How to Compress a Multi-Page PDF Without Crashing Browser Memory
Learn how to compress large, multi-page PDFs locally in your browser using WebAssembly without memory crashes or risking document privacy.
## The Challenge of Processing Large Multi-Page PDFs Locally Working with PDF documents containing dozens or hundreds of pages is frequently a technical hurdle when processing files locally inside the browser. Traditional online tools attempt to solve this by uploading massive files to third-party cloud servers, exposing sensitive information and draining upload bandwidth. Conversely, standard in-browser tools often trigger tab crashes or Out-of-Memory exceptions due to inefficient binary memory buffer management. ## Why Browsers Run Out of Memory on Heavy PDFs Modern web browsers enforce stri
