GekiPDF

Compress PDF Medical Reports to Under 2 MB Without Losing Legibility

Reduce medical report PDFs to under 2 MB with GekiPDF's free compressor. Keeps text layer and small print legible, no signup or watermark.

    Runs the same engine as our Compress PDF tool.

    Hospital portals often cap uploads at 2-5 MB, but a single page of scanned medical records can be 300 KB or more. GekiPDF's compress tool rewrites the file using Ghostscript presets: Light (~200 DPI), Recommended (~150 DPI), or Extreme (~96-120 DPI). Choose based on how much fine print you need to keep readable—smaller files mean lower resolution.

    A 16-page scan typically compresses in about 1 second and drops to roughly 1.5 MB with the Recommended preset, keeping the text layer intact so search and copy still work. Metadata is removed during compression, which helps with privacy. Files are deleted after one hour, and you get up to 40 conversions per hour per IP.

    Frequently asked questions

    Will small print in my medical report stay readable?

    Yes, if you use the Light preset (200 DPI) for dense pages with fine print. For standard reports, Recommended (150 DPI) usually keeps footnotes legible while reducing size by up to 95%.

    What happens to the text layer when I compress?

    The text layer is preserved because GekiPDF rewrites the PDF rather than flattening it. You can still select and search text inside the compressed file, as long as the original had a text layer.

    Can I compress a file larger than 50 MB?

    No, the maximum input size is 50 MB per file. If your medical report exceeds that, split it first using the split-pdf tool, then compress each part separately.

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