I’ve just created a notebook in GoodNotes and took handwritten notes (c.a. 10 pages). Now I’m exporting them into a PDF and the minimum size I can get is 26Mb!!
Apart from what I wrote, I added 1 photo. Still, 26Mb is a lot!!!
You could always save it then use a PDF compress app/service to make it smaller. If you want to do it exclusively on iOS this app is free to download but unless you pay the IAP you have to wait an hour for the service to process it in the free version.
Thanks. I’ll check it out. 1hr seems a long waiting time, but I have a use case for compressing other pdf so this app might actually came in hand. Do you get good compression ratios?
Edit: 2.8/5? It seems it has a lot of angry customers
The dev makes clear that free users have to wait if they don’t pay for the service, but it is angry free customers who don’t like to wait for their compression.
That’s just one iOS app, there are others. But I don’t know of any offhand that offer free instant compression, the others I’ve heard of cost $$.
Of course, if you have a Mac you can compress pdfs for free using Preview.
I have not used it. When I make PDFs on iOS it’s usually paywalled articles I’m sending to someone, and size doesn’t bother me (and hopefully-grateful recipients haven’t complained yet).