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7 Best Video Compressors in 2021 - Online & Desktop Included

List of video compressors

By Amelia ThornPublished 3 years ago 5 min read
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People who edit videos or work with videos, often need to compress them in order to be able to upload them on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and other social networking services. Since some videos can be very large which makes it difficult to upload and host. In order to make your video smaller, you can either make your video shorter or compress it. Fortunately, there are lots of tools that allow us to compress video without losing its quality. However, only a few of them actually work properly.

Let’s review our list of video compressors that do their job well. But before downloading any video compressor, make sure it’s compatible with your OS. Here are the seven best video compressors that can help you:

Any Video Converter

Any Video Converter is a great free tool that will help you compress videos quickly without quality loss. It has lots of options and allows to compress different formats including MKV, AVI, RMVB, FLV, MOV, MP4, etc. You can download Any Video Converter on iPod, your cell phone, or PC but remember that it’s not supported on Linux.

Supported video inputs: WMV, 3GP, 3G2, MP4, MPEG, VOB, MKV, MOV, FLV, F4V, DVR-MS, MOD, M2TS, RMVB, AVI, OGG, WEBM, TOD, DV, MXF, any 4K video format, etc

Supported video outputs: WMV, M2TS, 3GP, 3G2, MPG, MP4, AVI, ASF, WEBM, HTML5 WEBM, HTML5 OGG, FLV, MKV, SWF, HTML5 MP4 etc.

Platforms: Windows and macOS

TechRadar says that Any Video Converter offers customization options that let you apply various filters and effects, add a watermark, and crop your videos. Any video is free but you can purchase a premium version that has some extra tools like record streaming video and the ability to remove DRM protection.

Review by TechRadar

CloudConvert

CloudConvert is an online video compressor that has multiple functions and integrates with cloud services like OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox. CloudConvert has powerful compression tools that allow you to adjust the video settings as you wish.

Formats supported: 3G2, 3GP, 3GPP, AVI, CAVS, DV, DVR, FLV, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MOD, MOV, MP4, MPEG, MPG, MTS, MXF, and more.

Proceed to the G2 website to read reviews about the ColudConvert video converter.

Movavi Video Converter

Movavi Video Converter is a popular video compressor that supports 4K video compression without quality loss. Movavi Video Converter also offers an editor in which you can enhance files before conversion. You can easily change the format of your video and transfer your creations to any device. The Movavi compressor also enables you to stabilize, rotate, and crop your videos and even fix their quality.

Formats supported: MP4, 3GP, AVI, MPEG, DivX, FLV, SWF, VOB, MKV, MOV, WebM, WMV, and more.

Platforms: Windows and macOS.

According to TopTenReviews, Movavi Video Converter is easy and quick to use software that supports lots of formats for cellphones, PC, iPod, IPad, and Mac.

Review by TopTenReviews

Clideo

Clideo is a multifunctional online tool that allows you to merge, resize, cut, make, crop, rotate, and compress videos without losing quality. This can be accessed from any connected device like Windows, Mac, Android, or iPhone, and from any web browser that you have running on it.

Formats supported: MP4, WMV, MOV, VOB, AVI, and many other formats.

Proceed to the Trustpilot website to read reviews and find out more information about Clideo.

HandBrake

HandBrake is a video compression software that works with many video formats and has a wide range of options like DVD ripping and batch processing. Although it’s good for compressing videos and other files, HandBrake might take some time for beginners to understand how to use it. this compression software is compatible with both Windows and macOS.

Formats supported: H.264(x264 and QuickSync), H.265 (x265 and QuickSync), H.265 MPEG-4 and MPEG-2, VP8, VP9, and Theora

TopTenReviews says that HandBrake allows you to work with any video file, rip DVDs, and convert many files. HandBrake program is free and open-source.

Review by TopTenReviews

Clipchamp

Clipchamp is an online video compressing tool that enables you to shrink videos in any desktop browser and helps to make them smaller for uploading them to Instagram, YouTube, and other online platforms. It supports MP4, AVI, MOV, and many other video formats. You can compress videos online and offline on both Mac and Windows any time and anywhere. Clipchamp doesn’t have access to your videos, unlike any other online app. Files always stay on your computer unless you make use of one of our integrated upload options.

Clipchamp allows maintaining a high video quality after compression, even when compressing large files online. But remember that the size and quality of the video will depend on the setting you choose. If you want to upload your videos on YouTube, Facebook, or Vimeo, choose the Web setting. If smaller video sizes suit you, you can choose a Mobile setting.

Formats supported: AVI, MOV, DIVX, FLV, 3GP, MP4, WMV, VOB, and MKV.

Proceed to the Trustpilot website for more information.

Freemake

Freemake is a free application that has the ability to compress video files of various formats such as MP4, AVI, MPG, WMV, ROM, and several other formats. Freemake is easy to use and has many different tools for video compression. Freemake app is compatible with Windows and combines everything you need including video editing, DVD burning, format converting, and compressing. You can even compress MP4 video to formats that are compatible with different multimedia devices including Apple devices and many mobile devices.

Formats supported: MP4, AVI, MKV, WMV, MP3, DVD, 3GP, SWF, FLV, HD, MOV, RM, QT, Divx, Xvid, TS, MTS, Fraps.

Techradar says that Freemake is an extremely popular and easy to use application that encodes videos in various formats as well as converts audio files and images and rips video from DVDs. But to unlock all of the advanced features, you need to wait three days for the free Web Pack. Freemake application is absolutely free and has no trials and limitations.

Review by TechRadar

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