How do I compress a file to fit Discord?

Use the compressor on this page. It handles video, images and PDFs, targets 20MB, runs entirely in your browser with no upload, and measures the output to confirm it is under the limit rather than estimating it.

Limit reference

Discord file size limit

Aim for

20MB

As of 26 Sep 2026, Discord's free-tier upload limit is 20MB, raised from 10MB in August 2026. Nitro Basic is 50MB and Nitro is 500MB.

Discord’s own documentation

If 20MB still gets rejected

The 20MB limit rolled out gradually and some accounts were still capped at 10MB. If Discord rejects a 20MB file, target 10MB.

Fall back to 10MB

By plan

Discord limits by tier

What the same file is allowed to be, depending on the plan you are on or the route you send it by. Only the default free path is ever offered as a preset — the rest are here so you can see whether changing route is cheaper than compressing.

Free

20MB

Nitro Basic

50MB

Nitro

500MB

The tool

Compress a file to fit Discord

Video, images or PDFs, already set to 20MB. Runs on your machine — nothing is uploaded.

1Where is it going?

Custom

2Add your file

Video, images and PDFs, all compressed on your own machine. No upload, no account, no watermark, no limit on how many files.

There is also a dedicated 20MB page

Reference

Other platform limits

Every one of them dated, and the advertised number next to the one that works.

All 15 limits, and the form specifications

Background

Why the limit bites, and what to do about it

All guides