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How to Send Long/Large Videos on Discord? | 2025 Latest Solutions

Updated on Mar 13, 2025

As a popular online community service, Discord allows users to share videos for enjoying, commenting, etc. However, the video we want to send usually exceeds the Discord limit (10 MB). So how can we send a large video on Discord? Don't worry! In this post, you will learn how to send longer or larger videos on Discord with the latest solutions.

💡 Compressing videos to a smaller file size can easily bypass the Discord video size limit. Download this Discord video compressor here and follow the guide to learn how to compress video for sharing on Discord.

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👉 Solution 1. Directly Send Videos on Discord (with Nitro)

👉 Solution 2. Compress Video for Sending Large Videos on Discord

👉 Solution 3. Share Longer Videos to Discord via Cloud Storage

👉 Solution 4. Use a Video Hosting Service to Share Videos to Discord

📚 Conclusion

❓❗ FAQs

Solution 1. Directly Send Videos on Discord (with Nitro)

If your video is smaller than Discord's free plan file size limit (10 MB), you can directly send your video to Discord. For those videos larger than 10 MB, you can upgrade your plan to Discord Nitro Basic (50 MB) or Discord Nitro (500 MB) for larger file size limitations.

Discord Nitro Basic Plan: 💲29.99/year

Discord Nitro Plan: 💲99.99/year

After subscribing, you can share larger videos on Discord.

If you want to send large videos on Discord without Nitro, this post also shares other 3 simple and efficient methods. Keep on to select a suitable way!

Directly Send Videos on Discord

Solution 2. Compress Video for Sending Large Videos on Discord

Compressing video can help you directly send large videos on Discord.

WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro is a one-stop video processing tool on Windows that supports almost all video formats. It can easily convert and compress your video to small sizes enough to send on Discord. Additionally, you can also use it to cut or split videos into small clips if you need to send a long video on Discord.

The batch compression mode even allows you to compress multiple videos in one go, saving you time and energy.

✨ Not just for sending videos to Discord, it can also optimize videos for uploading to YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger, etc. without error.

Free downloadFree download the software and see how to make video smaller for Discord below.

How to Send Large Files on Discord by Compressing Video

Step 1. Load the Video You Want to Share into the Converter

InstallInstall and launch WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro, choose to enter the Converter module.

Click Add Files button on the upper-left side or drag and drop the video to the program to load the video(s) you intend to share on Discord into the converter.

Load videos into the converter

(Optional) Step 2. Trim the Overlength Video

If needed, click on the scissor icon on the toolbar below the video task to cut a clip of your video for sharing. Move the sliders from two sides and click Trim to trim the video, then click OK to save your changes. You can preview the trimmed video from the screen above.

Trim your video

Step 3. Choose a Discord Compatible Video Format

Click on the output format section on the right side to choose the output format for your video. Discord supports MP4, WebM and MOV video formats, and we suggest you convert videos to MP4, which is the industrial video format that is compatible with all mainstream platforms including Discord.

So select MP4 from the Video category.

Choose output format

Step 4. Compress the Oversized Video and Start Conversion

You can quickly adjust the output video resolution under the Quick Settings tab to reduce the video file size.

For experienced users, you can click the Parameter settings button to change an advanced video encoder (the encoder should be supported by Discord), resolution, bitrate, etc. to reduce video size too.

You can also head to the bottom compression button and drag the slider to increase the compression ratio till the video reaches the Discord size.

🧩 It will show you the estimated output file size on the video conversion taskbar.

When ready, hit Run button to start the conversion. Your videos won't be too powerful for Discord after the conversion, happy sharing!

Compress video and start conversion

🤔 If you don't want to compress your video file size and quality, this post also shares other 2 ways to help send larger videos on Discord on your PC and mobile devices.

Solution 3. Share Longer Videos to Discord via Cloud Storage

If you hope to share the original video without compressing or trimming, you can first upload your large videos to a cloud storage service like Google Drive, Dropbox, Mega, etc. Then, you can copy and paste the generated video link to share larger videos on Discord or other platforms.

The following takes Google Drive as an example to show you the detailed steps.

Follow the steps to get a Google Drive video link:

Step 1. Open the Google Drive website or app on your device.

Step 2. Click on "New" > "File upload".

Step 3. Select the video you want to send in Discord and click "Open".

Step 4. After finishing the video uploading, right-click the video and choose "Share" > “Copy Link”.

Step 5. Change the privacy setting from "Restricted" to "Anyone with the link".

Step 6. Open Discord, copy and paste the video link.

Upload video to Google Drive

Solution 4. Use a Video Hosting Service to Share Videos to Discord

Besides uploading large videos to cloud storage services first, you can also upload the video to a video hosting service to generate the video link. Platforms like YouTube, Imgur, Streamable, etc. support generating video links and sharing them to Discord.

The following takes YouTube as an example to show you how to generate the video link for Discord on a PC. You can also try this method on your mobile devices.

Step 1. Sign in to YouTube Studio and tap the "Create" button to select "Upload video".

Step 2. Click "SELECT FILES" to choose the video you want to share.

Step 3. Complete the video uploading process and hit "NEXT".

Step 5. Go to the main interface of YouTube Studio and hit "Content".

Step 6. Hit the three-doted icon next to the video you just uploaded and select "Get the shareable link".

Step 7. Go to Discord and paste the shareable link to send the large video with your friends on Discord.

Upload video to YouTube

📚 Conclusion

Above is what I want to share with you about how to upload larger videos on Discord. If you have enough budget, you can upgrade to the Discord (Basic) Nitro plan to get permission to send larger videos. Otherwise, you can try compressing your video or uploading your video to cloud services or video hosting services first to bypass the Discord video file size limit.

Anyway, WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro is highly recommended for you to not only compress video but also convert video for sending on Discord and other platforms without error.

❓❗ FAQs

Q1. How long of videos can you send on Discord?

Discord doesn't limit the video length for sending. However, the length of the videos is determined by the file size. Free users have a 10 MB limit, Basic Nitro users can upload up to 50 MB, and Nitro users can upload large videos up to 500 MB.

Q2. How do I send large videos on Discord?

You can upgrade to Discord (Basic) Nitro plan to send videos larger than 10 MB on Discord; compress the video smaller than 10 MB, or upload the video to a cloud service or video hosting service and share the link to Discord.

The detailed guides are outlined in this post.

Q3. How to compress a long video for Discord?

You can download and install WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro to compress your long videos for Discord by trimming the video into short clips, adjusting the video parameters, or controlling the compression ratio.

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