Compress Videos for Discord

Game clips from ShadowPlay and OBS are way too large for Discord's 8 MB free-tier upload limit. Shrink them to fit — without losing the highlights.

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Discord's Upload Limits Are Tiny

Discord free users can only upload files up to 8 MB. Even Nitro subscribers are limited to 50 MB. Meanwhile, a 30-second game clip from OBS or ShadowPlay is easily 80-300 MB.

The usual workarounds are frustrating:

Online compressors are slow, add watermarks, or cap file size
Uploading to YouTube or Streamable means your friends leave Discord to watch
Trimming the clip shorter cuts out context and still may not fit 8 MB

How It Works

VideoRecompress shrinks your clips to fit Discord in four steps:

Add your videos
drag and drop game clips, screen recordings, or phone videos
Pick a target size
choose 8 MB (Discord Free) or 50 MB (Nitro)
Click Start
the encoder adjusts resolution and bitrate automatically
Upload to Discord
the compressed file fits the limit, no link needed

Real-World Size Reductions

Three of our test videos through the Discord Free (8 MB) preset (H.264, 480p), measured on an RTX 3080:

Source	Original	Compressed	Reduction
GoPro clip, 1080p, 20 seconds	31.3 MB	1.8 MB	−94 %
Lecture recording, 1440p, 28 seconds	20.7 MB	1.2 MB	−94 %
iPad video, 720p, 83 seconds	86.1 MB	2.2 MB	−97 %

The preset sets resolution and quality, not a file size: a longer video makes a bigger file. Measured in September 2026 with VideoRecompress 2026.2.18.

Tips for Best Quality on Discord

To get the best-looking clip within 8 MB:

Keep clips short
15-30 seconds gives the encoder more bitrate per frame
480p is the sweet spot
small enough to fit 8 MB, sharp enough to watch in Discord's player
Use H.265 (HEVC)
a median 33 % smaller than H.264 at the same quality setting (11 measured pairs)

8 MB Discord Free limit

480p Optimal resolution

Share clips directly in Discord

Compress game clips and recordings for Discord. Free trial with no time limit: your first 10 files convert with no watermark; after that files get a watermark and a 10-minute cap. Buying removes both.

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Published by ContentaSoft, Umea, Sweden — developer of VideoRecompress Studio.

VideoRecompress Studio is a desktop application for Windows that batch compresses and re-encodes videos using modern codecs (H.265, AV1, VP9) with hardware acceleration.

This software contains no adware, spyware, toolbars, or bundled third-party programs. The installer installs only VideoRecompress Studio and FFmpeg (open-source video engine).

All videos are processed locally on your computer. No files are uploaded to any server. The software does not collect personal data.

Free trial with no time limit: your first 10 files convert with no watermark; after that files get a watermark and a 10-minute cap. Buying removes both. Lifetime license: $79 (one-time payment, no subscription).

Download size: ~2 MB (web installer). Additional components including FFmpeg are downloaded during installation.

How to Uninstall

Open Windows Settings > Apps > Installed apps, find "VideoRecompress Studio" in the list, and click Uninstall. You can also run the uninstaller from the installation folder or use Control Panel > Programs and Features.