Compress File for Email Free
You can often compress a file for email for free by exporting a smaller copy, reducing image quality, or choosing a more suitable file format.
Pick the PDF, image, or video you want to email. The size check is free.
Email size result
- Files
- Not selected
- Total size
- 0 MB
- Email service
- Most email services
- Safe email target
- Safe target: 20 MB
- Compression needed
- Choose a file and we will show this.
Your result will appear here after you choose a file.
Optional
Sending to work or school?
You do not normally need this. If you are sending to a work, school, or company address, paste it here and we will check the mail service when we can.
You can leave this empty. It is only here if you want to check a work, school, or company email address.
Optional Devenia help
Rather have us make the smaller copy?
The check and advice above are free. You can try the changes yourself, or ask Devenia to make a smaller copy for you.
We use this to send the finished file and receipt.
What this page is for
This guide is for attachments that are too large but do not need specialist handling. Many PDFs, images, and short videos can be made smaller with basic export settings.
The key is to reduce the copy, not damage the original.
How to handle it
- Check whether the file is a PDF, image, video, or document.
- Use built-in export or save-as options when available.
- Try a balanced quality setting first.
- Check the smaller copy on another viewer if possible.
- Use the size checker before attaching it to email.
What to check before sending
- Open the smaller file before sending it.
- Check the final file size, not just the compression setting.
- Keep the original file until the recipient confirms the smaller copy works.
- Make sure important text, faces, forms, signatures, or charts are still clear.