Compress Video to 8MB
Many forums, ticket systems and legacy upload forms enforce an 8MB cap. Set the target and this tool calculates a bitrate, then checks and corrects the result to keep the video under 8MB.
Why the 8MB limit exists
8MB became a common limit because it was Discord's free-tier cap for years, and many web forms adopted similar defaults. The fix is the same everywhere: re-encode at a bitrate computed from the video's duration.
Frequently asked questions
- How does the tool hit an exact size?
- Target size divided by duration gives the bitrate budget. The encoder aims below that budget and can retry at a corrected bitrate when the first result is still too large.
Related private video workflow
Need the broader decision tree? Read the guide on compressing video without uploading it. If you need a short silent loop instead of an MP4, try the video to GIF converter.