Reference · Updated July 2026
Discord video size limit
A free Discord account can upload files up to 10 MB. Nitro Basic raises that to 50 MB and full Nitro to 500 MB. If Discord says your video is too big, it almost always means the free 10 MB cap — the 25 MB limit most guides still quote ended in September 2024.
Discord upload limits at a glance
| What | Limit |
|---|---|
| File size by plan | 10 MB free · 50 MB Nitro Basic · 500 MB Nitro |
| What changed | Lowered from 25 MB in September 2024 — most guides still show the old number. Over it? Compress to 10 MB. |
| Video length | No time limit — only the file size counts. A longer video simply has to be smaller per second, which is what the compressor below works out for you. |
The cap is on the file, not on the video's length or resolution, so the question is never "how long can a Discord video be" but "how much video fits in 10 MB". The table further down answers that from real output.
Get your video under 10 MB
Drop the video below. It is compressed to just under 10 MB on your own device — nothing is uploaded — and checked so the result never lands over the limit. If the clip is too long to fit at a watchable quality, you'll be offered the opening stretch that does fit instead of a blurry mess.
How much video fits in 10 MB?
It depends on length: the same 10 MB is shared across every second of the clip, so a longer video gets a smaller picture. These rows are what this compressor actually produces from a typical phone recording — full HD, 30 frames a second, with sound.
| Video length | What you get |
|---|---|
| 30 seconds | Nearly full HD — hard to tell from the original |
| 1 minute | About half of full HD each way — still clear on a phone |
| 3 minutes | Small picture — fine inside a chat window, soft on a laptop |
| 10 minutes | Thumbnail-sized; watchable, but blocky when enlarged |
Past about 14 minutes, 10 MB stops being enough for a picture worth watching, and the compressor will offer to keep the first part of the video instead. For a longer clip at good quality, Nitro's 500 MB or a link is the honest answer — or the full compressor with a 50 MB target if the recipient has Nitro Basic.
Over the limit? Your options, in order of effort
Compress first: it is the only option that keeps the video playing inline in the chat, and for anything under a few minutes the picture stays perfectly good. If the video is long and quality matters, upload it somewhere else and paste the link — Discord embeds YouTube (an unlisted video works), Google Drive and most video hosts with a player. Nitro Basic and Nitro raise your own cap to 50 MB and 500 MB, but only for files you upload.
Everything on this page runs locally in your browser — your video never leaves your device, so there is no upload wait and nothing stored anywhere. Not sure a clip will fit at a decent quality? The bitrate calculator tells you the resolution 10 MB supports for your video's exact length before you start.