Compress PDF for eCourts e-filing

Bring a scanned petition or annexure under the e-filing size limit, keeping the text searchable and the bookmarks in place.

Open Compress PDF for eCourts e-filing

What you can do

Under a size: type your portal’s limit, and NightOwl keeps the best quality that fits.
Scanned pages are redrawn compactly; typed pages are left sharp.
Searchable text, bookmarks, your edits and redactions are kept.
If a file cannot fit while staying readable, it says so, and Split PDF cuts it into parts under the limit.

How to do it

Open Compress PDF and choose your PDF.
Choose Under a size and type your portal’s limit.
Press Compress PDF, check the new size, then Download.

Good to know

NightOwl is not part of, or approved by, eCourts or any court. Check your court’s current limits before filing.
Only pictures are made smaller: a file that is mostly typed text may not shrink much.
Works in your browser. Scans you choose to read on our India server aren’t kept. Private mode keeps everything on your device.
Tested with a 520-page, 128 MB scanned bundle on a laptop. Very large files need a computer with enough memory; phones manage less.

What the courts allow

Delhi: since 7 February 2026 an e-filed file may be up to 300 MB in the High Court and 20 MB in the District Courts (notification of 24 January 2026). Supreme Court: its e-filing help gives 50 MB as the largest file.

Courts also ask for searchable text and 300 dpi scans: a Delhi High Court circular of 26 July 2024 told the filing staff to check that every page is scanned at 300 dpi and searchable. So make the file smaller by compressing the pictures, never by scanning at a lower resolution or by dropping the text.

Other courts and portals set their own limits, and they change: the portal shows the current one.

Questions

What size limit should I type?

The one your court’s e-filing portal shows. Some published limits are in “What the courts allow” above; they change, so check the portal.

Will my scan still be searchable after compressing?

Yes. Text that was recognised or already in the file stays searchable.