Compress video

Make your video smaller without visible quality loss. Nothing is uploaded, it all happens on your device.

Your video stays on your device and is never uploaded.

Compression level

Best for most videos: clearly smaller, hard to tell apart.

How it works

  1. Choose your file

    Drag and drop a video or pick one from your device.

  2. Pick a setting

    Pick a compression level. Medium is the best balance for most videos.

  3. Download

    When it's done, your file downloads in one click.

What this tool does

Phone videos are recorded at high bitrates, so they take a lot of space. Compression removes data you won't notice and often cuts the file size in half or more.

Medium and Strong also lower the resolution to a sensible size. On a phone screen the difference is hard to see.

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Frequently asked questions

It depends on the video. Phone footage usually shrinks by 50 to 80 percent on Medium.

Use the Compress for WhatsApp tool. There you can choose a target size.

No. Everything runs in your browser, on your own device. Your file is never sent anywhere.

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