Compress a video for Discord

Discord's free upload limit is 20MB. Pick your video and the tool shrinks it on your device.

Nothing yet.

Other sizes

What to know

• Discord raised the free limit from 10MB to 20MB in August 2026. Older guides still say 8MB, 10MB or 25MB.
• On mobile, Discord checks the original file size before it compresses, so a big phone video gets refused. Shrink it here first.
• At 20MB, a 16:9 video stays at 720p up to about 74 seconds, and at 480p up to about 2.5 minutes.

Questions

Is my video uploaded?

No. It is processed on your device and never sent to a server.

How long does it take?

Usually only seconds. There is no upload or download wait because your device does the work, and most phones and computers have video encoding built in. A long clip on an older phone can take longer.

Why did my video come out at a lower resolution?

A small file has room for only so much detail. Rather than a blocky 1080p video, the tool scales it down so it looks clean. Pick a bigger size or trim the clip to keep more resolution.

It says my browser cannot do it.

Use a current Chrome, Edge or Safari. Not every browser can read every video format.