Why 8 MB?
8 MB is Discord's free-tier upload limit. Anything bigger and Discord rejects it or asks for Nitro. The 8 MB target lets you post any video into a Discord channel without a paid account.
Ch. 02·Compress to 8 MB
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8 MB is Discord's free-tier upload ceiling — the size that lets you drop a clip into any channel without Nitro. Cloud-rendered H.265 / AV1 squeezes any MP4, MOV, or WebM down to your exact size target with no watermark — no Handbrake, no install, no popup ads. Pair with the AI video upscaler or browse the free scene packs.
Examples · Real reductions
−98% reduction
−90% reduction
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The compressor finds the highest-quality H.265 or AV1 settings that still hit your target size. You don't set bitrates — you set the size, and the encoder figures out the rest.
Step 01
Drag any MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, or MKV — up to 20 GB on Pro.
Step 02
Select the Discord preset (or type your exact size).
Step 03
Cloud-encoded MP4 hits your dashboard in under 2 minutes, ready for Discord channels and DMs.
Other size targets
Questions
Specifics on hitting 8 MB for Discord — quality, runtime, and what survives the squeeze.
8 MB is Discord's free-tier upload limit. Anything bigger and Discord rejects it or asks for Nitro. The 8 MB target lets you post any video into a Discord channel without a paid account.
Yes. The compressor leaves headroom under 8 MB so you don't hit Discord's edge-case rejections. Output stays well below the cap.
About 90 seconds at 720p with H.265, or 30–45 seconds at 1080p. Past that the compressor will warn that quality won't be acceptable and suggest you trim first.
Nitro raises the limit to 50 MB. If you have Nitro, use the 50 MB compressor instead — the quality at 50 MB is dramatically better than 8 MB for the same source.
No. YouPro doesn't add watermarks on any plan.
Yes. The 8 MB cap applies the same way to DMs as to channels.