Compress Video for TikTok
Uploading a smaller file to TikTok means faster uploads, especially on mobile data.
Drag and drop your video here
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Choose videoMP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM and more · up to 500MB per file · select several to batch compress
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56 MB
from 330 MB
Uploads quickly even on mobile data.
Speeds up uploading, especially over mobile data on the go
Keeps quality high enough that TikTok's own compression doesn't compound visible loss
Useful for cross-posting the same edited clip to multiple platforms quickly
TikTok file size limits
TikTok supports videos up to 10 minutes long with generous file size limits.
Use the 'Basic' preset since TikTok re-compresses every upload during processing.
Recommended settings
What we'd pick for this job. After choosing a file, resolution sits right under the compression settings, crop is under “Resize / crop”, and codec is under “Advanced settings”.
By quality · Strong
Big savings on editor exports, no visible change on a phone.
H.264
Most reliable format for TikTok uploads.
1080p
TikTok is built around 1080 × 1920 — anything bigger is wasted.
9:16
Full-screen vertical, as TikTok expects.
CapCut or editor export
Compress the final export, not a screen capture of it.
Tips for the best result
Vertical 9:16, 1080×1920
TikTok is built for full-screen vertical video. Use the 9:16 crop option if your clip is landscape so it fills the screen.
Editing exports are oversized
CapCut and other editors export at high bitrates to protect quality. Strong compression brings them down to a sensible size without a visible change on a phone.
Upload on Wi-Fi when you can
Even after compressing, a smaller file on a stable connection finishes processing sooner, so your video is ready to post faster.
Start from the original file
Compression is lossy, so re-compressing a video that has already been shrunk (or sent through a chat app) stacks artifacts. Always work from the camera or editor export.
How it works
Step 1
Upload
Drop your file in — up to 500MB free.
Step 2
Pick a quality
Basic, Strong, or Superb compression.
Step 3
Download
Get your smaller video in seconds.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, TikTok applies its own compression and encoding to every upload, similar to Instagram and YouTube — so extreme pre-compression usually isn't necessary.
Videos exported from editing apps (like CapCut) are often rendered at a high bitrate for quality, which is great for editing but larger than needed for a quick mobile upload.
'Basic' preserves the most detail and motion clarity, which matters more for fast-paced content than for slower talking-head videos.
No, compression doesn't change aspect ratio or cropping — it only reduces bitrate and file size, so your export keeps its aspect ratio (and its dimensions, unless you choose a lower Resolution).
Even on Wi-Fi, a smaller file uploads faster and uses less of your TikTok drafts storage — the benefit is just less pronounced than on a mobile connection.