How to Reduce PDF File Size in Illustrator

[@PodcastSpainYT]

Incredible man, thank you so much. Reduced some 1 GB architecture panels to 30 mb 😃 You made my uni hand-in possible

[@clarypop2422]

Just emailed my bosses a brochure for review! Couldn’t fit the attachment at first, you’re a lifesaver 🙏🏻

[@mcrmuse1]

Thank you for this video!!! You literally helped me graduate because my final project was too large and canvas was not accepting it!! But because of your help it went down enough! Thank you again!!

[@Wallamoose]

That’s great to hear! I’m glad it helped :)

[@thecanonguru]

Very very helpful for me….I have made total 21 artboards in Illustrator and when I export in pdf the total file size was 855 mb and after watching this I apply the same in my Illustrator and then the pdf size was 155 mb only. Thanks buddy for helping in a intense situation.

[@Wallamoose]

I’m glad it helped!!

[@kushalbhora1167]

That's amazing buddy, thank you so much! Reduced an 800MB design file to 10MB. Made it much easier for me to share them with clients!

[@juliannieves5588]

This was super helpful! 1.5GB down to 7MB and the best part of it was the print was so clear. Thank you!

[@milathomas2758]

worked hard designing a resume and the file was too big. watched your video and got it just right, and the photo tip was on point. thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!

[@jaypzl]

Great vid, thank you! Saw in the comments that someone used "High Quality Print" setting and it worked too. So I did also (plus unticked preserve Illustrator editing) and didn't mess with any of the Compression settings (quality's were set at Maximum). Worked just as well, taking my 3 letter-size page AI file from 498 MB to a 5.3 MB PDF. Hyperlinks were all still in tact and functional too. I'm using AI 2022 on iMac. Hope this helps!

[@Wallamoose]

Awesome! How do you add hyperlinks in illustrator? I thought you could only do that in In Design?

[@jaypzl]

@@Wallamoose oooo super easy! copy and paste the url onto your AI document. That alone will work as a hyperlink when you save it as a PDF and view it in Acrobat, Preview, etc. Another cool way to make an image or object a hyperlink, is to copy and paste the url, then send it to the back of your image or object. When you view it as a PDF, drag your pointer over the area where that text box of the url is (hiding behind your image/object), and bam! It's an active hyperlink too. So what I did to make the whole area of the image/object an active hyperlink, is to copy & paste it multiple times so it covers the whole area. Now when you drag your mouse over, the whole area is now clickable as that hyperlink! Hope that helps! Maybe you can make a vid about it!

[@creatiw]

Yes, that’s what I do too. Untick editing capabilities and keep the rest at best/high quality. That does the trick.

[@ivyonic]

Thank you very much, this is so helpful. I kept the quality to High or Max for Print Quality, it's still very good size.

[@joannaeread]

You just freed up so much more energy and inspiration within me via these simple instructions explained! I just subscribed :) Thank you so much for providing this helpful info!!

[@faroohi]

thank you. this video saved me. love how its short and brief. very useful

[@michaelbhoy3011]

This is brilliant. You've made my day! I've struggled with this for years so using uncheck Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities and setting to bicubic downsampling To 300 I've got a file size down to 2.5Mb from 108Mb (the smallest I could achieve). And with such a clear and simple explanation.

[@RenanPietroniro]

Thanks a LOT! I was struggling with how to properly compress the images and this saved me!

[@Wallamoose]

That’s great! Thanks for watching!

[@ChristianVandaos]

Always Coming back to this tutorial!

[@abhiramipavithran9946]

I did my portfolio which had 21 artboards and was so tensed how to compress the 700mb! Everyone told me it would be hard to compress the pdf. ThankU so muchh😍 l compressed it into 50 mb!

[@noon6774]

thank you very much for the helpful video but will the quality of the file be reduced when it comes to printing the file?

[@donnababylon]

How do you change the photos to smaller size within illustrator? I believe you said you could at the end of the video. Thank you. This video was very helpful.

[@horsegirlsriseup1261]

Just select the image you want to replace>file>place>choose the image you want to replace it with>replace>place and ur done

[@Artistram3d1]

I'll definitely try this out. I always get files with large file sizes that I have to shrink down at work (tradeshow graphics). Newly subbed. Thank you!

[@Wallamoose]

Awesome! Hope it works for you! Thanks for the sub

[@aspenvanhooser5601]

You solved my problem! Thank you for making this video. Excellent work.

[@Mafivenc]

Thank you!!! So simple and the images were still great quality.

[@elizabethjacksonhall8967]

Thank you very much for this succinct and useful video. You're a life saver!

[@mr.farman9121]

Thanks dude it was very useful my file was near 1.5 GB and now it turns out to be 2 MB.

[@allwlwlwel]

My file literally went down from 1.3GB to 4MB! THANK YOU! Edit: I Actually ended up choosing High quality print cause i wanted it printed and it was only 12MB

[@Wallamoose]

That’s awesome!!

[@joshymcdaniel9233]

Did it reduce image quality / resolution of any images etc ..? Be honest

[@allwlwlwel]

@@joshymcdaniel9233 dont drop the resolution, just remove the editable option

[@Furies-72]

Well done, mate. Works 2024.

[@raquelawerkamp9621]

This video SAVED ME! Thanks so much

[@quetufineart]

Thanks for this. I was stranded 👏

[@websurfer2344]

Fantastic quick teach!

[@henri8168]

Awesome! This video helped a lot!

[@ricardomarques2334]

Just saved my life forever! Thnks :)

[@sajiabude]

so clear and concise. Thank you

[@jessicaputz158]

Excellent information! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@jasminejoaquin4605]

You just saved me hours. Thank you!

[@Wallamoose]

I’m glad it helped!!

[@brandbryce]

Thank you so much! Super helpful and to the point.

[@Brownmommy1000]

Thanks so much! Was pulling my hair out! Thanks!

[@zahraturraihani7038]

Thank u for tutorial its literally works!!!😍⚠

[@edvp8613]

Thanks you much you saved my life.

[@manuellamendonca7776]

You helped me out a lot, thanks!

[@michellewhiteheadphotograp1381]

Thank you so much, this was very helpful!

[@Kayreku]

Thank you so much this helped a lot :)

[@ajilanang99]

Amazing, very helpful. Thank you so much

[@helmterbang2652]

You are life saver man, my 200mb files are now 15mb!😂🎉

[@richardemmerig536]

Thank you, good explanation.

[@deenashaltout]

wow thank you so much this helped alot !

[@canttouchthis5735]

Genius. Thank you friend!!!

[@annieberquist8331]

So helpful, thanks so much! :)

[@MA.AZELLANTACO]

Thank u very much. This video is very helpful.

[@Cricricricri19]

ok, I had a file sized 35mb and now it's 799kb, you just saved me, thank you!

[@kaylenpremchund7617]

Awesome video, thanks for the help!

[@saadmir1957]

Thanks man! It helps a lot. 🤜🤛

[@TheSabotaje]

thank you man, you're a hero !

[@jamiewcurrie]

Awesome video and helpful!!

[@pavlinaa01]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, it helped me a lot many times

[@mirandadiez9215]

This was amazingly helpful! Thank you!

[@dimitrimauquoy2177]

Thank you, that was very useful!

[@Wallamoose]

No problem! I’m glad it helped!

[@kuteken6312]

You're legend Mate!!

[@michelleesbend1634]

Thank you this was really helpful 😊

[@asgharali3320]

Thank you so much. Just right on time :)

[@Wallamoose]

No problem!

[@elcreativastudio2]

Very helpful, thank you so much

[@tedmax75]

Helped a lot thanks! Went from 19mb to 543k!

[@Wallamoose]

Awesome! I’m glad it worked for you!

[@abenegootim9868]

You just saved my butt...! Thanks😎

[@widsshinigami]

Thank you for your training, we appreciate it..

[@rajanikate6890]

This really helped thanks a lot

[@travelledmatt3663]

Thank you! Very helpful :)

[@quietwave]

Thank you very much man!

[@ehdriel4178]

you are the man, thank you

[@kavitbhatia]

Thanks definitely works

[@lucianodevoto5519]

life saver. thank you!

[@jubabaghdad5400]

thank you so much , it worked like a charm, subscribe and like

[@LuckyCharmMina]

you are a life saver

[@omarabuali541]

JUST THANK YOU ♥

[@ecostrong]

Great vid, very helpful

[@alirezasamereh_general]

Thank you. Is there a way to export it as a multi-page pdf instead of a one-page pdf?

[@thetalkshop]

Thank you!!

[@XIIIBeatoSensei]

Amazing video, super helpful, thanks so much! I applied the same settings to do this in Photoshop too

[@mcchezta4656]

Thank You so much!

[@avergajixa6051]

Thank you very much 🎉

[@stefsterCA]

Thanks for this. Do you have one for compressing an AI for tee shirt design? These on demand printers have max 3MB I think.

[@bowring427]

Thankyou so much this is very helpful for me!!! But i want to ask, this save format does not affect someone to open it right? I mean like everybody can open this type of pdf right? I was just afraid because i use this pdf format for my exam, im afraid that my lecture cannot open it..

[@Wallamoose]

Yes, it will open like any other .pdf

[@bowring427]

@@Wallamoose okay thankyou so much! you really help me!!

[@meliodasnaruto6460]

Very very very thanks....

[@Wallamoose]

Most welcome

[@Betuins]

THANK YOU MAN!!!!!!!

[@stuntdrvr]

dude!! thank you so much.. had a 645mb file... down to 5mb

[@williamnewmarch2193]

Saved my architecture degree with 8 hours to go, hero

[@rawspeaking]

This Helped me for what I needed, Thankyou!

[@parniansadeghi5635]

You save my life

[@sudhanshukundu]

Saved my day 💗

[@jonmari9600]

Hello Wallamoose, I am trying to save artwork that is gradient full color. How will I save this file to be less than 25mb without loosing the quality of the image?

[@hanoonhfuad5937]

Wow beautiful

[@sleepyearther270]

Hi! Do you know which application can I do this with while preserving hyperlinks? Thank you :)

[@Wallamoose]

Off the top of my head I’m not sure - I always add hyperlinks after doing this. Maybe In Design?

[@tissouben8304]

Thank you! New subscriber. :)

[@vpolekar]

Thank You so much

[@kreativekraal]

thanks a lot brother

[@cabuhatd]

my problem is that i have a file that needs to fit for 100 cm x 240 cm. i change the size with the above number and it become blurry. how can i fix it

[@shutendoji470]

Hahaha from 100mb down to 2mb. Absolute legend, thank you

[@Demistification]

Come here. I need to give you a hug. :) You saved my life

[@bekrisyrine7217]

Thank you 😊

[@abhiramipavithran9946]

Thankyouu sooo muchhh!!!

[@joshymcdaniel9233]

Does it only work on pdf created in illustrator or can you take a pdf file say made years ago in adobe…

[@djodesigner]

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu so much bro

[@jerrythenn]

wow life saver ❤❤❤

[@jclee48]

Thank you :D