Compress Video for Email
Most email providers cap attachments around 25MB. This targets that size directly — pick 25MB below (or type your provider's actual limit) and FileBench works out the quality/bitrate needed to hit it.
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Video, audio, image, or PDF — up to 500 MB without an account
or paste from your clipboard (Ctrl/Cmd+V)
Why target size matters more than quality here
Email attachment limits are a hard wall, not a suggestion — a video 1KB over the limit bounces exactly the same as one 50MB over. Targeting an exact output size (rather than picking a quality percentage and hoping) means the file will actually send on the first try.
Attachment size limits
Gmail and Outlook.com both cap attachments at 25MB; some corporate mail servers are lower (10-20MB is common). If you know your recipient's actual limit, type it in — 25MB is a safe default for personal email, not a universal rule.
Quality implications
Hitting a small target size on a long or high-resolution video means a real quality tradeoff — FileBench reduces bitrate first, and scales down resolution only if bitrate reduction alone can't reach the target. A 2-minute clip compresses to 25MB far more gently than a 20-minute one.
Format compatibility
Output stays MP4 with H.264 video and AAC audio — the most broadly compatible combination, so the recipient can play it without needing a specific app regardless of their device.
What if my video still won't fit after compressing to 25MB?
It will fit — the target size is enforced directly, not just requested. What can happen instead is visible quality loss on long/high-motion footage; if that's unacceptable, consider sharing a link (e.g. via FileBench Share) instead of an attachment.
Will this reduce the video's resolution?
Only if reducing bitrate alone can't reach the target size — FileBench tries bitrate reduction first since it's usually less visually noticeable than downscaling.
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FAQ
Does this work for videos already under 25MB?
Yes, though there's nothing to compress — a file already under the target is left as-is rather than needlessly re-encoded down further.