Keep quality under your control on Telegram
Compress Video for Telegram
Telegram heavily compresses videos sent as media. Compress the file yourself, send it as a file, and keep control of the quality.
Drop a video here
Keep quality under your control on Telegram. 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
Compress here first, then send as a file to skip Telegram's own re-encode.
Balanced mode keeps chat clips sharp at a fraction of the size.
For groups with slow connections, try a 25MB or 50MB target.
Questions
Why do Telegram videos look bad?
Videos sent as media are re-encoded at a low bitrate. Sending a pre-compressed video as a file preserves your quality.
Is there a size limit on Telegram?
Telegram allows very large files, but smaller videos send faster and are kinder to recipients on mobile data.