Compress a video to 5 MB
Shrink a video under 5MB at the best quality that fits, for a chat app, a forum or a support ticket. MP4, no watermark, and nothing is uploaded.
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5 MB is a short clip's worth of good video: enough for a few seconds at full HD or a minute or so at lower resolution. This page works out the bitrate the video needs to land under 5 MB and picks the largest picture that bitrate carries cleanly, so it fits on the first try instead of by trial and error.
Common clips at 5 MB
A 15-second clip: fits at 720p.
A 30-second clip: fits at 480p.
A one-minute video: fits at 360p.
A five-minute video: fits at 240p.
A half-hour recording: too long to fit and stay watchable; trim it first.
Where this limit comes up
Five megabytes is a common ceiling for attachments in support tickets, helpdesks and older forums.
How long a video fits in 5 MB
At 1080p: about 10 seconds.
At 720p: about 25 seconds.
At 480p: about 55 seconds.
Screen recordings, slides and anything with little movement go further than camera footage.
If it is too long to fit
Trim it first with Trim Video. Halving the length halves the size, which no quality setting can match, and a shorter clip keeps a sharper picture.
Questions
How do I compress a video to 5MB?
Add it here and press the button. The bitrate is worked out from the video's length so the MP4 comes in under 5 MB, usually in one pass.
Will it still look sharp?
For a clip that fits at 720p or above, yes. A video much longer than the lengths above has to drop to a smaller picture to fit.
Does it add a watermark?
No. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing is added to the video.