Video tool · Free

Compress a Video for WhatsApp

Get your video under WhatsApp’s limit without it falling apart. Free, nothing to install.

Free to start
Nothing to install
Up to 1GB

How it works

Compress for WhatsApp in 3 steps

Upload your video
Drag and drop the clip you need to send to WhatsApp, or click to browse. Anything under 1GB.
Settings tuned for WhatsApp
The compression level and resolution are pre-set for WhatsApp. Adjust either in the panel if you want a different trade.
Compress and download
Create a free account to download the smaller file.

Getting a video small enough for WhatsApp

WhatsApp compresses video again on its own, and it is not gentle about it. Sending a huge file does not protect quality, it just means the platform does the destroying instead of you.

The trick is to hand WhatsApp something already close to its target: 720p, compressed at a strong level. The recompression then has far less to remove and the result looks better than sending the original.

Status updates are shorter and more aggressively squeezed than direct messages, so trim to the essential seconds before sending if the clip is going there.

Direct message

Practical limitLarge files supported

NotesStill recompressed on send

Status update

Practical limitShort clips

NotesTrim before sending

Recommended resolution

Practical limit720p

NotesFills a phone screen comfortably

Recommended level

Practical limitStrong

NotesLeaves less for WhatsApp to remove

Destination	Practical limit	Notes
Direct message	Large files supported	Still recompressed on send
Status update	Short clips	Trim before sending
Recommended resolution	720p	Fills a phone screen comfortably
Recommended level	Strong	Leaves less for WhatsApp to remove

FAQ

compress for whatsapp: questions

Why does WhatsApp ruin my video quality?

It recompresses every upload to keep transfers small. Sending a pre-compressed 720p file means the second pass has less work to do, so the result looks better.

How do I send a long video on WhatsApp?

Trim it, compress it at 720p, and if it is still unwieldy, share a link instead.

Does compression ruin the quality?

At the preset level here, most viewers will not see a difference. Quality only falls apart when you compress hard AND keep a high resolution, which is why this page pairs a level with a resolution.