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Compress Video for Email

Most email providers reject large attachments outright, so compressing first is often the only way to send a video directly.

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Drop your video here

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Processed on your device — nothing is uploaded

Gets clips under Gmail/Outlook's roughly 25MB attachment limit

Avoids needing a separate cloud-storage link just to share a short video

Speeds up sending and receiving over slower connections

Email file size limits

Gmail and Outlook typically cap attachments around 25MB.

Use the 'Superb' preset for email — file size matters far more than perfect quality for a quick attachment.

How it works

Step 1

Upload

Drop your file in — up to 500MB free.

Step 2

Pick a quality

Basic, Strong, or Superb compression.

Step 3

Download

Get your smaller video in seconds.

Frequently Asked Questions

Gmail and most providers cap attachments around 25MB — anything larger either bounces or gets auto-converted to a Google Drive link, so compressing first keeps it a direct attachment.

'Superb' is usually the best fit for email, since a smaller file that arrives reliably matters more than top-tier quality for a short attachment.

They're similar — both are typically around the 20-25MB range, though the effective usable size can be a bit lower once you factor in email formatting overhead.

For short clips under a couple minutes, compressing and attaching directly is usually simpler for the recipient than sending a link they need to click through.

Yes, compress each file individually and attach them together — just keep the combined total under your email provider's overall attachment limit.

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