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How to Send Large Video on Messenger with 4 Easy Ways

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Updated on Apr 28, 2024

Facebook Messenger has a size restriction for video sending. You will fail to send a video if it exceeds the Facebook Messenger file size limit. Hence, this article focuses on how to send large videos on Messenger and provides 4 practical solutions for you to send large and long videos on Messenger.
WonderFox offers a video size converter for Messenger that allows you to optimize the video for sending on Messenger. Download it here and follow the guide below to send long videos on Messenger.

The Facebook Messager Video Size Limit

Facebook Messenger is an instant messaging application that allows users to send multimedia messages such as text, pictures, animations, voices, voice calls, and videos to other users via websites or mobile devices. However, the maximum file size for video sending on Messenger is 25MB. This means if you send a video larger than 25MB on Messenger, you’ll receive an error message.

So, how to send a video in Messenger more than 25MB? Well, though there is no direct way to send large video in Messenger, by trimming the large video into small segments, compressing the video, using Faecebook's file-sharing feature, and uploading video to a cloud storage service, you are still able to send the video on Messenger successfully. In the following content, we will share detailed steps to help compress and clip video, and other solutions. Read on.

How to Send Large Video on Messenger with the Help of HD Video Converter Factory Pro

As mentioned earlier, Facebook Messenger won’t allow video file larger than 25MB be sent as an attachment. You need to keep the video within that limit for smooth Messenger video sending. For this, you’ll need a video compressor or video editor to help you. Here, we’d recommend WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro.

HD Video Converter Factory Pro is an all-purpose program that combines a video compressor and a video trimmer which can help you avoid Facebook Messenger video size limit efficiently. It can downsize your videos greatly while keeping high quality and cut large videos into multiple small parts effortlessly. Meanwhile, you can use it to convert video to Facebook compatible format to avoid the format incompatibility issue. Then, you can send your large video on Messenger with no issue. Now, get this tool and see how to compress/cut videos for Messenger below.

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How to Send Files Bigger Than 25MB on Facebook Messenger

Import the Large Video to the Program

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Step 1. Import the Large Video to the Program

Run HD Video Converter Factory Pro, then go to the “Converter” module, drag and drop the video directly to current window or add the video file via clicking the “Add Files” tab.

Trim the Large Video to Small Segments

Step 2. Solve Messenger File Size Limit with 2 Solutions

Solution 1 - Trim the Large Video to Small Segments

Click the scissors tab below the video to head to the trimming window.
According to the video duration, you can consider averagely dividing the video into several parts by moving the sliders or filling the exact time in the start and end time box. After you’ve assured the length, press “Trim” button to finish it. Subsequently, continue to trim the rest several fragments with the same method. Finally, click “OK” to back to the “Converter” window.

Compress Video Directly for Facebook Messenger

Solution 2 - Compress Video for Facebook Messenger

This might be the most intuitive and straightforward way to cope with the Facebook Messenger video size limit. After you’ve added the large video to the program, at the bottom of the window, there is a batch compression icon which means you can batch compress the large videos at the same time. Just import the large-size video files to the software as shown as step 1. Then, click the batch compression icon and move the slider to right to compress. The compressed video size will be displayed in the output module at the top of the interface simultaneously.

You can also compress your videos through other methods. Check this post for more info: 6 Effective Methods to Compress Large Video Files

Customize the Directory and Begin Slim the Video

Step 3. Customize the Directory and Begin Slim the Video

After finishing such compression steps, you need to choose the output folder for the exported video by clicking the inverted triangle icon at the bottom. Lastly, press the “Run” button to start the slimming process.

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Solution 3 - How to Send Large Video on Messenger via Facebook Video Upload

There is another roundabout method of sending large video files on Messenger that you can upload the video to Facebook first, then send the video URL to others on Messenger so that people can click the URL to directly visit the Facebook video page for watching. However, you also have to notice that there are still limitations for video-uploading on Facebook:

Upload on Facebook and Send the URL to MessengerUpload on Facebook and Send the URL to Messenger

Video size: Up to 4 GB

Video length: Up to 240 minutes

Maximum frame rate: 30fps

Suggested video codec: H.264

Suggested aspect ratios: 16:9 (horizontal), 9:16 (full portrait)

Facebook supports several formats for video-uploading including AVI, MOV… But for better result, Facebook suggests MP4, MOV as preferred choice for uploading. After you have successfully uploaded the video on Facebook, then just send the video URL on Messenger.

Solution 4. How to Send Long Video on Messenger via Cloud Storage Service

Besides using the above solutions to avoid the Facebook Messenger file size limit, uploading large/long videos to cloud storage services first and sharing the video link is also a good option. The following will take Google Drive as an example to show you how to upload videos to a cloud service and send your videos on Messenger without any hassle.

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Step 1. Open Google Drive, and click on "New" > "File upload" to choose the video file you want to send.

Step 2. Right-click on the file and select "Share" once the video has been uploaded to Google Drive. Select "Copy Link"

Step 3. Click "Manage access" to adjust who can access the video.

Step 4. Go to "Messenger" and paste the link to send the video.

At last...

That’s all the methods on how to send large videos without the Facebook Messenger video size limit. Sending the URL can get the job done but isn’t many peoples’ favorite option (considering we often want to share the video with certain people instead of the public). Hence we suggest you use the video compressor/editor. Download the toolkit here:

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