Compress MP4

How to compress a video

To compress a video, upload one clip and pick a compression preset that sets how much smaller the file should become. The tool re-encodes the video on your device and exports a lighter MP4, keeping the audio track so the result plays normally. You can optionally cap the frame rate to shave off even more size when smoothness is less important.

Compressing a video makes it easier to upload to platforms with size limits, attach to email, send over chat, or store without filling up a drive. Because the page is focused only on compression, the workflow is short: upload, choose the level, and export.

Everything happens locally in your browser. The video you upload never leaves your device, so private or client footage stays on-device throughout.

• Getting under an upload or attachment size limit
• Sending a clip over email or chat without a file-share link
• Saving storage space for large recordings
• Speeding up uploads on a slow connection

Compression versus resizing

Video Compressor focuses on reducing file size, not on changing the canvas dimensions. It lowers the data needed to store the video, and can optionally cap the frame rate, while keeping the original resolution, which is the most common way people just want a smaller file.

If your goal is a different canvas size or aspect ratio, that is a separate job handled by a video resizer. Use Video Compressor when you simply need the same video as a lighter file that is faster to move and cheaper to store.