Compress a video to 8 MB
8 MB fits under Discord's free upload limit and most chat apps'. This preset also drops to 720p so the picture stays clean at that size.
- Formats
- MP4, MOV, WEBM +2
- Max size
- 4 GB
- Price
- Free
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MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, TS · up to 4.00 GB per file
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How to compress a video to 8 MB
- Add your video — MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV, up to 10 at a time.
- The target is already 8 MB at 720p; change it in the options if you need a different size.
- Click Compress and download the MP4 — the result shows the new size.
What 8 MB holds
A size target is a fixed budget shared by every second of the video, so length matters most. At 8 MB, a one-minute video gets about 935 kbps, a three-minute video gets about 290 kbps and a ten-minute video would need less than the minimum quality allows, so it ends up over 8 MB. The more bitrate each second gets, the cleaner the picture — so trim what you don't need with Trim Video first, and lower the resolution for long videos.
How do you hit 8 MB?
From the video's length we work out the bitrate that fits 8 MB (keeping 5% headroom), set aside room for the sound, and re-encode to MP4 at that rate. If the encoder overshoots, the video is re-encoded once more at a lower rate so the file still fits.
Why is my video still a bit over 8 MB?
Very long videos can't get this small without becoming unwatchable, so quality never drops below a minimum. Trim the video first, or choose a lower resolution.
How long a video fits?
Roughly a minute at decent 720p quality; shorter clips look noticeably better.
Is my video safe?
Yes. Your video is only used to create your result — it’s never shared and never used to train AI.
Which browsers work?
Recent Chrome, Edge and Safari 17+ work best. Firefox supports most tools; if a codec isn't available we'll tell you.