Compress a video to 25 MB
Shrink a video under 25 MB so it can be attached to a Gmail message, at the best quality that fits. Free, no watermark, nothing uploaded.
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25 MB is the attachment limit in Gmail and in plenty of work email systems. Anything larger is turned into a cloud link or bounced. A phone video reaches that in well under a minute at full quality, but compresses to fit comfortably for a few minutes of footage.
What fits in 25 MB
About two to three minutes at 720p, or a minute or so at 1080p with good quality.
Longer if the video is mostly still, such as a talk or a screen recording.
Sending it
Gmail counts every attachment in a message together, so leave room if there are other files. Outlook.com stops at 20 MB: use the 10 MB page, or set Make It Fit to 20 MB.
Questions
How do I email a video that is too big?
Compress it under 25 MB here, then attach it as usual. The result is an MP4, which every phone and computer plays.