PDF Ready

Guides for PDF prep, portals, and clean export

Start with the core app flow first. Then choose the guide that matches your portal, target size, or edge case.

Upload problem hubs

Strict upload limits

PDF compressor for upload

Start here when the real problem is a strict upload limit, not generic compression.

Private Android workflow

Private Android PDF prep

Prepare sensitive documents without uploading PDF contents to PDF Ready servers.

Start here

Core flow

How PDF Ready works

See the main flow from PDF or scanner to Originals, Prepare, Versions, and the final clean copy.

Prepare

Prepare before clean export

Learn where Prepare starts, how to choose the route and size, and what to review before clean export.

Navigation

Originals vs Versions

Understand where the starting file lives, where generated results appear, and where review happens.

Create and edit before Prepare

Scanner

Scan a document

Create the source PDF first, review pages, and continue to Prepare only after the scan is ready.

Handwritten signature

Add a handwritten signature

Add one visible handwritten signature to the current document before Prepare. This is not a certificate-backed digital-signature workflow.

Photo or image

Add a photo or image

Add one visible image to the current document before Prepare when the destination accepts that path.

Merge / Split

Merge or split PDFs

Combine files when the upload needs one PDF, or split a PDF when only some pages belong.

Choose a route

Exact size first

GENERAL

Use GENERAL when you mainly know the target size and do not need a portal-specific route yet.

IRCC

IRCC guide

Use this when the real upload path could be 2 MB, 3 MB, or 4 MB and you need the safest starting point.

CEAC

CEAC guide

Use this when a conservative 2 MB path and compatibility-first choices dominate the job.

Common tasks

Prepare options

PDF/A-2b

Learn where PDF/A-2b lives inside Prepare and why route and size still come first.

Too large

PDF too large to upload?

Choose the real limit, review readability, and export a clean copy from Android.

Sign and photo

Sign a PDF and add a photo

Add a visible handwritten signature or photo before clean export.

Review, errors, and billing

More specific guides

Use these only when the main flow above is not enough for your case.

Exact PDF size targets Compress PDF to 2 MB on Android Compress PDF without uploading OCR a scanned PDF on Android Passport PDF under 300 KB Create a PDF from photos Prepare PDF/A-2b on Android 300 KB 500 KB 1 MB 2 MB 4 MB 12 MB GENERAL exact-size uploads Compress without uploading Avoid random web converters Prepare sensitive PDFs on-device Add a handwritten signature Add a photo or image Sign and compress for upload PDF compressor for upload Compress PDF to 300 KB on Android Compress PDF to 500 KB on Android Compress PDF to 1 MB on Android Compress PDF to 2 MB for upload Compress PDF to 4 MB for upload Prepare PDF under 12 MB India e-Visa passport PDF 300 KB CEAC 2 MB PDF upload IRCC PDF upload size limits Visa document PDF too large Passport PDF too large Immigration portal PDF too large Compress sensitive PDF without uploading Compress PDF without uploading Private PDF compressor Android Compress PDF on Android for upload Scan passport to PDF on Android Create PDF from photos for upload OCR scanned PDF before upload Add handwritten signature to PDF Add photo to PDF on Android PDF too large to upload PDF under size limit but rejected Add a photo or image for upload Add a passport photo to a PDF Add a receipt screenshot to a PDF Pricing

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