diff --git a/.config/lf/lfrc b/.config/lf/lfrc
index fb43a051..7cbd2cd4 100644
--- a/.config/lf/lfrc
+++ b/.config/lf/lfrc
@@ -91,6 +91,52 @@ cmd delete ${{
 	[ $ans = "y" ] && rm -rf -- $fx
 }}
 
+cmd compressvideo ${{
+   clear;
+   set -f;
+
+   converted_filenames=""; #notify-send variable
+   converted_files_count=0; #notify-send variable
+
+   echo "Compression Rate? (default: 31, maximum: 50)";
+   read -N 2 compressionRate;
+
+   #If not a number (e.g. empty), give default 31 value
+   if ! [[ $compressionRate =~ ^[0-5][0-9]$ ]]; then
+      compressionRate="31";
+   fi
+
+   for pickedFilepath in $fx; do
+      #could instead use ffprobe but would get more complicated as the filetype suffix becomes unknown
+      case $pickedFilepath in
+         *.mp4)
+		tempFilepath=$(echo "$pickedFilepath" | sed 's|.mp4|(CONVERTING).mp4|');
+		mv -f "$pickedFilepath" "$tempFilepath";
+
+		ffmpeg -i "$tempFilepath" -vcodec libx265 -crf "$compressionRate" "$pickedFilepath";
+		rm -f -- "$tempFilepath";
+		;;
+         *.webm | *.mkv)
+		newFilepath=$(echo "$pickedFilepath" | sed 's/\(.webm\|.mkv\)/.mp4/');
+		ffmpeg -i "$pickedFilepath" -vcodec libx265 -crf "$compressionRate" "$newFilepath";
+		rm -f -- "$pickedFilepath";
+		;;
+	 *)
+	   continue 1;;
+      esac
+
+      ((converted_files_count=converted_files_count+1));
+      converted_filenames="$converted_filenames"$'\n'"$pickedFilepath";
+
+   done
+
+   #Notify the user of the results
+   if [[ $converted_files_count -gt 0 ]]; then
+      converted_filenames=$(echo "$converted_filenames" | sed 's|.*\/||');
+      notify-send "Compressed Videos($converted_files_count):" "$converted_filenames";
+   fi;
+}}
+
 cmd moveto ${{
 	clear; tput cup $(($(tput lines)/3)); tput bold
 	set -f
@@ -177,5 +223,7 @@ map <c-l> unselect
 
 
 
+map <a-x> compressvideo
+
 # Source Bookmarks
 source "~/.config/lf/shortcutrc"