# Video compressor

Make any video smaller in a few clicks, with the new size shown before you start. Free, no sign-up.

Web page: https://sloosh.ai/tools/compress-video

## How to compress a video

1. **Add the video.** An MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV file.
2. **Pick a setting.** Smallest file (720p), Balanced (1080p) or Keep the size. Check the size estimate.
3. **Download the MP4.** See the real size, play it, then save it.

## Compress video for Discord

Discord stops uploads at 10 MB on a free account. Add the clip and pick Smallest file (720p), then read the estimate under the tiles. If it says under 10 MB, press Compress video and the MP4 that comes back can go straight into the chat. If the estimate is still over 10 MB, the clip is simply too long for that limit at a watchable quality: trim it to the part you want first, or turn the best few seconds into a GIF with the video to GIF tool. Phone clips of 20 to 30 seconds usually fit at 720p.

## Reduce video size for email and WhatsApp

Phones record at a high bitrate, so most clips shrink several times over without looking worse on a phone screen. Balanced keeps 1080p and usually brings a minute or two of footage well under an email's 25 MB limit. For WhatsApp, a smaller file means less of its own squeezing, so the clip that arrives looks sharper.

## What people use it for

- **Getting under Discord's 10 MB limit.** Phone clips are often far bigger than they need to be. Pick Smallest file (720p) and check the estimate before you start. A long clip may need trimming to fit.
- **Sending a video by email.** Most email services stop attachments at around 25 MB. A minute or two of phone footage at 720p or 1080p usually comes in well under that.
- **Sharing on WhatsApp.** WhatsApp squeezes every video you send. Hand it a file that is already small and it has less to take away, so the clip that arrives looks better.
- **Drafts for client review.** Send a lighter cut for feedback and keep the full-quality master for the final export.

## Questions

### How do I compress a video?

Add an MP4, MOV or WebM, pick a setting and press Compress video. You get a smaller MP4 back.

### What do the settings do?

Smallest file brings the video down to 720p. Balanced brings it to 1080p and is the default. Keep the size leaves the resolution alone and only lowers the bitrate.

### Can I compress a video to an exact size, like under 25 MB?

Not to an exact number. Each setting shows an estimate before you start, and the result shows the real size, so you can pick the one that fits.

### How much smaller will it get?

Phone videos often shrink several times over, because phones record at a high bitrate. A video that is already compact may barely change, and you are told so instead of getting a bigger file.

### Why does it take a while?

Every frame is encoded again, so a long video takes real time, and a phone is slower than a laptop. Keep the tab open until it finishes.

### Which browsers work?

Chrome, Edge and Firefox, plus Safari 16.4 or newer. If your browser cannot encode video, you are told when you start.

### Where does my video go?

Nowhere. It is compressed on your device and the file is saved straight from the page.

## More free tools

- [Video cropper](https://sloosh.ai/tools/crop-video.md)
- [Video to GIF converter](https://sloosh.ai/tools/video-to-gif.md)
- [MP4 to MP3 converter](https://sloosh.ai/tools/video-to-mp3.md)