Set a cap of 10, 15, 25, 35 or 50 MB, or a custom size, then preview the pages before you send.
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Add an unlocked PDF. One PDF is one input. A multi-page PDF can still produce more than one result file on the free plan. There is no account. The capture shows Extract pages, where you choose pages to keep. The size cap is a separate control.
Open FileSway and add the unlocked PDF from Files.
Choose a size cap of 10, 15, 25, 35 or 50 MB, or type a custom size in KB or MB.
If one file can’t fit, split it into numbered parts. Page order is kept.
Preview the original against the finished pages. Fine print can get harder to read.
Save to Files, share, or export. Your original stays unchanged.
When an email or an upload form states a size, set that cap in FileSway: 10, 15, 25, 35 or 50 MB, or a custom size in KB or MB. These are FileSway’s caps. A destination can use a different rule, and FileSway does not promise the file will be accepted.
If one file still can’t fit, FileSway can split the PDF into numbered parts and keep page order. A cap on the whole submission still counts the parts together, so read the instructions you were given. Preview the original against the finished pages, and check forms, links and signatures. Your original stays unchanged.
The PDF presets are 10, 15, 25, 35 and 50 MB. Anything else, including a smaller target, is a custom KB or MB size. These are FileSway’s caps, not a list of what a site will accept. FileSway does not promise every PDF can hit every number.
| Feature | In FileSway |
|---|---|
| 10 MB | Preset. |
| 15 MB | Preset. |
| 25 MB | Preset. |
| 35 MB | Preset. |
| 50 MB | Preset. |
| Another size | Custom value, in KB or MB. |
Photo limits are a different control, from 100 KB to 50 MB. Compress a photo to a size limit.
If one file can’t fit the cap, FileSway can split the PDF into numbered parts and keep page order. A multi-page PDF can still produce more than one result file on the free plan.
A size cap may apply to each file or to a whole submission. Splitting does not get around a limit on the whole submission, because the parts still add up. Read the instructions you were given. FileSway does not decide whether the destination will accept the PDF.
To keep fewer pages, type numbers or ranges on PDF pages. Merge PDF is the other direction. FileSway shows what’s included in Free and Pro before you convert.
Compressing or splitting can affect forms, links and signatures. Open the finished file and try those before you send. Preview the original against the finished pages, because fine print can get harder to read. FileSway does not promise a quality level, or that the file will be accepted.
Searchable text is separate. Searchable PDF uses on-device OCR and needs FileSway Pro. OCR can contain errors. A photo turned into a PDF starts on Photo to PDF.
The Files app can store, copy and share a PDF. Recent iOS versions do not offer a control for a cap such as 10 MB, or for a custom KB size. Apple may move these menus.
Open the PDF in Files.
Tap Share if you want to send the file as it is.
There is no field for a target size. The PDF goes out at the size it already has.
Free & Pro
| Feature | Built-in iOS | FileSway Free | FileSway Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size cap of 10, 15, 25, 35 or 50 MB, or a custom size | No size-cap control in Files | ||
| Split one PDF into numbered partsPage order is kept | Not a Files size tool | ||
| Preview original vs finished | |||
| One unlocked PDF | Share the file you already have | ||
| Several PDFs in one job | |||
| Searchable textOn-device OCR. OCR can contain errors. | |||
| Price | Included with iPhone | Free | $14.99 once |
Document processing does not upload your files to our servers.
PDF tools run on your iPhone. Cloud file providers, Apple purchases and restore, and links you choose to open can still use the internet.
On-device privacyAdd the unlocked PDF in FileSway, choose 10, 15, 25, 35 or 50 MB or a custom size, preview the original against the finished pages, then save or share. One PDF is the free job, a multi-page PDF can still produce more than one result file on the free plan, and your original stays unchanged.
Add the unlocked PDF and choose 10, 15, 25, 35 or 50 MB, or type a custom size. If one file can’t fit, FileSway can split it into numbered parts and keep page order, but a cap on the whole submission still counts the parts together. Preview the pages and check forms, links and signatures before you send.
One unlocked PDF is free, without searchable OCR. Several PDFs in one job need FileSway Pro, a one-time $14.99 purchase in the U.S. There is no subscription. Searchable OCR is Pro, and it can contain errors. Restore Purchases is available, and you do not need an account.
It can make fine print harder to read. Preview the original against the finished pages before you export, and check forms, links and signatures, because compressing or splitting can affect them. FileSway does not promise a quality level.
Document processing does not upload your files to our servers. PDF tools run on your iPhone. Cloud file providers, Apple purchases and restore, and links you choose to open can still use the internet.
Split it into numbered parts if one file is the problem, or keep fewer pages by typing numbers or ranges. If the cap covers the whole submission, the parts still count together, so you can try a smaller custom size and preview again. Check the instructions you were given.
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