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Video Compress
✓ verifiedFreemium
Free-tier browser video compressor supporting 40+ formats with credit-based limits on file size and monthly usage.
1.4M visits/mo1.1K saves
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Nero Software
✓ verifiedPaid
Long-running Windows multimedia suite for disc burning, video editing, backup, and AI media enhancement.
1.6M visits/mo9.7K saves
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HitPaw Photo Restoration
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI video editor (HitPaw Edimakor) with text-to-video, avatars, translation, subtitles and face swap for creators.
991K visits/mo4.1K saves
Pricing
Free: $0/mo (30 credits/month, up to 1GB per file)
Basic: $9/mo (750 credits/month, up to 10GB per file)
Pro: $29/mo (5000 credits/month)
Premium: $59/mo (7500 credits/month)
No public pricing
Nero Platinum Suite 2026: $44.95 (discounted from $59.95)
No public pricing
Core features
- ✦Target file-size or advanced bitrate compression settings
- ✦Support for 40+ video formats
- ✦Cloud-based processing with no software install
- ✦Automatic file deletion after processing
- ✦Companion tools: crop, trim, video-to-MP3, video-to-text
- ✦Credit-based monthly usage tiers
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- ✦Nero Burning ROM disc burning
- ✦Nero Video editing
- ✦AI image and video upscaling
- ✦Media management (MediaHome)
- ✦Backup and duplicate management
- ✦Web-based AI tools
- ✦AI text-to-video and script-to-video
- ✦AI avatars and talking-photo videos
- ✦Video translation and dubbing (400+ voices)
- ✦Auto subtitles and speech-to-text
- ✦Face swap and background remover
- ✦1000+ effects, filters, transitions and templates
Use cases
- →Shrinking video files to fit email attachment limits
- →Compressing videos to meet Discord's upload size limit
- →Reducing storage costs for large video libraries
- →Preparing 4K footage for faster social media uploads
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- →Burning CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray
- →Editing home videos
- →Upscaling photos and video
- →Backing up and organizing media
- →Editing videos for social media
- →Generating videos from text or scripts
- →Translating and dubbing content
- →Creating marketing and explainer videos
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