5 Ways to Send Large Videos on Discord Without Nitro
Stuck with the 10MB limit? Here are proven methods to share your videos without upgrading to Nitro.
The 10MB Problem
Discord's free tier limits uploads to 10MB. That's about 20-30 seconds of phone video. A 1-minute clip from your iPhone? That's probably 50-100MB. Here's how to work around it.
1. Compress Your Video
The fastest and easiest solution. Video compression can reduce a 100MB video to under 10MB while keeping it watchable. No need to upload to third-party services or share links.
How it works:
- 1. Go to VidCompressor
- 2. Drop your video file
- 3. Select 10MB target size
- 4. Download and send to Discord
2. Use Cloud Storage Links
Upload your video to a cloud service and share the link in Discord. The video won't embed, but people can click to watch.
Google Drive
15GB free storage
Dropbox
2GB free storage
OneDrive
5GB free storage
iCloud
5GB free storage
3. Upload to Video Hosting
Video hosting platforms let you share videos that embed directly in Discord chat.
YouTube (Unlisted)
Embeds in Discord, unlimited storage, but slow to upload
Streamable
Fast uploads, embeds nicely, 250MB limit on free tier
Imgur
Works for short clips under 1 minute
4. Split Into Parts
If your video is too long to compress to 10MB without losing too much quality, split it into multiple clips. A 2-minute video becomes two 1-minute clips at better quality.
5. Use a Boosted Server
Servers with Level 2 boost (7 boosts) get 50MB upload limits for everyone. Level 3 (14 boosts) gets 100MB. Find a boosted server or ask your community to boost.
Method Comparison
| Method | Speed | Privacy | Embeds | Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compress (VidCompressor) | Fast | Best | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud Links | Medium | OK | No | Yes |
| YouTube/Streamable | Slow | Public | Yes | Yes |
| Split Video | Medium | Best | Yes | Yes |
| Boosted Server | Fast | Best | Yes | Maybe |
The Easiest Solution?
Just compress your video. It takes 30 seconds, keeps your video private, and works in Discord's native player.
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