Compress video for Discord
Discord cap: 10 MB (free) / 50–500 MB (Nitro). Free uploads sit at a low size cap; Nitro raises it a lot.
Drop a file or click to chooseTap to choose a file
Drop as many as you like — they compress in your browser, then download as one zip.
Discord cap
10 MB (free) / 50–500 MB (Nitro)
Strong default
Change level anytime; preview before download.
No upload
Encode on your device. Clean export.
Your AI agent can run this too
A quick tool — one slice of free Studio. The same job (and the rest of the edit) lives on the board: multi-track, captions, color, sound, stock. Connect your AI and it edits for you.
Discord stops oversized sends at about 10 MB (free) / 50–500 MB (Nitro). Discord free upload limit is commonly 10 MB; Nitro tiers raise the cap. Use Strong compression in your browser — no upload.
Discord limits
Size: 10 MB (free) / 50–500 MB (Nitro). Discord free upload limit is commonly 10 MB; Nitro tiers raise the cap.
For free servers, prefer 720p or Strong compression.
Free uploads sit at a low size cap; Nitro raises it a lot.
How this preset helps
Default recommendation: Strong. You can still pick Strong, Medium, or Light and preview before download.
Compression runs on your device. Exports stay clean — no watermark.
Full walkthrough: the guide “Video too big to upload on Discord” at /guides/video-too-big-for-discord.
Tips
Free Discord = treat 10 MB as the hard stop.
Nitro users can often use Medium and keep more detail.
Screen recordings compress harder than camera footage at the same bitrate.
How to compress a video for Discord
- 1
Drop your clip
MP4, MOV, or WebM — decoded in the browser.
- 2
Pick Strong
Tuned for Discord's 10 MB (free) / 50–500 MB (Nitro) ceiling. Switch levels if you need more quality.
- 3
Check size and send
Download the MP4 and upload in Discord.
Questions
10 MB (free) / 50–500 MB (Nitro). Discord free upload limit is commonly 10 MB; Nitro tiers raise the cap.
No. The compressor runs in your browser for this job.
Use /compress-video for Strong / Medium / Light without a platform default.