Guides
Short answers to common file problems, each with the tool that solves it. Everything runs in your browser; your files stay on your computer.
How to
- How to compress a video for WhatsAppWhatsApp shrinks videos hard and caps file sizes. Compress the video yourself first so it arrives sharp. A short guide with steps.
- How to compress a video for emailGmail and Outlook cap attachments at around 20 to 25 MB. Here is how to compress a video to fit, and when a link is the better choice.
- How to add subtitles to a videoGenerate subtitles with on-device speech recognition, correct them, then burn them into the video or save an SRT file. Step by step.
- How to remove silence from a videoCut pauses, dead air and gaps out of a recording automatically, by loudness, with natural padding. Works for video and audio, on your device.
- How to extract audio from a videoPull the soundtrack out of an MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV as MP3, M4A or WAV, in your browser, without uploading the video.
- How to convert HEIC to JPGiPhone photos come as HEIC, which Windows and many websites cannot open. Convert them to JPG in your browser, in bulk, with quality control.
- How to compress a PDF under 1 MBApplication portals often cap PDFs at 1 MB. Shrink scans and image-heavy PDFs under the limit in your browser, without uploading the document.
- How to remove EXIF data from photosPhotos carry hidden metadata: GPS location, camera, date, sometimes your name. See what is in a photo and strip it, in your browser.
- How to resize an image for InstagramThe exact pixel sizes Instagram uses for square, portrait, landscape, Stories and Reels, and how to crop or fit a photo to them without stretching.
- How to make a passport photo at homeTake a compliant passport photo with your phone and crop it to the official size for the US, UK, India, Schengen and others. Print at home or upload.
Comparisons
- bruhgrow vs HandBrakeHandBrake is a free desktop encoder you install. bruhgrow compresses video in the browser tab you already have open. Here is how they compare.
- bruhgrow vs CloudConvertCloudConvert converts files on its servers. bruhgrow converts video, audio, images and PDFs on your own device. A plain comparison.
- bruhgrow vs iLovePDFiLovePDF processes your PDFs on its servers and sells a subscription. bruhgrow runs its PDF tools in your browser for a one-time payment.
- bruhgrow vs SmallpdfSmallpdf is a web service with a free tier and a Pro subscription. bruhgrow does the same PDF jobs in the browser, with a lifetime license.
- bruhgrow vs TinyPNGTinyPNG uploads your images to its servers to compress them. bruhgrow compresses JPG, PNG and WebP in your browser and can hit an exact KB target.
- bruhgrow vs SquooshSquoosh is Google’s free in-browser image compressor. bruhgrow uses the same idea and adds bulk processing, exact-KB targets and a hundred other tools.
- bruhgrow vs VEEDVEED is an online video editor that processes your footage on its servers. bruhgrow adds subtitles and removes silence on your own device.
- bruhgrow vs DescriptDescript is a full transcript-based editor that relies on its cloud. bruhgrow removes silence and normalizes audio locally, with no account and no upload.
By audience
- bruhgrow for YouTubersCompress, trim, caption and clean up videos and thumbnails on your own computer. No uploads, no watermark, one lifetime license.
- bruhgrow for podcastersRemove silence, normalize loudness, convert formats and pull audio out of video recordings, all on your own device.
- bruhgrow for studentsMerge lecture notes, compress a PDF under the upload limit, scan homework, convert iPhone photos and caption recorded lectures, without uploading anything.
- bruhgrow for developersFavicons, app icons, OG images, WebP and AVIF, blurhash, sprite sheets, GIF to MP4, plus 200,000+ SVG icons. All local.
- bruhgrow for job and exam applicantsPassport photos, photos and signatures at exact pixel and KB sizes, PDFs under the upload limit, metadata removed. On your device.
- bruhgrow for teachersMerge and organize worksheets, compress PDFs for the LMS, scan homework, trim and caption lesson recordings. Nothing leaves your computer.
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