Compress a video for WhatsApp
WhatsApp sends videos up to 16 MB as media. Drop a video and get one that fits, so it plays in the chat instead of arriving as a document.
Your file never leaves this device. Everything runs in your browser.
How it works
- Pick where it's going: Discord, email, Outlook, WhatsApp, a size of your own, or a quality level.
- Drop your video. The tool works out the resolution and bitrate that fit.
- Download the smaller MP4.
Questions
What's WhatsApp's video limit?
16 MB for a video sent as media. Sent as a document it can be up to 2 GB, but then it doesn't play in the chat.
Will WhatsApp compress it again?
It may. Starting under its limit means it has less to take away.
Does my video get uploaded?
No. The video is read and re-encoded by your browser, on your device. This page can't send the file anywhere: its security policy only allows it to talk to its own site and to the page-view counter.
Why is the file still bigger than I hoped?
A size target is spread over every second of the video. A long video in a small target would need a bitrate so low the picture falls apart, so the tool lowers the resolution first and tells you when even that isn't enough. Trimming the video is the other way down.
What format do I get?
An MP4 with H.264 video and AAC sound, which every platform and phone plays.
Is there a size limit?
Files up to 2 GB and videos up to 15 minutes. Longer videos are better trimmed first.