How do I compress a video to 8 MB?

Drop the video onto the compressor above. 8 MB is already set as the target (you can switch to another size or a percentage), so click Compress and download the result.

Which video formats can I compress to 8 MB?

MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM and AVI. Each file keeps its own format.

Which format should I use for a 8 MB video?

MP4 is the safest choice: it plays on every phone, browser and chat app. WebM is as efficient but less widely accepted. Compressing keeps each file's format, so convert first if the destination needs MP4.

How much quality will I lose at 8 MB?

8 MB is plenty for a 30-second clip at good quality; a few minutes of video will look noticeably softer. A 3-minute clip at 8 MB gets about 356 kbps for video and audio together (360p, fine on a phone). Each file keeps its own format.

What if my video won't fit in 8 MB?

Trim to the part that matters: length is the biggest lever. At 8 MB, a 1-minute clip gets about 1.1 Mbps (720p); trimmed to 30 seconds it gets 2.1 Mbps (1080p or 720p). 720p is plenty on a phone: 720p has less than half the pixels of 1080p, so the same bitrate looks much cleaner. Most people watch shared clips on a phone anyway. Screen recordings fit more: slides, code and app UI barely change between frames, so a screen recording stays sharp at 8 MB for far longer than camera footage.

Will the file be exactly 8 MB?

It aims to land at or just under 8 MB. 8 MB here means 8,000,000 bytes, so it also fits sites that count 1 MB as 1,048,576 bytes.

What is 8 MB typically needed for?

Common reasons: 8 MB has long been a common free upload cap on chat and community apps; gameplay and screen-recording clips; short social clips. Limits vary by site, so check the exact number where you're uploading.

Are my videos uploaded?

Every video format here is compressed in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

MP4→smaller MP4→MP3 MOV→smaller MP4→WebP WebM→smaller MP4→MOV MKV→smaller MP4→GIF AVI→smaller MP4→WAV JPG→smaller MP4→WebM PNG→smaller MP4→MKV MP3→smaller MP4→M4A PDF→smaller MP4→AVI WebP→smaller MP4→FLAC HEIC→smaller MP4→AAC DOCX→smaller MP4→OGG GIF→smaller MP4→WMV MP4→Opus SVG→smaller MP4→M4V MP4→FLV AVIF→smaller MP4→MPEG MP4→3GP M4A→smaller MP4→WMA MP4→TS XLSX→smaller MP4→MPG MP4→AIFF EPUB→smaller MP4→AMR MP4→VOB FLAC→smaller MOV→MP4 MOV→MP3 PPTX→smaller MOV→WebP MOV→GIF AAC→smaller MOV→WAV MOV→WebM ZIP→smaller MOV→MKV MOV→M4A TIFF→smaller MOV→AVI MOV→FLAC OGG→smaller MOV→AAC MOV→OGG Opus→smaller MOV→WMV MOV→Opus 7Z→smaller MOV→M4V MOV→FLV ODT→smaller MOV→MPEG MOV→3GP TAR.GZ→smaller MOV→WMA MOV→TS ODS→smaller MOV→MPG MOV→AIFF ODP→smaller MOV→AMR MOV→VOB TAR.BZ2→smaller MKV→MP4 MKV→MP3 TAR.XZ→smaller MKV→WebP MKV→MOV MKV→GIF MKV→WAV MKV→WebM MKV→M4A MKV→AVI MKV→FLAC MKV→AAC MKV→OGG MKV→WMV MKV→Opus MKV→M4V MKV→FLV MKV→MPEG MKV→3GP MKV→WMA MKV→TS MKV→MPG MKV→AIFF MKV→AMR MKV→VOB WebM→MP4 WebM→MP3 WebM→WebP WebM→MOV WebM→GIF WebM→WAV WebM→MKV WebM→M4A WebM→AVI WebM→FLAC WebM→AAC WebM→OGG WebM→WMV WebM→Opus WebM→M4V WebM→FLV WebM→MPEG WebM→3GP WebM→WMA WebM→TS WebM→MPG WebM→AIFF WebM→AMR WebM→VOB AVI→MP4 AVI→MP3 AVI→WebP AVI→MOV AVI→GIF AVI→WAV AVI→WebM AVI→MKV AVI→M4A AVI→FLAC AVI→AAC AVI→OGG AVI→WMV AVI→Opus AVI→FLV AVI→M4V AVI→MPEG AVI→3GP AVI→WMA AVI→MPG AVI→TS AVI→AIFF AVI→AMR AVI→VOB PNG→JPG JPG→PNG PNG→WebP JPG→WebP WebP→PNG WebP→JPG HEIC→PNG HEIC→JPG

Compress video to 8 MB

Shrink any video to 8 MB or less for chat and community apps with an 8 MB upload cap. MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV and more. Free, and nothing is uploaded.

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How to compress a video to 8 MB

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Add your videos
Drop MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV files onto the compressor above, paste them, or click to browse. Mixed formats are fine.
2
8 MB is preset
Every file is compressed to land at or just under 8 MB. You can switch to another size, or a percentage to reduce by.
3
Compress
Click Compress. Each video keeps its format and is processed right in your browser.
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Check and download
Check the new sizes, then download each file or all of them as a ZIP.

What fits in 8 MB

Any video at 8 MB has the same bit budget, whatever the format: the longer the clip, the lower the bitrate and resolution it can keep.

Clip length	Video + audio bitrate	Realistic quality
15 s	4.3 Mbps	1080p, high quality
30 s	2.1 Mbps	1080p or 720p
1 min	1.1 Mbps	720p
2 min	533 kbps	360p, fine on a phone
5 min	213 kbps	240p, low quality

Rough guide for H.264-class video. Static scenes and screen recordings look better than fast action at the same bitrate.

What 8 MB is typically for

8 MB has long been a common free upload cap on chat and community apps
Gameplay and screen-recording clips
Short social clips

Limits vary by site and change over time; check the exact number where you're uploading.

Video won't fit in 8 MB?

Trim to the part that matters
Length is the biggest lever. At 8 MB, a 1-minute clip gets about 1.1 Mbps (720p); trimmed to 30 seconds it gets 2.1 Mbps (1080p or 720p).
720p is plenty on a phone
720p has less than half the pixels of 1080p, so the same bitrate looks much cleaner. Most people watch shared clips on a phone anyway.
Screen recordings fit more
Slides, code and app UI barely change between frames, so a screen recording stays sharp at 8 MB for far longer than camera footage.
Destination wants MP4?
iPhone and Mac recordings are MOV, and compressing keeps them MOV. If the app or form expects MP4, convert first; it plays everywhere.
Convert MOV to MP4 →

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Format pages explain what compression does to each format and its quality levels.

Or compress videos by level and set any size or percentage yourself.