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Compress video for Discord

Get a clip under Discord’s upload limit so it plays inline in the chat. Pick your plan’s limit.

Discord limit · 20 MBFiles stay on your device

Drop a video to send on Discord

See which size limits apply to it, then export an MP4 that fits.

MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, MPEG-TS, and 3GP videos.

Discord file size limits

Discord limits the size of each file you upload. The limit depends on your account and on the server you’re posting in, and Discord uses whichever is higher.

Account or serverLargest file
Free account20 MB
Nitro Basic50 MB
NitroUp to 1 GB
Server boosted to Level 250 MB for everyone in it
Server boosted to Level 3100 MB for everyone in it

Discord raised the free limit from 10 MB to 20 MB on August 13, 2026. Advice that still says 8 MB, 10 MB, or 25 MB is from before that.

Discord says it’s trying larger limits on some accounts, so yours may allow more than the table shows.

On phones, Discord now checks the original file’s size before it compresses anything, the same way the desktop app does. A long phone video has to be under 20 MB before you send it.

If a video still won’t fit, trim it to the part you want to share, or upload it to a cloud drive and post the link instead.

How to send a video on Discord without Nitro

Discord caps uploads at 20 MB unless you subscribe to Nitro. Compress the clip here to your plan’s limit, then drag it into any channel or DM. MP4 with H.264 plays inline on desktop, web, and mobile.

  1. Step 1

    Choose a video
    Pick the video you want to prepare for Discord.

  2. Step 2

    Choose a size
    Select the Discord limit that applies to you.

  3. Step 3

    Download the MP4
    Save the video after its final file size is verified.

What to expect

What happens
The video is re-encoded to an MP4 with H.264 video and AAC audio, the most widely playable combination. Bitrate and resolution are chosen from the size budget, and the finished file is measured before you can download it.
Good to know
Discord sets limits by account and server boost level, and it has changed them before. Short clips keep the most detail at 20 MB. For longer videos, trim first or choose a higher limit if you have one.

Discord is a trademark of Discord Inc., which does not sponsor or endorse Mastershot. Illustrations are simplified, and limits can change.

Your files stay on your device

Your computer does the work, so the file never has to be uploaded, and that’s also why it’s free: there’s no server time for us to pay for. You don’t need an account, and nothing you make gets a watermark.

“Thank you for an easy way to reduce my video file size!”
Paul, a supporter

Questions

Free accounts can upload files up to 20 MB each, up from 10 MB before August 13, 2026. Nitro Basic raises that to 50 MB and Nitro to as much as 1 GB. A server boosted to Level 2 lets everyone in it upload 50 MB, and Level 3 allows 100 MB.

Compress it to 20 MB on this page, and trim it first if it’s long so the part you keep stays sharp. You can also post it in a server boosted to Level 2 or 3, or upload it to a cloud drive and share the link.

Since August 2026 the mobile app checks the size of the original file before compressing it, the way the desktop app always has. A phone video over 20 MB that used to get through after Discord shrank it is now refused, so compress it before you send it.

Formats such as HEVC MOV files from phones often show up as downloads. This page exports H.264 MP4, which Discord embeds in the chat.

About 30 seconds at 1080p, or about 1½ minutes at 720p. Longer clips fit at lower resolution; the page lowers it automatically when the budget is tight.

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