Compress Video Online — Free, Private, No Upload
Shrink a video for Discord, WhatsApp or email. 100% free, no watermark, no upload — compressed on your own device.
Drop a video here or click to choose
compressed on your device — your video is never uploaded
Video is where file limits hurt most: a clip that will not send on WhatsApp, a recording too big for Discord, an attachment an email server bounces. This tool makes the file smaller and gives you back an MP4 that plays everywhere.
You choose a level rather than fiddling with codecs: a small preset aimed at Discord's free limit, a medium one for WhatsApp and email, a balanced setting, and high quality for when size matters less. If you need the file to land under an exact number of megabytes, use the Compress Video to Size tool on this site, which calculates the bitrate from the length of your clip instead of guessing.
Almost every online video compressor uploads your video first, which for a large file is the slowest part and means a stranger's server holds a copy. Here the compression runs in your browser, using the same FFmpeg engine professional tools are built on. The first time, the browser downloads that engine, about 30 MB, and keeps it. The trade-off is honest: your computer does the work, so a long video takes minutes, and a phone is slower than a laptop.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is my video uploaded to a server?
- No — this is rare for a video compressor. The whole thing runs in your browser using WebAssembly, so your video never leaves your device.
- Why does the first run take a moment?
- Your browser loads the video engine once (about 30 MB). After that it's cached.
- How small can it go?
- Pick a preset for Discord/WhatsApp limits, or a higher-quality level. Bigger videos take longer since it all runs locally.
- Which level should I pick?
- Start with Balanced. If the result is still too large for where you are sending it, step down one level. Going straight to the smallest preset on a long video costs more quality than necessary.
- Does it keep the sound?
- Yes. The audio track is kept and compressed along with the picture.
Guides
- How to compress a video for Discord (under 20 MB) without a watermark Discord's free upload limit is 20 MB since August 2026. Here is what that limit actually allows, how to get a clip under it without turning it into mush, and why you do not need an app or a server to do it.
- How to make a video file smaller without ruining it Four things decide how big a video is: length, resolution, bitrate and codec. Which one to change for email, WhatsApp, a website or a USB stick, the arithmetic behind "fit under 25 MB", and why trimming first is free.
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🔒 Your files are processed on your device. This tool runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.