8mb.local: Local Video Compression for Messenger Limits

Self-hosted web version of the online service 8mb.video — the 8mb.local project compresses videos to fit messenger limits locally on GPU or CPU, without uploading files to the cloud.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-09-01Updated 2026-09-18

2026-09-01 Coding NVIDIA

🛠 🎬 Compressing videos locally: 8mb.local

Self-hosted web version of 8mb.video: compresses videos to fit messenger limits directly on your PC or server, files do not leave the machine. Under the hood is FFmpeg 6.1.1 with GPU encoding (NVENC, Quick Sync, AMF, VAAPI) and fallback to x264/x265/SVT-AV1; supports AV1, HEVC, H.264, and MP4/MKV.

🌍 Localization of cloud utilities continues: FastAPI + Celery + Redis + FFmpeg reproduce the UX of a popular web service without third-party servers, queues, or limits — privacy and utilization of idle GPU.

👤 A single docker run command (image jms1717/8mblocal, port 8001) or a Windows installer without Docker. Inside — batch processing, trimming, 8/25/50/100 MB presets, Folder Watch, and HTTP API. Nuances: CC BY-NC 4.0 license is non-commercial, NVENC requires driver 550+, and macOS only supports CPU mode.

Source 1: https://github.com/JMS1717/8mb.local Source 2: https://github.com/JMS1717/8mb.local/releases/tag/v142

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