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Compress a video for WhatsApp

Compress video for WhatsApp to under 16 MB and keep the sharpest picture that fits. The clip stays on your phone or computer the whole time: we never receive it and never store it.

MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV and more · any video this device can play

Your privacy comes first

Your contracts, passport scans and family videos stay yours. No one but you gets to see them.

  • We never store your files

    They don’t even reach us: your phone or computer does the work. Nothing to delete later.

  • 100% free

    No daily limits, no file-size cap, no paid Pro plan.

  • No sign-up

    No account to create, no email to give. No account, nothing to hack.

How it works

  1. Choose the videoPick it from your gallery, files or computer. The WhatsApp card, 16 MB, is already on.
  2. Check the pictureSee the new size and how sharp it will look before you save.
  3. Save and sendSave the video, or press Share on a phone and pick WhatsApp.

How to send a large video on WhatsApp

A clip over the limit either won’t attach or gets squeezed by the app on the way, fast and without asking. Compress video for WhatsApp yourself beforehand and you decide the size, see the quality in advance and the person gets exactly what you saved.

WhatsApp video size limit

WhatsApp adjusts these numbers from time to time. Treat them as a guide as of 2026: a 16 MB clip goes through either way.

  • Sent as a video in the chat: about 16 MB. This is the size the page sets.
  • Sent as a document: up to 2 GB, but the person gets a file to open, not a video that plays in the chat.
  • Status: short clips only, and the allowed length has changed over the years.

Why a phone video is so heavy

Phones film in 4K or 1080p at a high bitrate, so one minute takes 100 to 400 MB. A chat window shows a fraction of that detail. Compressing lowers the bitrate and, when it has to, the frame size.

What 16 MB holds

  • Half a minute: 1080p.
  • One minute: 720p, sharp on a phone.
  • Two minutes: 480p.
  • Three to five minutes: 360p, softer but fine to watch.
  • Past about ten minutes: 16 MB is too little, and the page tells you so.

Tips for a long video

  • Trim first. Every dull second you cut leaves more of the 16 MB for the part that matters.
  • If the file lands slightly over, press Squeeze harder.
  • For full quality to one person, send the original as a document.
  • Voices stay clear: the sound is copied as it is whenever there is room.

Sending from a phone or a computer

On iPhone or Android, the Share button hands the clip straight to WhatsApp. Saved instead, it waits in Downloads or Files: in the chat, tap the attachment button, choose Gallery or Document and pick it. On a computer, drag it into WhatsApp Web or the desktop app.

Free, fast and all yours

  • Free forever

    Every tool is free and will stay free. No trial, no ads, no paid plan.

  • No sign-up, no login

    Open the page and start. No account, no email, no password.

  • Instant

    Nothing to upload and no queue: a video opens in a second, a simple trim saves in seconds.

  • No file size limits

    We set none. A file can be as big as your device can handle.

  • No watermarks, no copyright

    No logo on top and no rights claimed: what you make is 100% yours.

  • Made for phones too

    The same tools on iPhone, Android and a computer, with big buttons and plain words.

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