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Sometimes "make it smaller" is not the question - an upload portal demands at most 1080p, an old presentation system only handles 720p, or two clips need exactly the same height for a side-by-side edit. This tool answers exactly that question: one specific target resolution, nothing more.
The difference from the sibling tool "Compress video": there you pick a quality tier that jointly affects resolution and bitrate, aiming for the smallest possible file. Here it is the other way round - the quality tier is fixed at "High", only the resolution changes. A smaller file is a side effect, not the goal. Scaling is always DOWN only, never up (upscaling would only look blurrier, never add real detail), and the aspect ratio is always preserved.
Encoding is done by your browser native video encoder through the WebCodecs interface - locally, without loading a codec library from a foreign server and without uploading your video.
Specifications
Specifications
Input formats
MP4, M4V, WEBM, MOV, MKV
Auto-conversion
PNG, GIF
Output format
MP4
Batch processing
No
Processing
Locally in your browser (WebCodecs)
File upload
None
In 3 steps
Drop a video.
Choose the target resolution.
Download the downscaled MP4.
Limitations: Only ever scales down, never up. The quality tier is fixed at "High" - anyone wanting the smallest possible file is better served by the sibling tool "Compress video". 2160p and 1080p are hardware-dependent: without a matching hardware encoder, your browser will not even offer them. Needs a modern browser with WebCodecs (recent Chrome, Edge or Safari). Very large files (over 1 GB) are rejected (the browser tab's memory limit while streaming; without that support it is already about 600 MB).
FAQ
Is my video uploaded?
No. Scaling runs entirely locally in the browser.
What is the difference from "Compress video"?
Compressing optimizes for a small file via resolution AND quality. This tool changes only the resolution, at a fixed high quality.
Can I upscale?
No. The tool only scales down - upscaling would not add real detail, it would only look blurrier.
Why are 4K and 1080p sometimes greyed out?
Those two tiers need a hardware video encoder on your device. Without one, your browser will not offer them at all.