Version 2.0 / June 2026
Download Portable Video Compressor
Free, and ready in a couple of clicks. Run the installer and choose the install that suits you: a portable install you can run from any folder or USB drive, or a standard system install. Prefer no installer? Grab the portable ZIP, or the source if you want to build it yourself. Pick your download below.
Setup installer
One small executable. Run it and choose a portable or a system install; everything the app needs is inside, FFmpeg included.
Download installerPortable ZIP
The app folder as a plain ZIP. Extract it anywhere, even a USB drive, and run PortableVideoCompressor.exe. No installer involved.
Download ZIPSource code
The Visual Studio solution the app is built from. Read it, build it yourself, or tinker.
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Release details
What you are getting
One folder you can place anywhere. Run the executable inside it and you are ready.
- Version
- 2.0 (build 6), June 2026
- Operating system
- Windows 10 (build 19041, version 2004) or later, including Windows 11
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Hardware encoding
- Optional NVIDIA (NVENC) or AMD (AMF) GPU, when supported by the bundled FFmpeg build
- Package
- Installer (.exe), portable ZIP, or Visual Studio source (ZIP)
- Install options
- Portable (runs from any folder or USB drive, nothing left on your system) or system (Start Menu shortcut and an Add or Remove Programs entry)
- Included
- PortableVideoCompressor.exe and an FFMPEG folder with ffmpeg.exe and ffprobe.exe
- License
- Free to use. Terms and third-party notices
Installing
Three steps and you are running
Run the installer
Open the downloaded PortableVideoCompressor-2.0-Setup.exe. Windows SmartScreen may warn on a freshly downloaded installer; a checksum will be published here so you can verify your download first. Using the portable ZIP instead? Extract it anywhere and run PortableVideoCompressor.exe.
Choose portable or system
Portable keeps the whole app in one folder you can move or run from a USB drive, with nothing left on your system. A system install adds a Start Menu shortcut and an Add or Remove Programs entry. Pick whichever suits you.
Launch and compress
On first launch the app briefly probes FFmpeg to detect which encoders work on your machine. A short window may flash; that is normal.
No cost, ever
Like it? Help keep it going
Portable Video Compressor is free with no ads and nothing locked. Donations are optional and never unlock anything; they just support continued development.