Compress a video for Discord
Make a clip small enough to upload to Discord on a free account (10 MB), and have it play inline in the chat. Free, no watermark, and nothing is uploaded.
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Discord lets free accounts upload files up to 10 MB. Anything larger is refused before it is sent. This page compresses your clip to fit under 10 MB as an MP4, the format Discord plays inline, at the best quality the limit allows.
Discord's limits
Free accounts: 10 MB per file. Nitro Basic: 50 MB. Nitro: 500 MB. Server boosts raise the limit for everyone in that server. The Discord page on this site lists them with the date they were last checked.
Clips that play inline
Discord previews MP4 and WEBM in the chat. Other formats arrive as a download link. This writes MP4 with H.264, which previews everywhere, including the mobile app.
Game clips
Fast motion is the hardest thing to compress. For a 60-second gameplay clip, expect the resolution to drop to 720p. A 20-second clip usually keeps 1080p.
Questions
What is the Discord file size limit?
10 MB per file on a free account, 50 MB with Nitro Basic and 500 MB with Nitro.
Why does my video not play in Discord?
It is probably not MP4 or WEBM, or it uses a codec Discord does not preview, such as HEVC. The file this page writes is H.264 MP4, which always plays inline.