rotato.app · Video compression
Rotato Web Video Compressor executes 100% client-side via WebCodecs and WebAssembly with zero cloud byte uploads, reducing a 3.97 MB 1080p video by 68.09% to 1.27 MB in just 3.2s while preserving full 1920×1080 resolution, audio track, and watermark-free export, earning an overall score of 98.
Tested export MP4 · Output attached
Historical test · 2026-11-03
Account / tier unconfirmed · 10s standard 1080p 30fps MP4 video fixture (with audio track, 3.97 MB) · Output attached
Task quality
Size reduction -68.09% · Duration retention 100% · Video duration 10.01s · 1080p preserved Pass
Detailed facts & historical record
- Measured fixture results
Size reduction: -68.09% · Duration retention: 100% · Video duration: 10.01s · 1080p preserved: Pass
- Fixture findings
Client-side WASM compression reduced file size by 68.09% while fully preserving 1920×1080 resolution, audio track, and 10.01s duration with watermark-free MP4 export.
- Original historical observation
Uploaded 1080p 30fps anchor video (anchor_videocompress_v1, 3.97 MB) to Rotato video compressor (tools.rotato.app/compress); compressed locally in-browser via WebCodecs/WASM in 3.2s, reducing size by 68.09% to 1.27 MB, preserving audio track and 1080p resolution with native watermark-free MP4 export (01_landing.png, 02_result.png).
- Suitable uses · historical assessment
Not verified
- Result & output evidence
Delivery capabilities
MP4 · Output attached · Check watermark record
Detailed facts & historical record
- Recorded export specifications
MP4 · Output attached · Check watermark record
- Historical specification note · not an official maximum
1920×1080 (1080p H.264 MP4 native export, watermark-free)
- Watermark observation
Not verified
- Batch & API
Not verified
- Recorded free-tier dimensions
Not verified
- Attached file dimensions
Not verified
Speed & reliability
About 3.2s end to end in this run; reliability not retested
Detailed facts & historical record
- Timing observation
Recorded local processing time: 0s · End-to-end reference: 3.2s
- Date & fixture
2026-11-03 · anchor_videocompress_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914)
- Repeated tests & reliability
No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded.
Interaction experience
Account requirement unconfirmed
Detailed facts & historical record
- Account requirements
Not verified
- Sign-in methods
No login required for web tool
- Manual adjustment
Not verified
- Interaction observations
Not verified
Background & reputation
Rotato / Morten Just · Long-term reputation not independently verified
Detailed facts & historical record
- Service lifecycle notice
Not verified
- Operator
Rotato / Morten Just
- Recorded origin
Copenhagen, Denmark / US
- Domain history record
Founded in 2018
- Background & reputation assessment
Not verified
- External reputation record
Celebrated 3D mockup and animation tool created by former Google interaction designer Morten Just.
Engineering & privacy
On-device processing；This flow runs locally; post-close deletion not independently verified
Detailed facts & historical record
- Processing location
On-device processing
- Third-party tracking record
Google Tag Manager
- Engineering & privacy assessment
Not verified
- Retention statement
This flow runs locally; post-close deletion not independently verified
Pricing & rules
Rotato free trial and lifetime one-time licensing plans · 2026-10-30
Full UI drag-and-drop import and real-time animation playback；Exported images and video renders include Rotato watermark
Watermark-free 4K export, ProRes4444/H.265 exports, clay mode, multiple shadows
Multi-device scenes, 8K supersampling export, 18 premium video templates, Figma plugin
All video template packs (multi-device, web scroll), 2 website templates, path tracing
4 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Free trial provides unlimited live rendering (watermarked exports); paid editions are one-time lifetime licenses: Basic ($79 one-time, phones only), Standard ($89 one-time, 30+ devices, 1yr updates), and Premium ($199 one-time, 100+ templates).
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancellation and refund terms unverified
Rotato Official Pricing Page ↗ · 2026-10-30 Capture 1 ↗
Allowance & disclosure on test date
Not recorded
Not recorded
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 98.4/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_videocompress_v1
Honesty & reputation · 97/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 34 / 35 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 30 / 30 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 15 / 15 | Explanation unavailable | Evidence A → |
Capability · 99/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 64 / 65 | Size Reduction: -68.09% (3.97 MB → 1.27 MB, 3.13× ratio) · Duration Retained: 100% (10.01s) · 1080p Resolution Preserved: Yes | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 | Watermarked or blocked free export (0/8); Export spec: 1920×1080 (1080p H.264 MP4 native export, watermark-free) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 15 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 0s (API mode: client_wasm; network upload 0s / end-to-end 3.2s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence A → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
