Video Tools — Local Video Compressor

Compress videos with real H.264 re-encoding, entirely on your device. No upload, no account.

Video Tools compresses video files with a real H.264 re-encoding pass, and every step happens on your own computer. Pick a file, choose a quality preset, download a smaller MP4. Your video is never uploaded anywhere. HOW IT WORKS - Drop in a video or click to pick one (MP4, MOV, WebM and other formats your browser can play) - Choose a preset: Small (capped at 720p, for email and slow connections), Medium (balanced, capped at 1080p) or High (keeps the source resolution) - Press Compress, watch the progress bar, preview the result, download it - The result screen shows before/after file size, resolution and duration PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Compression runs entirely on this device using the WebCodecs encoder built into your browser — no upload, no server, no queue - No account, no sign-in - Zero permissions: the extension requests no permissions at all and does not read or touch the websites you visit - No analytics, no tracking, no background activity WHY REAL RE-ENCODING An mp4 compressor only saves real space when the video is re-encoded, not just re-wrapped. This tool runs a true H.264 encode at the bitrate of the preset you chose, so the output is a genuinely smaller MP4 that plays everywhere. WHO IT IS FOR - Shrink a video to fit an email attachment or an upload limit - Reduce video size before sending files over slow connections - Compress screen recordings and phone clips without installing software or uploading them to a converter site If you are looking for a video compressor that keeps files local, this is it: one click from the toolbar, compressed and back on your disk in minutes. Requires Chrome 114 or newer (the first version with the WebCodecs video encoder). Older browsers see a clear explanation instead of a broken tool. More background reading — a browser video compressor guide and desktop app recommendations — is linked from inside the tool page (removebgfromvideo.com).