Videos shot on a current-generation smartphone can be truly breathtaking: Capturing fully stabilized 4K video at 60fps on a device that fits in your shirt pocket still feels like science fiction. Until your friend asks, “Can you send me that video?” and you’re left with a file large enough to strangle a (metaphorical) horse. That’s where compression comes in.

Luckily, there are apps and websites that allow Android users to compress files quickly, easily, and with minimal loss of image quality, so you can share your videos with anyone, anytime. Here's how to do it.

The range of video compressors available for Android can be confusing. There are apps riddled with pop-up ads and last-minute paid upgrades, or apps that simply don’t work as well as others. In our tests, we found the Panda app to be a happy medium. The ads aren’t intrusive, the compression is fast and works well, and, most importantly, the interface is actually quite usable.

The app has good presets for compressing videos for emailing (under 25MB) and resizing them for uploading to social media like Facebook.