The latest articles on DEV Community by videocompress (@videocompress). https://dev.to/videocompress https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4121579%2F53243b52-1101-43e9-85d2-65f6320b2364.png https://dev.to/videocompress en videocompress Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:31:30 +0000 https://dev.to/videocompress/how-to-compress-a-video-to-10mb-for-discord-in-the-browser-284g https://dev.to/videocompress/how-to-compress-a-video-to-10mb-for-discord-in-the-browser-284g <p>How to compress a video to 10MB for Discord (in the browser)</p> <p>Discord's free upload limit is 10MB. A two-minute screen recording or a phone clip is usually bigger than that, so the upload fails and you start hunting for an "online compressor."</p> <p>Most of those sites upload the file to a server. If the clip is a client call, a game session, or anything you do not want sitting on someone else's disk, that is the wrong tool.</p> <p>You can compress a video to 10MB in the browser instead. The file never leaves the tab.</p> <h2> 1. Open the compressor </h2> <p>Go to <a href="https://videocompress.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">videocompress.dev</a>. There is no account and no watermark. Pick the video (MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, and other formats your browser can decode). It stays on your machine.</p> <h2> 2. Set the target to 10MB </h2> <p>Choose <strong>Target size</strong> and enter <code>10</code>. That is the Discord free-tier cap. The tool picks a bitrate from the duration and leaves a safety margin, so the download usually lands <em>under</em> 10MB rather than slightly over.</p> <p>If the clip is a screen recording with a lot of text, keep the original resolution first. Dropping to 720p only helps when the encode is starving for bits. On a test screen recording (10.70MB → target 10MB) the output was 5.61MB at the same 1280×720, and the on-page text stayed readable.</p> <h2> 3. Download the MP4 and send it </h2> <p>Output is MP4 (H.264 + AAC), which Discord plays without a fight. Upload that file in the channel.</p> <p>If it is still too big: set resolution to 720p and run it again. If your phone runs out of memory on a long 4K clip, use a desktop — there is no server quota, but there is a device-memory quota.</p> <h2> What this does not do </h2> <p>It does not upload the video. It does not promise a specific look at 10MB on every source. A 45-second noisy 1080p clip will look softer than a talking-head clip of the same size. Judge the preview before you send.</p> <p>Need a hard cap on a file that is too large for the browser tab? That is a different tool. This page is the no-upload path.</p> webdev tutorial ffmpeg showdev videocompress Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:57:21 +0000 https://dev.to/videocompress/i-built-a-cloud-video-compressor-that-hits-an-exact-file-size-1oc8 https://dev.to/videocompress/i-built-a-cloud-video-compressor-that-hits-an-exact-file-size-1oc8 <p>Sometimes in-browser compression is the wrong tool: a 4K timeline, a machine without spare CPU, or you just need <strong>this file to be 8MB</strong> and you don't want to guess CRF.</p> <p><a href="https://vidsmaller.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">VidSmaller</a> encodes in the cloud to a target size. You pick the MB (or a Discord / WhatsApp / email / Reddit preset). No watermark.</p> <h2> What you get </h2> <ul> <li>Exact target file size</li> <li>33 input formats</li> <li>Advanced mode: H.264 / H.265, CRF, resolution</li> <li>Files deleted after processing</li> <li>Free to try (small files / limited credits). Pro unlocks larger files and H.265</li> </ul> <h2> How it's different from videocompress.dev </h2> <p>I also maintain <a href="https://videocompress.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">videocompress.dev</a>, which never uploads — everything stays in the tab. VidSmaller is the opposite tradeoff: you upload, the server encodes, your laptop stays cool, and the size target is exact.</p> <p>If your clip is sensitive, use the in-browser one. If you need a hard size cap or a format the browser stack doesn't like, use VidSmaller.</p> <p>Site: <a href="https://vidsmaller.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">vidsmaller.com</a></p> webdev showdev saas ffmpeg videocompress Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:54:55 +0000 https://dev.to/videocompress/i-built-a-free-in-browser-video-compressor-the-file-never-leaves-your-device-52pk https://dev.to/videocompress/i-built-a-free-in-browser-video-compressor-the-file-never-leaves-your-device-52pk <p>I wanted a compressor I could trust with client footage. Most "online video compressor" sites upload the file to a server. That's slow, and it's a privacy problem.</p> <p>So I built <a href="https://videocompress.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">VideoCompress</a>: compression runs in the browser. The video is not uploaded.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <ul> <li>Drop in MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI, and similar</li> <li>Set a <strong>target size in MB</strong> (Discord 10, email 25) or pick High / Balanced / Small</li> <li>Optional downscale to 1080p / 720p / 480p</li> <li>Output is a widely compatible MP4 (H.264 + AAC)</li> <li>No account, no watermark, no file-size paywall</li> </ul> <h2> How it works </h2> <p>When the browser supports it, <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebCodecs_API" rel="noopener noreferrer">WebCodecs</a> does the heavy lifting. If not, it falls back to FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly. Either way, processing stays on the device. The practical limit is your machine, not a server quota.</p> <h2> Why not just use HandBrake? </h2> <p>HandBrake is great. This is for the case where you already have a browser tab open and need a 10MB clip for Discord in two minutes — without installing anything and without sending the file to a random encoder.</p> <p>Try it: <a href="https://videocompress.dev" rel="noopener noreferrer">videocompress.dev</a></p> <p>Happy to answer questions about the WebCodecs / ffmpeg.wasm path.</p> webdev javascript ffmpeg showdev