How to send large files with WhatsApp?
Bypass WhatsApp limits (16 MB videos, photo compression) with FileVert. Keep WhatsApp, gain quality and capacity up to 200 GB.
Context
WhatsApp limits to 100 MB and compresses automatically. For professionals, this solution proves insufficient. FileVert: transfers up to 200 GB, quality preserved, secure hosted in Europe.
WhatsApp limits by file type
Detailed analysis of technical constraints and quality impact
Large videos on WhatsApp
4K, slow motion, events
Limites WhatsApp :
- 16 MB maximum (about 30 seconds in HD)
- Destructive automatic compression
- Resolution drastically reduced
- Loss of fluidity and details
Impact réel :
- 4K wedding video: 2 GB → impossible
- HD product demo: 500 MB → 15 MB degraded
- Professional training: 1 GB → unusable
- Vacation memories: quality destroyed
✓ Solution FileVert :
Direct transfer up to 200 GB, preserved 4K quality
High resolution photos
RAW, HEIC, photo series
Limites WhatsApp :
- Aggressive automatic compression
- EXIF metadata removed
- Quality reduced by 70-90%
- Impossible to send in original quality
Impact réel :
- Professional event photos: unusable
- Client photo shoot: quality destroyed
- E-commerce product photos: blurry
- Family archives: memories altered
✓ Solution FileVert :
Original quality preserved, metadata retained
Professional documents
PDF, PowerPoint, catalogs
Limites WhatsApp :
- 2 GB maximum for documents
- No integrated preview
- Mandatory download
- No version management
Impact réel :
- Product catalog: 3 GB → exceeds limit
- Client presentation: 150 MB → OK since 2022
- Training manual: 80 MB → OK since 2022
- Annual report: 2.5 GB → exceeds limit
✓ Solution FileVert :
Up to 200 GB, web preview, access control
Problèmes
Recurring problems with WhatsApp
Limitations that hinder your productivity
Strict technical limits
16 MB videos, 2 GB documents
Partial blocking for professional content
100% of large files
Destructive compression
Automatic quality reduction
Content unusable professionally
All images/videos
Media expiration
Automatic deletion after 30 days
Loss of important data
All shared media
No access control
Impossible to revoke access
Uncontrolled distribution
All shares
Alternatives and their flaws
Why classic solutions don't work
Manual compression
Reduce size before sending
✓ Avantages :
- Passes WhatsApp limits
Inconvénients :
- Degraded quality
- Wasted time
- Double manipulation
- Unprofessional result
Splitting into parts
Divide file into chunks
✓ Avantages :
- Bypasses limits
Inconvénients :
- Very complex
- Risk of error
- Horrible user experience
- No guarantee
Other messengers
Telegram, Signal, etc.
✓ Avantages :
- Higher limits
Inconvénients :
- Limited adoption
- Same compression issues
- Fragmentation
- Not universal
FileVert + WhatsApp link
FileVert upload, link sharing
✓ Avantages :
- Quality preserved
- No limit
- Total simplicity
- WhatsApp compatible
Inconvénients :
- None
FileVert + WhatsApp Workflow
Simple 4-step process
Upload to FileVert
Drag and drop your files (up to 200 GB)
Few secondsCopy the link
Secure link generated instantly
1 clickPaste in WhatsApp
Share the link like a normal message
1 clickQuality download
Recipient accesses in original quality
InstantOriginal quality guaranteed
No compression, no loss. Your files keep their native quality.
WhatsApp simplicity preserved
Familiar WhatsApp interface + FileVert power in the background.
Enhanced security
Access control, configurable expiration, France hosting.
Compatible with all devices
Works on iPhone, Android, PC, Mac. No app to install.
Tenfold productivity
No more blockages, back-and-forth, compressions. Smooth workflow.
Perfect user experience
2 clicks sender side, 1 click recipient side. Simple as WhatsApp.
Concrete use cases
How FileVert solves WhatsApp blockages
Creative freelancer
Deliver video rushes to client via WhatsApp
Problème :
10 GB 4K videos impossible to send
✓ Avec FileVert :
FileVert + WhatsApp link = professional quality delivery
Field salesperson
Send product catalog during meeting
Problème :
150 MB PDF blocked by WhatsApp
✓ Avec FileVert :
Instant FileVert link, immediate consultation
Family/Friends
Share vacation/event videos
Problème :
Quality destroyed by WhatsApp compression
✓ Avec FileVert :
Memories preserved in original quality
Project team
Collaborate on large documents
Problème :
Multiple versions, constant limits
✓ Avec FileVert :
FileVert centralization + fluid WhatsApp sharing
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