MP4 Compressor

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MP4 is the world's default video: the file that plays before anyone has to think about it. A container, most often carrying H.264 or H.265 video with AAC audio.

Born
2001, the MPEG standards group, built on Apple's QuickTime design
Type
video · container
Typical size
roughly 50–100 MB per minute at 1080p, depending on bitrate
Plays on
Every browser, phone, TV and editing app worth mentioning.
Fun fact
MP4 is QuickTime's file design wearing an international standards badge: MOV is effectively its parent.

What compressing MP4 actually does

Compressing MP4 means re-encoding the video inside with a modern codec at a quality you choose: low, medium or high. Camera footage typically gives up 30–70% of its size before quality visibly suffers, and screen recordings squeeze even harder. MP4 runs roughly 50–100 MB per minute at 1080p, depending on bitrate, so there's usually plenty to give.

Questions people ask

How much smaller will my MP4 get?

It depends on how generously it was encoded: MP4 typically runs roughly 50–100 MB per minute at 1080p, depending on bitrate, and most files give up 30–70% at the medium preset before quality visibly suffers.

Will I lose quality working with MP4 here?

Where possible Flippy copies streams without re-encoding; when a re-encode is unavoidable it happens once, at quality matched to your MP4.

Is this MP4 compressor really free?

Yes: free for everyday use with no daily cap, no signup, and your files delete themselves from our servers within an hour. Pro exists for heavy days: bigger files, whole folders at once.

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