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title: "Compress Video to 10 MB for Discord, Free | ToolSugar"
description: "Get a video under 10 MB to share on Discord or in chat apps. It encodes on your device, checks the final size in bytes and retries if the first try overshoots."
canonical: https://toolsugar.com/tools/compress-video-to-10mb
image: https://toolsugar.com/og.png
---

# Compress a video to 10 MB

Choose a video and the tool fits it under 10 MB, the limit on Discord's free plan at the time of writing. A 30 second clip keeps 720p, a one minute clip drops to 480p, and five minutes is only 240p. For long videos, trim to the part that matters first. It all runs on your device.

Runs on your device

## How it works

1. Choose a video up to 120 MB, or 60 MB on a phone.
2. Leave the target at 10 MB.
3. Press Compress to 10 MB and keep the tab open.
4. Download the MP4 and post it.

## Key facts

- **30 second video**: Encoded at up to 720p
- **1 minute video**: Encoded at up to 480p
- **3 minute video**: Encoded at up to 360p
- **5 minute video**: Encoded at up to 240p
- **Longest video**: About 13 minutes with audio, 25 without
- **Your file**: Processed inside this tab and never uploaded

## Common uses

- Post a gaming clip in a Discord server on the free plan.
- Share a funny moment in a group chat without a link.
- Attach a bug recording to a community support thread.
- Send a short highlight when a site caps attachments at 10 MB.

## Questions

### How long can a video be to look good at 10 MB?

About 30 to 60 seconds. At 30 seconds you keep 720p. Past a minute the picture becomes soft, so trim to the best part first, or choose a higher limit if your plan allows one.

### Will Discord accept the file?

The output is under 10,000,000 bytes, and it is an H.264 MP4 that Discord plays inline. The free plan limit was 10 MB when this page was written, so check the current limit if the upload is rejected.

### My file is already under 10 MB. What happens?

You get your original file back with nothing re-encoded and no quality lost. The tool tells you so, and no time is spent encoding.

### Is my video uploaded anywhere?

No. The video engine runs inside your browser tab and reads the file from your device. ToolSugar's servers never receive it, and closing the tab clears the working copy from memory.

[Read the Compress Video to 10 MB guide](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-compress-a-video-to-a-specific-size)

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- [Compress to Size](https://toolsugar.com/tools/compress-video-to-size)
- [Compress Video to 25 MB](https://toolsugar.com/tools/compress-video-to-25mb)
- [Trim Video](https://toolsugar.com/tools/video-trimmer)
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