What is Lumin vs Lumin Tools?

Lumin Tools is a sub-site of Lumin hosting more advanced editing features such as the PDF Unlocker tool, OCR reader, Convert, Compress and more. Both sites are completely free to use.

Sure is! Lots of our tools are free. You can draw on PDFs, comment on them, add text, signatures and images; all the basics are covered. Our paid plans expand your toolkit: you can edit PDF text, redact information, create fillable fields and much more. Discover our plans to learn which one is the right fit for you.

Lumin works on your browser, or you can download our desktop app and keep Lumin handy on your computer. We’ve also got a mobile and tablet app which includes Lumin’s most popular features.

Can I just compress a PDF and go?

Yes. You need to create an account in order to use Lumin Tools, but it’s easily done and you’ll be compressing files in no time. You’ll have a range of other PDF features at your disposal too, should you choose to explore them.

Why is compressing better than zipping?

When you zip a PDF file and send it from person to person, your files have a higher chance of becoming corrupt along the way. Lumin’s Compress tool is fast, easy and free, saving you time and peace of mind.

Compress PDF size

Use our free PDF compressor to compress large files for easy sending.

or drop your file here

You're in good company

Get more docs done with our digital toolkit

Reduce PDF size
Some files are too big to send. Lumin can change that. Compress your PDFs into a sendable file size in seconds.
Compress quickly
Our free PDF compressor isn't just easy to use - it's also fast. Get bulky files on their way in no time.
Compress, don't corrupt
Creating .zip files from your desktop can go wrong. Save yourself the headache of a corrupted .zip file and use our free Compress tool.

More impact, less admin.
Compress PDFs for free.

How to compress a PDF

Sign up

Head to Lumin Tools, a sub-site of Lumin, and create a free account. Select the Compress tool.

Add files

Drag and drop your files or upload them straight from Google Drive, Dropbox or your computer.

Download

Done! Once your PDF file size has reduced, you can download your finished file or save it to your preferred document storage solution.

One platform for all your PDF tools

Explore our plans

Free

For casual users trying out Lumin

$0 USD

Get started

Free includes:

Annotate 3 docs
Digitally sign PDFs

Pro

For busy professionals or small teams

$19 USD

Per month, per team

$19 USD

Per month, per team

Try for free Purchase now

Everything on Starter, plus:

30 docs per month team-wide
Edit PDF text
Split documents

Looking for a team or business plan?View plans

Featured articles

Discover more

Join over 100 million customers

Based on 1200+ reviews on

Compress PDFs
in seconds

Frequently asked questions

What is Lumin vs Lumin Tools?
Lumin Tools is a sub-site of Lumin hosting more advanced editing features such as the PDF Unlocker tool, OCR reader, Convert, Compress and more. Both sites are completely free to use.
Is Lumin free?
Sure is! Lots of our tools are free. You can draw on PDFs, comment on them, add text, signatures and images; all the basics are covered.
Our paid plans expand your toolkit: you can edit PDF text, redact information, create fillable fields and much more. Discover our plans to learn which one is the right fit for you.
How do I use Lumin?
Lumin works on your browser, or you can download our desktop app and keep Lumin handy on your computer. We’ve also got a mobile and tablet app which includes Lumin’s most popular features.
Can I just compress a PDF and go?
Yes. You need to create an account in order to use Lumin Tools, but it’s easily done and you’ll be compressing files in no time. You’ll have a range of other PDF features at your disposal too, should you choose to explore them.
Why is compressing better than zipping?
When you zip a PDF file and send it from person to person, your files have a higher chance of becoming corrupt along the way. Lumin’s Compress tool is fast, easy and free, saving you time and peace of mind.