Compress a video for email

Gmail and Outlook list 25MB, but a file that close often bounces. Aim for around 18MB.

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What to know

• Gmail and Outlook.com both list 25MB, but email adds about a third to a file when it sends it. Around 18MB is safer.
• Work accounts are stricter. Exchange defaults to 10MB. The recipient's limit counts too, so if theirs is lower the message fails.
• At 18MB, a 16:9 video stays at 720p up to about 67 seconds, and at 480p up to about 2.5 minutes.

Questions

Is my video uploaded?

No. It is processed on your device and never sent to a server.

Why is it slower than other sites?

Your device does the work instead of a server. There is no upload wait, but encoding takes longer on older phones.

Why did my video come out at a lower resolution?

A small file has room for only so much detail. Rather than a blocky 1080p video, the tool scales it down so it looks clean. Pick a bigger size or trim the clip to keep more resolution.

It says my browser cannot do it.

Use a current Chrome, Edge or Safari. Not every browser can read every video format.