Compress a video to 50 MB
50 MB is enough for several minutes of sharp HD video. Drop in a long recording or a 4K clip and get an MP4 that fits – without uploading it to anyone’s server.
- No upload
- No watermark
- No file size limit
- Hardware accelerated
Drop videos here to compress them
MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI and more · no size limit or watermark
Processed on your device. Your videos are never uploaded.
Advanced: codec, frame rate, audio, trim
How to make a video smaller than 50 MB
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Choose your video
Add a large recording from your phone, camera or screen recorder. Several videos are processed one after another.
- 2
Keep 48 MB or adjust
The preset of 48 MB fits a 50 MB limit with a safety margin. Type a different number in the size field if your limit is different.
- 3
Shorten if you can
Trimming dead time at the start and end is the easiest way to raise the quality of what remains.
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Compress, check and download
Preview the result in the queue, then download the MP4.
Common 50 MB limits
Discord Nitro Basic allows uploads up to 50 MB, and many application forms, course platforms and team tools use the same limit. A typical phone records around 100 MB or more per minute in 4K, so even a short clip needs compressing.
What quality to expect
48 MB is about 400 megabits. That gives a two-minute clip around 3.3 Mbps, comfortably sharp at 1080p, and a ten-minute recording about 650 kbps, which suits 480p. Asset Compressor picks the resolution from the bitrate, so the picture stays clean rather than blocky.
Fast motion – sports, games, shaky phone footage – needs more bitrate than talking heads or screen recordings. If action scenes look soft, set the resolution to 720p in the settings: fewer pixels with more bits each usually look better.
4K footage under 50 MB
Keeping 4K at 50 MB only works for very short clips. For anything longer, letting the tool scale down to 1080p or 720p gives a far better result than squeezing all 8 million pixels per frame into a tiny bitrate. The original stays untouched on your device.
Frequently asked questions
How long can a 50 MB video be?
About two to three minutes at sharp 1080p, or around ten minutes at 480p. Longer videos fit too, but at a lower resolution.
Can I compress a video for Discord Nitro Basic?
Yes. Nitro Basic allows 50 MB per file, and the 48 MB preset fits with room to spare. Without Nitro, use the Discord page, which targets the 20 MB free limit.
Is there a maximum input size?
There is no upload, so no server limit. Very large files are limited only by your device’s memory and patience – a computer handles multi-gigabyte recordings better than a phone.
Will the audio still sound good?
Yes. Size mode reserves up to 15% of the budget for audio, enough for clear speech and music.
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Compress video
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Related guides
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