Compress a video to email size
Gmail and Outlook both draw the line at roughly 25 MB per message, and the video from your phone is usually five times that. Compressing to 720p at a moderate bitrate brings a few minutes of footage under the cap without making it look like 2009.
The compressor opens on the 720p / 2 Mbps preset, which fits about 90 seconds of video in 25 MB. It shows the size estimate up front and the true measured size after, so no surprise bounces.
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How it works
Select a video; its resolution, duration, and size are shown.
Pick a preset (e.g. 720p / 1 Mbps) or set custom resolution and bitrate.
Export — the video replays through a scaled local canvas and re-encodes at the chosen bitrate.
Before/after sizes are reported from the actual output bytes.
What the tool does
- Resolution scaling with aspect ratio preserved
- Target bitrate control with realistic size estimates
- Audio included at reduced bitrate or removed entirely
- Honest reporting when compression can't beat the original size
How the result is verified
The compressed output is re-decoded locally to confirm it plays, and its true byte size and duration are measured from the output blob before download.
Frequently asked questions
How much video fits in 25 MB?
About 90 seconds at the 720p preset, or around 3 minutes at 480p. The preview estimate updates as you change settings, so you can dial it in before exporting.
Wouldn't a cloud link be easier?
Sometimes, but then your video sits on someone's server. Compressing locally keeps the recording on your machine and inside the email itself.