Compress a video for Discord
Discord allows 20 MB uploads on free accounts. Drop your clip and the tool re-encodes it to fit, with the picture kept as sharp as the budget allows.
Drop your videos here
or click to choose files. Drop several to process them all with the same settings.
Discord raised its free upload limit from 10 MB to 20 MB in August 2026. Nitro Basic subscribers can send 50 MB and Nitro subscribers 500 MB. Discord now checks the size of the original file before doing any compression of its own, so the file you upload must already be under the limit.
The Discord preset aims a little under 20 MB. The tool works out the bitrate that fits your clip’s length, lowers the resolution if that bitrate would look poor, then re-checks the finished size and runs a refinement pass if the encoder overshot. A ten-second clip stays 1080p; a two-minute clip ends up around 720p.
How to compress a video for Discord
- Drop the video. MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV, read straight from your device. Nothing is uploaded.
- Keep the Discord target. The target size is preset to 20 MB. Change it if your plan allows more.
- Compress and download. The tool re-encodes on your hardware, checks the final size and refines it if needed.
Why use myownvid for this
Nothing is uploaded
The file is read straight from your disk and processed by your browser. There is no server, so there is nothing to leak, store or delete.
Faster than any upload
Your device’s hardware encoder does the work. No queue, no upload bar, no waiting for a download afterwards.
No watermark, no account
Every tool is free with no sign-up, no export cap, no resolution limit and no logo stamped on your video.
Presets that match real limits
Discord, WhatsApp, email, Reels: pick the destination and the settings are already right.
Questions people ask
What is Discord’s file size limit?
20 MB for free users, 50 MB with Nitro Basic and 500 MB with Nitro, as of August 2026. Pick the 50 MB preset if you have Nitro Basic.
Why does Discord say my file is too large after compressing?
Discord checks the original file size, including audio and container overhead. The preset targets 20 MB with a safety margin, but if the result is still a few hundred kilobytes over, set a custom target of 19 MB.
Will the video look bad?
Short clips stay at full resolution and look almost identical. Long clips must be downscaled to fit 20 MB; expect 720p or 480p for videos over a couple of minutes.
Can Discord play the result?
Yes. The output is MP4 with H.264 video and AAC audio, which Discord plays inline on desktop and mobile.