reduce PDF petition size PJe eProc court file limit
A finished petition can still get stuck at filing if the PDF exceeds the court system's file size limit. Before rewriting the text, the fix is usually simpler: compress the file's structure, split it by page range, or merge loose exhibits into one PDF, all without leaving the browser.
In this case, structural reduction alone is not enough: rescan the exhibits at a lower resolution or split the petition from the exhibits into separate files.
Useful when the court asks for the petition and the exhibits as separate files, not a single PDF.
Cuts the number of separate uploads in e-filing, without exceeding this tool's batch cap.
No. Compress, split, and merge run entirely in your browser with the pdf-lib library. The file is read locally, processed locally, and the result is generated as a local download, with no request that sends the PDF's content to a server, neither ours nor a third party's.
No. It does not write or format the petition's content, it only processes the finished PDF: compressing the structure, splitting by page, or merging several PDFs into one. To draft the document text, use a word processor and export to PDF before processing it here.
It varies by court, and there is no single CNJ cap: verified examples range from about 1.5 MB (PJe/TJMG) to 20 MB (PJe/TRF1) per file. Always confirm the filing system regulations of the destination court before filing, because these values change with platform updates.
Yes. Compress, split and merge run entirely in the browser with the pdf-lib library, without sending a single byte of the file to any server, ours or a third party's. Even so, protecting the secrecy also depends on how you store the resulting file and on filing it in the correct restricted environment of the court system.
100% local processing: PDF files never leave your browser. Compression optimizes the file's internal structure (removes metadata and accumulated revisions); it does not recompress photos or scanned pages embedded in the PDF.
| PJe, TRF1 | 20 MB |
| eProc, TRF4 (RS/SC/PR) | 10 MB |
| PJe, Justiça do Trabalho (CSJT) | 10 MB |
| PJe, TJMG | 1.5 MB |
There is no single CNJ-wide limit; each court sets its own cap in its filing system's rules. Always check the destination court's official page before filing.
All processing runs in your browser with the pdf-lib library; no byte of your PDF is sent to this or any other server, even for sealed-case documents.