Clipchamp's video compressor is gone: what to use instead
Clipchamp's stand-alone compressor page now redirects to Clipchamp's features page. You can still shrink a video by exporting it from the Clipchamp editor at 480p or 720p, which suits you if you're editing anyway. To hit a size in MB with no sign-in, use our free online compressor, which never uploads.
We make OctoZip and the online video compressor, so read this with that in mind. We're not connected with Microsoft. Every fact about Clipchamp comes from clipchamp.com and Microsoft's own help and price pages, checked on 1 November 2026 and linked where it's used. We didn't export test videos in Clipchamp for this page.
What happened to Clipchamp's video compressor?
The page is gone. On 1 November 2026, clipchamp.com/en/video-compressor/ answered with a permanent redirect (HTTP 301) to /en/utilities-discontinued/, which in turn redirected to Clipchamp's features page. We saw this in the server's own responses.
The Clipchamp editor still exports videos, and choosing a lower export resolution is how you make a file smaller there. What it doesn't have is a size box: Microsoft's help lists 480p, 720p, 1080p, 4K, GIF or audio only as the export choices.
Clipchamp and the alternatives side by side
Clipchamp and our tools all work on your own device. The differences are the sign-in, how you set the size, and where they run. Checked on 1 November 2026.
| Checked on 1 Nov 2026 | Clipchamp editorMicrosoft | Online video compressorOctoZip (ours) | OctoZip appMeru Apps (ours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan; 4K export with Microsoft 365 Personal or Family | Free | Free, no ads; Pro subscription for extras |
| Account | A personal Microsoft account | None | None |
| Runs on | Edge or Chrome, or the Windows 10/11 app; not optimised for touch screens | Recent Chrome or Edge, on phones and computers | Android 7.0 or later |
| Where the video is processed | On your computer (personal accounts) | In your browser, never uploaded | On your phone, never uploaded |
| How you make it smaller | Export at 480p, 720p or 1080p (free) | Small file, Medium, High quality, Target size, or a resolution | Small file, Medium file or Best Quality |
| Aim at a size in MB | No; resolution choices only | Yes | No |
| Output | MP4 at 30 fps | MP4 (H.264) | MP4, MOV or MKV |
| Watermark | None | None | None |
| Size of video | No input limit; Microsoft suggests compressing 4 GB files first | About 1–2 GB | Up to 3 GB free; larger with Pro |
| Internet | Needed to sign in and save | Works offline once the page has loaded | Works offline |
| Editing | A full video editor | No | No |
Microsoft 365 Personal was $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, and Family $12.99 a month or $129.99 a year, as listed on Microsoft's US page on 1 November 2026; Clipchamp's pricing page says its Premium features now come with those plans.
What does Clipchamp do better?
Editing, and big files. If the video needs cutting, titles or music anyway, Clipchamp does it all in one export:
- It's an editor. Clipchamp is a full video editor in the browser or a Windows app, so you can cut the parts nobody needs before exporting, which also makes the file smaller. Our tools only compress.
- No input size limit. Microsoft says there's no limit on the size of files you add. Our online compressor is comfortable up to about 1–2 GB.
- Local processing too. For personal accounts, media files "get processed locally on your machine" unless you use sharing or content backup. On privacy it works much as ours does.
- No watermark on free exports, Microsoft says, with unlimited exports up to 1080p on the free plan.
- Straight to where it's going. Personal accounts can export to OneDrive, Google Drive, YouTube, TikTok, Dropbox and LinkedIn.
- 4K output with a Microsoft 365 Personal or Family plan, plus premium stock, filters and a brand kit.
When is an alternative the better choice?
When you only want the file smaller, or need it under a set size.
- A size in MB. Email and Discord have limits in MB, and Clipchamp only offers resolutions, so you export, check and export again. Our online compressor takes the size and works out the rest.
- The export came out bigger. Microsoft's own help says an export can be larger than the videos you put in, because its default frame rate and bitrate can be higher, and suggests a lower resolution or a separate compressor. Our compressor never gives a video a higher bitrate than it had.
- No sign-in. Clipchamp needs a personal Microsoft account; our online compressor needs none.
- On a phone. Microsoft's help lists a desktop browser or the Windows app as the ways to use Clipchamp, and support for its iOS app ended on 9 June 2026. On Android, use our online compressor in Chrome or the OctoZip app.
- A 60 fps clip. Clipchamp's MP4 has a frame rate of 30 fps, so a 60 fps phone video is saved at half its frame rate.
How do I make a video smaller in Clipchamp?
Export it at a lower resolution. From Microsoft's help pages:
- Open Clipchamp in Edge or Chrome, or the Windows app, and sign in with a personal Microsoft account.
- Start a new video and add your clip. Cut any part you don't need: a shorter video is a smaller file.
- Select Export and choose 720p or 480p. 1080p is the largest free choice; 4K needs a paid plan.
- Save the MP4 and check its size. If it's bigger than the original, export again at a lower resolution, as Microsoft suggests.
How do I compress to a set size without Clipchamp?
Use our free online video compressor: no account, and the video stays on your device. The button below opens it set for email (under 18 MB, so it fits a 25 MB limit once attached; why 18 MB).
Compress for email in your browser
- Open the online video compressor in recent Chrome or Edge and tap Choose a video.
- Keep the email setting, or pick Target size and type your own size, or tap 20 MB for Discord. Each setting shows an estimate first.
- Tap Compress video, play the copy, then Download it.
Worked example: a 1-minute 1080p phone video at 17 Mbps with 192 kbps sound is about 129 MB (17.192 × 60 ÷ 8). With the email setting, the compressor's own plan is 1280 × 720 at about 2.1 Mbps with the sound kept: about 17.3 MB, under Gmail's 25 MB limit for personal accounts with room to spare. That's its estimate before compressing; the real size varies with the picture. In Clipchamp you'd choose 720p or 480p and check the result, since its help gives no size estimate.
On an Android phone, the OctoZip app compresses on the phone, works offline and lets you Compare the copy with the original before you save it. It uses presets (Small file (easy share), Medium file, Best Quality) rather than a size in MB; batch, files over 3 GB and 8K sources need OctoZip Pro, and free users see a full-screen Pro offer after every second saved video. It runs on Android 7.0 or later. See how to compress a video on Android.
Questions people ask
Does Clipchamp still have a free video compressor?
Not as a separate tool: its old address redirects to a "utilities discontinued" address and then to its features page. The free editor still exports at 480p, 720p or 1080p, which is how you make a file smaller there.
Does Clipchamp add a watermark?
No. Microsoft says the editor doesn't add a visual, audio or any other kind of watermark; if a free project uses premium content, you're asked to upgrade before exporting. Our online compressor and the OctoZip app add no watermark either.
Why is my Clipchamp export bigger than the original?
Microsoft's help says its default output frame rate and bitrate can be higher than your source's. Export at a lower resolution, or run the exported file through a compressor that keeps the bitrate below the original, such as ours.
Can I use Clipchamp on Android?
Microsoft's help lists a supported desktop browser or the Windows app, and says the editor isn't optimised for touch screens. On an Android phone, our online compressor works in Chrome, and the OctoZip app works offline.
What this page doesn't cover
- We didn't export test videos in Clipchamp, so we don't give sizes for its exports. The sizes for our compressor are its own estimates.
- Work and school Clipchamp accounts can follow different rules from the personal accounts described here.
- Two of Microsoft's pages disagree on whether content backup to OneDrive is part of the free plan, so we leave it out.
- Our online compressor does one video at a time, up to about 1–2 GB, in recent Chrome or Edge. The OctoZip app has no size-in-MB option and no trim.
Sources
Checked on 1 November 2026.
- Clipchamp: pricing, products, features, and the redirects from clipchamp.com/en/video-compressor/ as the server returned them.
- Microsoft Support, Clipchamp: What is Clipchamp?, choosing the export resolution, export format, larger output files, how media is processed, watermarks, input file size and the iOS app.
- Microsoft: Microsoft 365 plans and prices (US).
- Gmail Help: attachment size limit.
- OctoZip: the app's code and the online compressor's planning code, which gave the estimate above.