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Compress Video

Smaller MP4s, MP3 from video, formats converted — locally.

Runs in your browser

About

Compress Video re-encodes a video at a smaller resolution and quality (Small and Balanced presets, or full manual control), extracts its audio track as MP3, M4A, or WAV, or converts between MP4, WebM, MOV, MKV, and AVI — all using an in-browser FFmpeg engine, so the file never leaves your device. A trim range applies to every mode, and conversion tries a fast lossless stream copy before falling back to a full re-encode when the source and target codecs don't match. The engine is shared with Video to GIF, so if you've used that tool already, this one starts instantly.

Frequently asked

How much smaller does it make a video?
It depends on the source, but the Small preset (720p, CRF 30) typically cuts file size significantly for casual sharing; Balanced (1080p, CRF 26) keeps more detail at a more modest reduction.
Can I just pull the audio out as an MP3?
Yes, the Extract Audio tab exports MP3, M4A, or WAV without re-encoding the video at all.
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No — an in-browser WebAssembly build of FFmpeg does all the work on-device. The video file is never sent to a server.