How to Convert Video for Twitter (X) | PC & Easy Steps

Author: Michelle
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Updated on Feb 12, 2025
Quick start
  • Quick start: Follow the steps to convert a video to fit Twitter!
  • 1. Download Download WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro.
  • 2. Add the video to the converter.
  • 3. Select a Twitter-compatible format (and change size if needed).
  • 4. Start conversion.
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🎯 Twitter Video Upload Requirements
📋 Convert Videos to Compatible Twitter Format
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Before posting a video on Twitter (X), you should always make sure the video is supported for smooth upload. But don't worry if Twitter doesn't support your video.

Today, I will tell you the easiest way to convert your video to a format accepted by Twitter. Read on and say bye-bye to upload failures!

🎯 Things to Know: Twitter Video Upload Requirements

Twitter is a social media platform where everything is shared in the form of text, photos, and videos. But it's not as easy to upload a video to Twitter as photos, you need to make the video compatible with Twitter first.

Here are the Twitter video specs to know in advance:

  Requirements Recommends (for the best viewing experience)
Format MP4 for web; MP4 or MOV for mobile app. MP4
Video codec H.264
Audio codec AAC-LC, stereo or mono AAC-LC, stereo
Size < 512MB
Resolution between 32 x 32 and 1280 x 1024 1280x720 (landscape), 720x1280 (portrait), 720x720 (square)
Length < 140s (2m20s)

* For subscribed users, you can upload 1080p videos (1920x1080).


It’s okay if you’re not familiar with all these specifications. With the program I’ll introduce below, it’s only a couple of clicks to make your video to fit Twitter. 😉

📋 Convert Videos to Compatible Twitter Format

To make your videos conform to Twitter video requirements, you can use a video converter called WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro.

This is a software program on Windows designed to handle all kinds of video conversions. It supports almost all video formats and can convert them to more than 600 formats and profiles. In addition, you are allowed to customize the output settings to optimize your videos to Twitter's favorite formats. It can also meet simple editing needs such as cutting, cropping, and compression.

WonderFox has a user-friendly interface that makes the entire conversion process only require a few mouse clicks. At the same time, it also supports batch conversion to save time and energy. Compared with other similar products, this software can maintain high-quality output and faster speed.

Now, let’s see how to use this software to convert a video for Twitter.

WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro
WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro

The best video converter for Twitter to easily convert any video to Twitter format in no time.

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* The unregistered version limits you to converting only five minutes of each file.

Step 1. Add your video to the converter program

Download and install Download and install WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro and launch the software. Next, enter the Converter module and click Add Files to add your video to the program. You can also drag the video file directly into the program.

Add File
Add File

Step 2. Choose MP4 or H264 as the output container format

Expand the output format list on the right side of the program. Then go to the Video format section and choose MP4 or H264 as the output format.

Choose Output Format
Choose Output Format

Step 3. Make the video Twitter compatible

Now, open Parameter settings and choose H264 for the video encoder and AAC for the audio encoder.

If you're an unsubscribed user, you can only upload 720p maximum. And depending on your video purpose, choose the resolution that suits your needs.

Once the codec and resolution are selected, the program will smart-fit other settings to balance the overall quality and size. Just click OK to save the settings.

Make Video Twitter Compatible
Make Video Twitter Compatible

Step 4. Start conversion

Before conversion, if the output size is larger than the max file size Twitter supports, you can use the Compression button to reduce the video size effectively. You can also use the Trim tool to cut the video if necessary.

Finally, press the â–¼ button to set an output path and click Run to convert to Twitter video.

💡 Tip: If your computer comes with the latest version of Intel QSV or Nvidia NVENC graphics card, you can utilize GPU acceleration to boost the conversion speed for H264 encoding.

Start conversion
Start conversion

Wrap-up

Posting a video on Twitter is so easy, even if your video isn't created in a Twitter-supported format. You can just use a program like WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro, which not only helps you convert file formats, but also edits and compresses them easily.

That's all I want to share. I hope this article was helpful to you. Thanks for reading. Have a great day!

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FAQs

1. Does Twitter accept MKV?

No, Twitter does not accept formats like MKV, AVI, WMV, etc. It only supports MP4 (and MOV on the mobile app).

2. How do I upload an MP4 to Twitter?

Twitter supports MP4 videos encoded with H.264/AAC for upload. If your MP4 isn’t encoded in the way that Twitter like, you need to convert MP4 to Twitter format using a video format converter.

3. What file format is best for Twitter?

Twitter recommends MP4 and MOV formats with H.264/AAC profile. You can optimize your videos for Twitter by changing the video format to MP4 with the Twitter video converter introduced in this article.

4. What size should videos be for Twitter?

Your video size should be less than 512MB to be able to be uploaded to Twitter.

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