Twitter / X Video Compressor
Compress videos for Twitter/X. Twitter's free tier allows up to 512MB, but videos must be under 2 minutes 20 seconds. X Premium users get 16GB and longer duration.
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What is Twitter / X's video size limit?
Upload your video to CompressYourVideo.com, select Twitter / X, and download the compressed version. CompressYourVideo.com automatically optimizes your video to fit within Twitter / X's size limit with the best possible quality.
Twitter (now rebranded to X) has evolved its video capabilities significantly. The free tier now supports 512MB uploads up to 2 minutes 20 seconds, more generous than many competitors. X Premium unlocks 8GB and longer durations.
The 2:20 duration limit (free)
Twitter's 2 minute 20 second (140 second) limit for free accounts is deliberately tied to the original 140-character tweet limit, a piece of branding consistency that remained through the transition to X. If your video is longer, you'll need to trim it or subscribe to X Premium.
Twitter's video compression behavior
Twitter compresses all uploaded videos aggressively. The delivered quality is often noticeably lower than what you uploaded. This makes it especially important to upload at high quality, Twitter can't recover detail that wasn't in the source.
Twitter's video player on mobile is relatively small, which means compression artifacts are less visible than on desktop. Medium quality (720p, reasonable bitrate) is usually sufficient for Twitter.
GIFs vs silent MP4s
Twitter converts uploaded GIFs to MP4 internally, they autoplay silently and loop. You can also upload a regular MP4 that loops, and it behaves the same way. For short looping clips without audio (memes, reaction clips), a silent MP4 sometimes performs better than a GIF because it compresses better and looks sharper.
X Premium video advantages
X Premium ($8/month) gives you 8GB uploads, 4K video quality, longer duration, and priority in the algorithm's distribution. For journalists, researchers, and content creators who rely on Twitter for distribution, Premium's video quality improvements are noticeable and worth the subscription.
What are the best video settings for Twitter / X?
- ✓Twitter re-encodes all videos, upload at the highest quality you can within the 512MB limit.
- ✓Videos under 45 seconds get 2× more engagement on Twitter than longer videos.
- ✓Captions are critical, Twitter videos autoplay muted in feeds.
- ✓GIFs on Twitter are actually silent MP4 files, for looping video without sound, just upload an MP4.
- ✓X Premium users can post 4K video up to 8GB, worth it for high-production content.
Why compress video before sending on Twitter / X?
Twitter / X enforces a strict file size limit. If your video exceeds it, Twitter / X will either reject the upload, reduce quality automatically, or convert it to a document file that recipients must download manually.
By compressing with CompressYourVideo.combefore uploading, you control the quality. Our tool calculates the optimal bitrate for your specific video length, so you get the sharpest possible result within the platform's limit.