How to Reduce the Size of a Multi-Page Scanned PDF
Learn how to compress a multi-page scanned PDF to 100KB, 500KB, or 1MB without losing readability or uploading sensitive files to cloud servers.
## Why Multi-Page Scanned PDFs Are So Heavy Scanning multi-page contracts, medical records, financial statements, or identification documents often produces enormous PDF files that easily exceed 20MB or 50MB. This happens because a scanned document does not contain native vector text, but rather a sequence of high-resolution raster images (unoptimized JPEGs or PNGs) encapsulated inside the PDF container. When multiplied across 10, 20, or 50 pages, the file size grows exponentially. The real challenge appears when you need to email these documents or upload them to government portals, job appli
