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How to use this target
A mostly text-based PDF is very different from a scanned document. Text and vector content may already be compact, while scanned pages store large images. This target uses 1,000,000 bytes rather than assuming the uploader means 1 MiB.
- Start with the original PDF. Check whether you can select text, or whether every page is a scanned picture.
- Choose the 1 MB preset and enable searchable text only if that is required. Browser-only mode can perform structural cleanup but does not rebuild scans with OCR.
- Inspect every output page, verify page count and test text selection or search. Download only after the output passes the technical checks.
What to check before uploading
Not every PDF can fit 1 MB without losing necessary information. Encrypted, signed, form-heavy or active-content files may be rejected to avoid unsafe or destructive changes. Large scanned PDFs may require temporary server processing; choose on-device-only to refuse that transfer.
Common questions
Does PDF compression remove pages?
This workflow preserves page count rather than deleting pages to meet a target. If all required pages cannot fit within the allowed settings, use another permitted approach.
Will searchable text remain searchable?
Existing native text is preserved by the supported cleanup path. Scans may need OCR, whose output still needs review for names, numbers and small print.