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Compress video

Make a video file smaller, in your browser.

Encodes the video again at a lower bit rate with your browser's own video encoder, at the same size, and keeps the sound as it is when it can. Choose how much quality to keep. The file may not get smaller, and the quality depends on your device. MP4, QuickTime and WebM files; the result is an MP4. Your video stays on your device.

Where this will run

✓ Runs on your device — no upload required

The ToolingTools service does not receive the file during Tier 0 processing.

Accepted file types: MP4 video, WebM video, QuickTime (MOV) video Files can only be added from your device.

Choose a file to begin.

Keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl/⌘ + Enter
Run the tool
Ctrl/⌘ + O
Choose files
Esc
Cancel a running job
Ctrl/⌘ + Z · Shift + Z
Undo or redo a change to the files or the page arrangement
Ctrl/⌘ + /
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Compressing a video needs a browser that can encode video in the background.

How it works

  1. Add your file from your device. Files cannot be added from a web address.
  2. Choose the options this tool offers, if it has any.
  3. Run the tool and download the result.

What you can add

  • The video to compress. Accepted file types: MP4 video, WebM video, QuickTime (MOV) video
  • How much quality to keep.

What you get

  • The compressed video. File types: MP4 video
If something goes wrong
  • This file or setting is not valid, so the tool cannot use it. Check the file and the values you entered, then try again.
  • This file format is not supported. Convert the file to a supported format and try again.
  • This file is larger than the limit for this tool. Use a smaller file.
  • This recording is longer than this tool accepts. Trim it and try again.
  • This file uses a feature the tool does not support, and it will not guess. Nothing was changed.
  • This image has more pixels than this tool accepts. Make it smaller and try again.
  • This file expands to far more than its stored size, so it was not processed, for safety. Do not retry it.
  • The operation did not finish. You can try again once, or process this on your device. If it keeps failing, report it.
  • This browser cannot run this tool, and this tool never uses a server. Use a current desktop browser or another supported device.
  • Something went wrong on our side, and we are sorry. Quote the reference shown with this message when you report it. You can process this on your device instead.

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