Prepare a lighter video for Facebook
Compress Video for Facebook
Lighten videos before posting to Facebook feeds, Reels, Stories, and groups so uploads finish faster and play smoothly.
Drop a video here
Prepare a lighter video for Facebook. MP4, MOV, and WebM are processed locally in your browser.
Your video is processed in this browser and is not uploaded to this site.
How to compress your video
- 1Drop your MP4, MOV, or WebM file into the compressor, or click to choose one.
- 2Set a target size in MB, or pick a quality preset if you have no strict limit.
- 3Click Compress video and wait while your browser encodes the file locally.
- 4Download the compressed MP4 - no watermark, and nothing was uploaded.
Recommended settings
1080p H.264 MP4 is the safest upload for every Facebook surface.
Facebook re-encodes uploads, so the balanced preset loses nothing visible.
Compressing first matters most on slow or mobile connections.
Questions
Why is my Facebook upload stuck?
Large files on slow connections often stall. Compressing the video first is the quickest fix.
Will Facebook lower my video quality?
Facebook re-encodes all uploads for streaming. A clean 1080p MP4 source keeps the final result looking good.