pages, same content — just optimised. Visual quality is maintained for typical office documents; for image-heavy decks, the reduction is dramatic.
Rename if needed, then attach to the email that just bounced.
FAQ
What gets compressed?
Embedded images are the biggest target — they're typically over-resolution for screen viewing. Fonts, metadata and unused objects also get optimised. Text quality stays perfect.
Will compressed PDFs print well?
For office documents, yes — the compression targets screen resolution, which is more than enough for most printers. For high-DPI print production, use minimal compression or skip it.
Is there a quality setting?
Flint's compress tool targets a balanced default. For aggressive compression, run the file through twice — diminishing returns but useful for hitting strict size limits.
Does compressing affect text searchability?
No. Text remains fully searchable and selectable. Only images are downsampled.
Compressing a PDF is a 10-second task. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Compress your next bounce in Flint and send the deck.