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.