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Optimize PDF for Web

Turn on Fast Web View so a PDF's first page can show before the download finishes, with no upload.

Processed on your device, not uploaded.

How to Linearize a PDF

  1. 1

    Select the PDF File

    The PDF you plan to post on your website.

  2. 2

    Optimize the File

    Press Optimize for Web to restructure the file.

  3. 3

    Check the Result

    The new file size appears on the result card.

  4. 4

    Download and Publish

    Download the PDF, then post it on your website.

Optimize PDF for Web Features

First Page Shows First

Readers opening a web link see content before the download ends.

Page-by-Page Web Loading

Viewers can fetch only the pages being read from your site.

Content and Links Intact

Text, images, hyperlinks, bookmarks, and forms stay as they were.

Still a Standard PDF

The linearized file opens normally in Chrome, Safari, and other PDF apps.

Common Questions

Press Optimize for Web, download the result, and post it on your site. The first page shows before the download ends.

No, the file is only reordered and can be slightly larger. Use Compress PDF first to shrink it.

Hardly, since attachments are usually downloaded in full first; the benefit shows when opened from a link.

Not directly, unlock it first with Unlock PDF, and make linearization your last step.

Yes, the PDF is restructured in your phone or laptop browser and isn't sent to a server.

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