Question 1

Will compressing my PDF reduce its readability?

Accepted Answer

Compression primarily reduces image and embedded-resource size while keeping text sharp and selectable, so readability is preserved for most documents — though heavily image-based PDFs (scanned forms, photo-heavy pages) may show some visible quality reduction.

Question 2

Why do government portals often have an upload size limit?

Accepted Answer

Many government recruitment and application portals cap file uploads (commonly in the 1–5 MB range) to keep their systems fast and storage manageable — Compress PDF helps you get a scanned or exported PDF under that limit without retyping or rescanning.

Question 3

Is Compress PDF free and does it require sign-in?

Accepted Answer

Yes — it is completely free, runs entirely in your browser, and does not require creating an account or signing in.