How do I compress a file to fit Google Drive?

Use the compressor on this page. It handles video, images and PDFs, targets 5TB, 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

Google Drive file size limit

Aim for

5TB

As of 11 Oct 2026, Google Drive stores individual files up to 5TB. The lower caps apply only to Google's own formats, on conversion: 50MB for Docs, 100MB for Sheets or Slides.

Google Drive’s own documentation

By plan

Google Drive 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.

Any uploaded file

5TB

Converted to Sheets or Slides

100MB

Converted to Docs

50MB

The tool

Compress a file to fit Google Drive

Video, images or PDFs, already set to 5TB. 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.

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