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VidSmaller
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Overview
VidSmaller is a cloud video compressor that shrinks any video to an exact target file size (e.g. 8MB for Discord, 25MB for email, 16MB for WhatsApp). Pick a target size, upload, and download a file that fits — no guessing bitrates. Supports common formats and keeps quality as high as the size budget allows.
Key Features
- Target-size encoding with five compression modes
- H.264 and H.265 output with no watermark
- Supports 33 input containers
Best For
Users who need to shrink a video to a specific size, such as for chat apps or email.
Pros & Cons
Cons
- Files are uploaded to and encoded on the company's servers
- Page gives conflicting signed-in upload limits (1 GB vs 1.5 GB) and does not price Pro
- Benchmarks used local FFmpeg, not the production encoder; H.265 is paid-only
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Pulse Verdict
Editorial review by SEODataPulse · Editorial rating: 2/5 · Updated
This is an editorial assessment, not an average of customer ratings.
“A cloud service that compresses video to a chosen target size, with credit-based pricing and many input formats. Uploads go to the company's servers, and the page gives inconsistent limits and no Pro price, so check current limits before relying on it.”
Pricing
Credit packs: $3 for 100 credits, $12 for 500; subscription and Pro prices are not shown.
Pricing changes often — confirm current plans on the official site.