Applications with a 2 MB cap
Two megabytes is a common ceiling on job boards, applicant tracking systems and university application portals. It's the size they allow for a résumé, a cover letter, a transcript, a recommendation letter or a writing sample. Most of those files are well below it, until you add a scanned diploma, a design portfolio or a transcript exported at print resolution.
Unlike very small targets, 2 MB leaves room for quality. A recruiter or an admissions officer may zoom into your grades or study your portfolio pieces, so you want to remove only the excess weight. With the target mode, ConvertirDocs stops lowering quality the moment the file fits, instead of crushing everything to the minimum.
Portfolios and design-heavy CVs
A CV built in a design app, with a photo, icons and colored blocks, can export much larger than you'd expect, often because the images inside were saved at full resolution. Compressing to 2 MB targets exactly those images. Text and vector shapes, like lines, icons drawn as shapes and charts, are left untouched, so your headings stay crisp and recruiters can still select and search your text.
For a portfolio, check the result at full size. If your best images look soft, try a slightly higher target where the portal allows it, or split the portfolio into a short selection for the application and a full version for the interview.
Scanned transcripts and certificates
Diplomas, transcripts and certificates are often scanned in color at high resolution, which makes each page heavy. These are exactly the PDFs that shrink best, because nearly all of their weight is photos. A few pages usually fit under 2 MB while seals, signatures and small print remain legible.
If you need to combine several scans into one upload, put them together first with “Merge PDF”, then compress the merged file. Compressing at the end gives the engine the whole 2 MB budget to share between pages.
Private, free and honest about results
Application documents contain personal data: your address, your ID number, your grades. With ConvertirDocs the PDF is processed in your browser and isn't uploaded, and nothing is stored. There's no account, no email, no usage limit, and no watermark added to your file.
If 2 MB can't be reached, for example with a very long document full of embedded fonts or image types the engine doesn't recompress, you get the smallest version achieved and a clear explanation of why.