4 Quick Ways to Email Video Clips in Gmail on Phone or Web

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Easy steps to email a video with Gmail

Written by Rain Kengly

Last Updated: December 20, 2024 Fact Checked

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Do you have a video you want to share through email? With Gmail, you can send a video as an attachment if it's 25 megabytes or less. If the file size is larger than that, you can share the video as a Google Drive link. Here's how to email video clips via Gmail using your iPhone, iPad, Android, or computer.

Quick Steps

1. Tap Compose in the Gmail app.
2. Tap the paperclip icon.
3. Tap Photos or Files.
4. Select your video.
5. Enter your email details.
6. Tap the Send arrow.

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Method 1

Method 1 of 4:

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1. 1
   Open the Gmail app and tap Compose. This is at the bottom-right corner of the screen. A new email window will pop up.

   • Use this method if you want to send a video clip from your phone or tablet that's 25 MB or smaller. This method should work for most videos, including those you recorded with your phone or downloaded from TikTok.
2. 2
   Tap the paperclip icon. You'll find this in the top-right corner of the screen.

   • A drop-down menu will open.
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3. 3
   Tap Photos. This may also look like Gallery. Your Camera Roll or Gallery will open.

   • If your video is stored in your device's files, tap Files instead.
   • You may have to tap OK to allow Gmail access to your phone's or tablet's files.
4. 4
   Select your video. Tap the video's location (e.g., Camera Roll), find the video that you want to upload, tap it, and then tap Add.

   • The video will be added to the body of the email.
   • If the video file size is too large, you'll receive a notification. In this case, you can share the video via Google Drive instead.
5. 5
   Enter the email details. You'll need to add the recipient's email, subject, and any body text you want to include.
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   Tap the "Send" arrow. It's the paper plane-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so will send your email to your recipient with the video attached.

   • The person to whom you send the email can open the video in the Gmail app by tapping the video preview at the bottom of the email.
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1. 1
   Go to https://mail.google.com/ in a web browser and click Compose. It's a button in the upper-left side of your inbox. Doing so opens a new email window.

   • Use this method if the video you want to email is not larger than 25 MB.
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   Enter your recipient's email address. Type in the email address of the person to whom you want to send your video clip.

   • You can also add a subject by clicking the "Subject" text field and typing, as well as body text by clicking the main email field and then typing in your message.
3. 3
   Click the paperclip icon. It's near the bottom of the email window.
4. 4
   Select a file location. Click the folder in which your video is stored on the left side of the window.
5. 5
   Select your video. Browse your files to find the correct video.
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   Click Open. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so will upload the video to your email.

   • The video will be added to the body of the email.
   • If the video file size is too large, you'll receive a notification. In this case, you can share the video via Google Drive instead.
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   Click Send. This blue button is in the bottom-left corner of the email window. Clicking it will send your email with the video attached to the recipient.
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Method 3

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   Upload your file to Google Drive. If the video you want to send is too large to attach to a regular Gmail message, you can use Google Drive to email it. Google Drive users get 15 GB of storage for free. If you need more storage than this, you'll need to pay for a Google One membership. You can upload files up to 5 TB in size. To upload a file, do the following:

   • Open the Google Drive app. If you don't have the app, download it from the App Store or Google Play Store first.
   • Tap Add +.
   • Tap Upload or Upload file.
   • Select the video you want to upload.
   • Now that the video is uploaded, you can easily select it in the Gmail app.
2. 2
   Open the Gmail app and tap Compose. This is at the top-right corner of the screen. A new email window will pop up.
3. 3
   Tap the paperclip icon. You'll find this in the top-right corner of the screen.
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   Tap Drive. This is the last option. A new window will open.
5. 5
   Tap My Drive. This will open your Google Drive.
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   Tap the video you want to upload. If you don't immediately see the video you want to email, enter the video's name in the search bar.

   • The video will be added to the body of the email.
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   Enter the email details. You'll need to add the recipient's email, subject, and any body text you want to include.
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   Tap the "Send" arrow. It's the paper plane-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
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   Upload the video to your Google Drive. If the video you want to send is too large to attach to a regular email message in Gmail, you can use Google Drive to send it. You can upload files up to 5 TB in size. To upload a file, do the following:

   • Log into https://drive.google.com/.
   • Click New.
   • Click File upload or Folder Upload.
   • Select the video you want to upload.
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   Go to https://mail.google.com and click Compose. Now that you've uploaded the video, you can easily attach it to a new message. "Compose" is the button in the upper-left side of your inbox.
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   Enter your recipient's email address and subject. Type in the email address of the person to whom you want to send your video clip.

   • You can also add a subject by clicking the "Subject" text field and typing, as well as body text by clicking the main email field and then typing in your message.
4. 4
   Click the Google Drive icon. It's the triangle-shaped Drive logo at the bottom of the email window. Doing so will open a Drive window.
5. 5
   Select your video. If you don't immediately see the file, enter the video's name in the search bar.
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   Click Add as link. The video will be added to the body of the email. This allows the recipient to see the shared video in Google Drive using a unique link.
7. 7
   Click Send. This blue button is in the bottom-left corner of the email window.
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  If I share a video from Google Drive will the recipient be able to view everything on my drive or just the video?

  

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  Just the video you've shared.

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  Why can't the recipient download the video clip sent via Drive? They can view it but not download.

  

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  Usually this is due to the permissions you have set for the file. In order to enable downloading, you should go to "Share" and type in the email of your recipient(s). Once you have done that, set their permissions to "Can Edit". They should be able to download the file now.

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  When someone sends you a video, it will come up either as a link or an icon. Either way, you can click on it and play the video.

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• If you copy and paste a link to a YouTube video into a Gmail email, a video player will be embedded at the bottom of the email so that your recipient can watch the YouTube video in the email window.
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