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Podalls Convert compresses video offline on Windows 10 and 11 to reduce file size for email, chat and uploads. It keeps the format, and the copy is kept only when it really is smaller. Nothing is uploaded.

Download free for Windows How it works
Compress video Small enough to share.
A smaller copy for email, chat and uploads
v0.3.0 · Windows 10 and 11 · Offline · Free How to compress a video on Windows Malaysia · UTC+8
Opens
.mp4, .m4v, .mkv, .webm, .mov +21
Makes
clip (compressed).mp4; the original is untouched
In the app
Tools › Video & audio › Compress video
Account
Not needed
Price
Free, for work too

How it works

How to compress a video on Windows

Three steps, all on your PC. Nothing is uploaded.

  1. Open Tools › Video › Compress video, or drop videos on the window.

  2. Choose Recommended or Smallest, and a smaller picture size if you like.

  3. Find the smaller copy next to the original.

What you get

Built for the real document.

  • Same format

    The copy stays in the video’s own format; an unusual one becomes MP4.

  • Checked before kept

    A copy that is not really smaller is thrown away, and you are told why.

  • Lower resolution too

    Bring a 4K video down to 1080p or 720p for the biggest savings.

  • Original untouched

    The smaller copy is saved beside it; nothing is overwritten.

Your choices

Every choice, before it starts.

The Compress video dialog, drawn from the app with its defaults selected. The notes say what each choice does.

Compress video

Quality

Recommended(selected)Smallest

Smaller files lose more detail in busy scenes.

Picture size

Original(selected)1080p720p480p

Videos are never made bigger than they are.

Keep the sound

On(selected)Off

Turn off to save the picture only, without sound.

Saved as “clip (compressed).mp4” next to the original. The original is not changed.

Under the hood

How it decides.

What it reads, what it saves, and the rules it follows, taken from the app itself.

Reads 26 file types

  • .mp4
  • .m4v
  • .mkv
  • .webm
  • .mov
  • .avi
  • .wmv
  • .flv
  • .f4v
  • .mpg
  • .mpeg
  • .mpe
  • .m2v
  • .ts
  • .m2ts
  • .mts
  • .3gp
  • .3g2
  • .ogv
  • .asf
  • .vob
  • .divx
  • .mxf
  • .rm
  • .rmvb
  • .dv

Saves as

  • clip (compressed).mp4
  • clip (compressed).mkv, in the video’s own format

Never over another file, and never over your original.

  • The settings behind it

    H.264 video is encoded at CRF 23 for Recommended and 28 for Smallest; WebM’s VP9 at 33 and 40.

  • Size matters most

    A lower picture size usually saves more than a lower quality, and looks better doing it.

  • Unusual formats

    A video in an unusual container is saved as MP4, so it plays everywhere.

App or website?

Why not an online converter?

Online tools ask for your file first. Podalls Convert never does.

Topic Podalls Convert Windows appOnline converters In the browser
Your file Stays on your PCUploaded to their server
Internet Not needed to convertNeeded for every file
Size and pages What your PC can handleOften capped on free plans
Many files Drop a whole folder: every job joins the queueUsually one at a time
Account Not neededOften asked for
Price Free, for work tooFree tier, or a subscription

Good to know

Honest limits.

What this tool does not do, said plainly.

  • Keep quality is not offered here: it would copy the video and save nothing.
  • GIFs are not compressed.
  • Videos already made small for the web may have little left to remove.

First time? The install guide shows every screen, including the Windows warning.

Questions

Compress video, answered.

5 answers

Another question? Everything about Podalls Convert.

How much smaller will it get?

It depends on the video. Phone and screen recordings often shrink a lot; videos already compressed for the web have less to remove.

How do I make a video small enough to send?

Choose Smallest with 720p or 480p. The copy keeps its format, so it plays wherever the original did.

Can I compress a GIF?

No. GIFs are not compressed. Make a shorter or smaller GIF with Video to GIF instead.

Is Compress video in Podalls Convert free?

Yes. Podalls Convert is free for personal and commercial use, with no account and no subscription. Every tool in it, including this one, comes in the same free download.

Is my file uploaded anywhere?

No. Podalls Convert does the work on your PC and saves the result there. It only goes online to check for and download its own updates.

In the same free download

Keep going.

Every tool below comes with Podalls Convert. One app, one queue, nothing uploaded.

Compress video, without the upload.

Download free for Windows

What you are getting

Tool
Compress video, in Tools › Video & audio › Compress video
Makes
clip (compressed).mp4; the original is untouched
Works on
Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
Version
0.3.0
Price
Free for personal and commercial use