Compress video for Instagram
Keeps a generous quality budget for Reels and feed posts, so compression doesn't undo what Instagram's own encoder will do next.
Drop a video to compress to 50MB
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How it works
Drop your video in. WavyVid reads its length, resolution, and bitrate right in your browser — nothing uploads anywhere.
It works out the exact bitrate (and resolution, if needed) that lands as close to your target size as possible without wrecking quality.
Download the compressed file, or share it straight from the result screen. Original stays on your device the whole time.
Instagram re-encodes everything you upload, so starting from a needlessly huge source file just slows down your upload without helping quality. A well-compressed, right-sized file uploads faster and gives Instagram's encoder a cleaner source to work from. Pair this with the 9:16 resize tool first if your footage isn't already vertical.
Frequently asked questions
Does Instagram have a strict upload size limit?
Not a hard cap like Discord's, but smaller files upload faster and use less mobile data — especially useful if you're posting on the go.
Should I resize to 9:16 before or after compressing?
Either order works, but resizing first (to crop out unneeded pixels) then compressing usually gives a slightly better result, since there's less frame to encode.
Will compressing hurt my Reels' quality on Instagram?
Instagram re-compresses every upload regardless, so a reasonably sized, clean source file tends to hold up about as well as a much larger one after Instagram's own processing.
Can I use this for Instagram Stories too?
Yes — Stories are also 9:16, so combine this with the resize tool for a Stories-ready export.