Compress video for Discord
Drag a screen recording or a game highlight into Discord and free users often hit "Your files are too powerful" — because it's over the ~10MB upload cap. Compress to under 10MB first and it sends. The tool above is preset to 10MB; just drop it in.
Quick answer
Discord's per-file upload limit is about 10MB for free users (it used to be 8MB), ~50MB on Nitro Basic and ~500MB on Nitro. ConvertMeow shrinks your video under 10MB locally in your browser — no upload, no watermark — and clips/screen recordings almost always fit.
Shrink your video to 10MB
Target size
Derives a bitrate from target size ÷ duration and re-encodes; best for short clips.
Discord's upload limits by tier
The limit scales with your account tier: ~10MB free, ~50MB Nitro Basic, ~500MB Nitro. Server boosts don't change your personal upload limit.
Most people are on free, so "compress to 10MB" is the common case. Game highlights and short screen recordings usually fit fine at that size.
- Free users: compress to ≤10MB.
- Nitro Basic: ≤50MB.
- Nitro: ≤500MB (but compressing huge files in the browser is slow — keep clips short).
How do I keep a screen recording small and watchable?
Screen recordings are often high-frame-rate and long, so they're large. To fit 10MB: trim to the few seconds that matter first, then compress — quality improves a lot because the bitrate is spent on the key footage.
Frequently asked questions
Around 10MB now (it used to be 8MB and was raised). Nitro Basic is ~50MB and Nitro is ~500MB. Above your limit it won't upload, so compress first.
It depends on length. A tens-of-seconds highlight at 10MB is usually sharp; a multi-minute recording at 10MB will be noticeably soft. Trim to the key part first.
No. ConvertMeow is fully free and compresses locally in your browser, independent of your Discord tier — it just helps you fit your file under whatever your limit is.
Updated · ConvertMeow team