Export a video as MP4

Export any video or social clip as an MP4 file you can upload anywhere: a website, YouTube, LinkedIn, a slide deck or an LMS. MP4 downloads are on paid plans (Starter, Pro and Custom), and exports never use credits. On the Free plan, share the video by link or embed instead.

You don't need to export to share a video. A share link or an embed always plays the latest version straight from Clevera. Export when you need the file itself. See Share a video with a link.

Before you start#

• You need a paid plan. On Free, the Download tab shows an upgrade notice instead. See On the Free plan.
• You need permission to edit the video. If Share is greyed out with "You don't have permission to edit", ask an owner or admin for access to its collection.
• The video needs some length. An empty timeline shows "This video has no length yet. Add something to the timeline, then render."

Export a video#

1. Open Share#

   In the editor, click Share in the top-right corner, then open the Download tab.

   If you exported this video before, the tab opens on your Latest render so you can download it again without rendering. Click Render a new version (or Render again if the video changed since) to make a new file.

   

2. Pick a resolution#

   Under Resolution, choose 1080p, 2K or 4K. Each option shows the exact size of the file it makes, such as 1920 × 1080.

   The line under the options shows the length, the frame rate and an estimated file size, for example "1:47 · 60 fps · about 42 MB". The final file is often smaller.

3. Click Render#

   Click the button, which names your choice: Render 1080p, Render 2K or Render 4K. The panel shows three stages: Preparing, Rendering and Saving, with a percentage and the time left.

   Most videos take a minute or two. Where the render runs, on your computer or on our servers, is decided for you. See On-device and cloud rendering.

   

4. Download the file#

   When you see "Your video is ready", the download usually starts on its own ("The download started on its own."). Click Download again for another copy, or Download if it didn't start.

Export settings#

Resolutions and sizes#

Each resolution is a box the video fits inside. A landscape video fills the width; a portrait video turns the box on its side.

Other shapes keep their proportions inside the same box. A 4:3 video at 1080p comes out at 1440 × 1080.

Clevera remembers the last resolution you picked in this browser. The first time, it starts on 1080p.

Resolution by plan#

On Starter, 4K shows a lock with Pro. Hover it to see "4K is available on Pro." Clicking it opens the upgrade page.

On the Free plan#

The Free plan doesn't include MP4 downloads, for videos or social clips. In Share → Download, a Free workspace sees Upgrade to download your videos: "Paid plans download your videos and clips as MP4 files, in up to 4K and without a watermark." Click Upgrade to open checkout. The editor's export button opens this same tab.

On Free you can still:

• share the video with a link and embed it on your site, with analytics;
• download articles as Word, PDF, Markdown and more. See Export or publish an article.

While a workspace is on Free, the tab doesn't list renders made earlier on a paid plan. Download the files you want to keep before a paid plan ends.

The latest render and all renders#

The Download tab keeps every file you made:

• Latest render shows the newest finished file in the language you're editing, who rendered it and when. A badge tells you whether it's Up to date or Changed since: "This video has changed since this render. Render again for the latest version."
• All renders (top right of the tab, with a count) lists "Every render of this video, newest first.", with where each one ran, its size and a Download button.
• If you choose the same resolution as an up-to-date render, Clevera says "Nothing has changed since your 1080p render…" and offers Download it, so you don't wait for an identical file.

For social clips, clicking Render on an unchanged clip hands back the last file at once: "No changes since your export of Today, 14:05 — here it is."

How long files are kept#

Rendered MP4s are deleted 90 days after they finish. The render stays in All renders but shows Deleted after 3 months. In the last two weeks, the latest render warns you, for example "This file is deleted in 5 days. Download it to keep it." Render again at any time to get a new file; it uses no credits.

Cancel a render#

While it runs, click Cancel render, then Stop render to confirm ("Stop this render? Progress so far is lost."). Click Keep rendering to carry on. You can close the Share window during a render; reopen it to see the progress. The Share button in the top bar also shows the progress, such as "Exporting 42%".

Notifications#

You get an inbox notification, and an email if you haven't seen it, when:

Troubleshooting#

More causes and fixes: My export stopped or failed.

Related#