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Compress a character certificate PDF
University, job, and visa forms often cap a character / police certificate at 500 KB. Drop the PDF or a photo of the stamped page. Rebuilt in this tab.
Last checked: September 2026. Confirm millimetres, pixels, and KB on the official form. Not a government website.
- File cap
- 500 KB
- Format
- Input
- PDF or page photos
- Pages
- Rebuilt in drop order
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Drop a PDF
Or photos of pages, in order.
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Preset applied
Default cap 500 KB. Type another size if the form differs.
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Download
The new PDF is saved from this tab. Nothing is uploaded.
Police / character certificates for jobs, visas, and university admissions. Default 500 KB — confirm the portal.
Upload
Drop a PDF or photos of pages
Born-digital PDFs keep selectable text when they already fit the cap. Scans rebuild as JPEG.
Choose filesType 2 and pick MB, or type 2mb / 50kb in the box. The file will come out at or under that size.
Output will be 500 KB or smaller.
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Drop
Drop the file. It stays in this browser tab.
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Preset applied
Set the cap or preset for this job.
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Download
Download from this device. Nothing is uploaded.
FAQ
Questions, answered
What size?Open
Default 500 KB, a common university and employer cap. Type 200 KB or 1 MB if the circular differs.
PCC instead of character certificate?Open
Same compressor family. Use Compress police clearance if the form says PCC / police clearance certificate.
Will stamps still read?Open
Photograph in good light, full page. If a seal is faint after one pass, raise the cap to 1 MB.
Still over 500 KB?Open
One page, not a booklet. The engine already retries quality and page pixels.
Format?Open
Output is .pdf. A phone photo of the certificate is accepted and wrapped as PDF.
Is this a police portal?Open
No. It only resizes a file you already have. It does not issue a certificate.
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