Reference · Updated July 2026
Snapchat video length limit
Snapchat limits videos by time, not size: 60 seconds per Snap, and Story uploads from the web must be between 5 and 60 seconds in a vertical 9:16 frame. Snapchat publishes no file-size figure — about 1 GB is the practical ceiling — so the only thing that stops a phone recording is being too long.
Snapchat video limits at a glance
| What | Limit |
|---|---|
| Length | 60 s — Story uploads from the web: 5–60 seconds, 9:16. Snapchat publishes no file-size figure. |
| File size | ~1 GB (unofficial) |
| What actually stops you | Length. Phone recordings almost never reach 1 GB, but anything over 60 seconds has to be cut down before it can be a single Snap. |
Snapchat also recompresses every video it receives, so the file size you upload has little effect on what your friends see. Getting the clip to the right 60 seconds is the edit that matters — and choosing which 60 beats letting the app decide.
Trim your video to 60 seconds
Drop the video below and drag the start and end handles over the preview until the line underneath reads 60 seconds or less. The cut is exact to a tenth of a second and the result is a standard MP4, made on your own device — nothing is uploaded until you post it yourself.
How long can a Snapchat video be?
By where it goes:
| Where | Length limit |
|---|---|
| A Snap | Up to 60 seconds |
| Story uploaded from the web | 5 to 60 seconds, vertical 9:16 |
| Longer recordings | Trim to the 60 seconds you want before uploading |
| File size | About 1 GB, unofficial — not the limit you'll hit |
Snapchat's help pages don't publish a file-size figure, so the 1 GB is best available information; the durations are the ones the app enforces. The date these were last verified is at the top of this page.
Over 60 seconds? Cut it, don't shrink it
Compressing a Snapchat video changes nothing about its length, and Snapchat recompresses it again on upload anyway. Trim instead: pick the moment, cut it to 60 seconds or less, and post that. For a longer story, cut it into several Snaps of up to a minute each and post them in order.
Everything on this page runs locally in your browser — your video never leaves your device, and there is no account or watermark. If you also need the file smaller for some other reason, the compressor keeps the picture sharp while shrinking it.