ScreenRecorder

Compress video online — free, no upload

Shrink a video's file size right in your browser. Nothing is uploaded — the file never leaves your device.

Need to trim or edit first? Trim a video or try the full screen recorder.

How video compression works here

Your browser decodes the video frame by frame, redraws it at the resolution you picked, and re-encodes it — the same technique desktop compression apps use, just running locally instead of on a server. That's also why nothing is ever uploaded: the whole pipeline is your device's CPU and the video codecs already built into your browser.

FAQ

Does compressing a video lose quality?+

Some, unavoidably — that's how compression reduces file size. Picking a lower target resolution (e.g. 720p instead of 1080p) shrinks the file more but loses more detail. For most sharing purposes (email, Slack, messaging apps) 720p is a good balance.

Is there a file size or length limit?+

No hard limit — it's bounded by your device's memory, not a server quota. Very large or long videos just take longer to process since everything happens locally in your browser.

What file format does the compressed video download as?+

MP4 (H.264) in Chrome and Edge, which plays everywhere without extra codecs. Firefox falls back to WebM.

Is my video uploaded anywhere to compress it?+

No. The whole process — reading the file, re-encoding it, and producing the download — happens in your browser. Your video never leaves your device.

We use privacy-respecting analytics to see how many people visit — never your recordings, which never leave your device.