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How to Shrink a Video or Photo with VidShrink

Shrink your videos and photos fast. Videos are processed securely in the cloud, while photos stay private and are compressed locally in your browser.

How to Shrink a Video or Photo with VidShrink

VidShrink is designed to make file compression simple for anyone. Whether you’re uploading a large video or a high-quality image, you can shrink it in just a few quick steps — no software required.

1. Choose Video or Photo Mode

On the homepage or the Compress page, choose whether you want to compress a video or a photo.

  • Video mode uses our secure cloud engine for big or stubborn video files.
  • Photo mode runs directly in your browser for fast, private image compression.

2. Upload Your File

Drag and drop your file into the upload area or click the button to browse. VidShrink will automatically prepare it for compression.

3. Adjust Your Settings

For photos, you can select your compression level — from keeping high quality to making it as small as possible. For videos, VidShrink automatically balances quality and file size for best results.

4. Download and Share

Once compression finishes, click download to save your smaller file. It’s ready to share by text, email, or social media — without taking up space.

Ready to try it now? Go to the Compress page and start shrinking your video or photo today.

VidShrink gives everyday people powerful tools to shrink huge files without giving up control. Videos use a secure cloud engine; photos stay on your device with local compression.

We’re still tuning and testing, but every change moves us closer to fast, private file shrinking for everyone.

Built for the people, by the people.
— Steven Tauriello, leading the VidShrink project