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Video Compressor

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Re-encode a video to a smaller file size with quality presets, or hit a precise target size for email and upload limits.

About Video Compressor

Phone recordings and screen captures are notoriously oversized. The AT USE Video Compressor cuts them down to a sensible size with two ways to drive the encode: quality presets (CRF based — visually transparent, low, medium, high compression) or target file size mode (a two-pass encode that hits within a few percent of your size cap). Built for email-friendly attachments, social uploads, and faster web hero videos. Runs locally — your video never uploads.

Common use cases

  • Squeeze a phone-recorded clip under a 25 MB email cap.
  • Compress a screen recording for fast Slack sharing.
  • Reduce a hero video on a marketing page for faster page loads.
  • Re-encode a high-bitrate camera file before uploading to social.
  • Batch-compress a folder of recordings to a uniform target size.

How to use it

  1. Drop your video file.
  2. Pick a quality preset or enter a target file size.
  3. Preview an estimate of size and quality.
  4. Encode and download.

Frequently asked questions

Is this tool free?

Yes. Completely free, no login, no watermark, no signup required. Everything runs in your browser.

CRF or target size — which should I use?

CRF gives the best quality-per-byte. Target size is best when you must hit a specific cap (e.g. 25 MB email).

Will my video upload to a server?

No. Encoding runs locally in your browser.

Will it support H.265 / AV1?

H.264 ships first for universal compatibility. H.265 and AV1 are on the roadmap.

Will I lose quality?

Yes — compression always trades some quality for file size. The presets are tuned to keep the loss visually minimal at typical destinations.

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