diff --git a/commands/utility/download.js b/commands/utility/download.js
index eb707dfc..f60acdc0 100644
--- a/commands/utility/download.js
+++ b/commands/utility/download.js
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ export default {
 				.setRequired(false))
 		.addBooleanOption(option =>
 			option.setName('compress')
-				.setDescription('Compress the video?')
+				.setDescription('Compress the video.')
+				.setRequired(false))
+		.addBooleanOption(option =>
+			option.setName('autocrop')
+				.setDescription('Autocrop borders on videos. Ignored when using compress option.')
 				.setRequired(false))
 		.addBooleanOption(option =>
 			option.setName('description')
-				.setDescription('Include the video description?')
+				.setDescription('Include the video description.')
 				.setRequired(false)),
 	category: 'utility',
 	alias: ['dl'],
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ export default {
 		const format = args.format;
 		maxFileSize = await utils.getMaxFileSize(interaction.guild);
 		interaction.doCompress = args.compress;
+		interaction.doAutocrop = args.autocrop;
 
 		await interaction.deferReply({ ephemeral: false });
 
@@ -187,14 +192,21 @@ async function download(url, interaction, originalInteraction, format = undefine
 				return;
 			}
 
-			// If the video format is not one compatible with Discord, reencode it.
-			const bannedFormats = ['hevc'];
-			const codec = await utils.getVideoCodec(output);
-
-			if (bannedFormats.includes(codec)) {
+			// If the video format is not one compatible with Discord, reencode it unless autocrop is choosen in which case it gets reencoded anyway.
+			if (!interaction.doAutocrop) {
+				const bannedFormats = ['hevc'];
+				const codec = await utils.getVideoCodec(output);
+	
+				if (bannedFormats.includes(codec)) {
+					const oldOutput = output;
+					output = `${os.tmpdir()}/264${file}`;
+					await utils.ffmpeg(['-i', oldOutput, '-vcodec', 'libx264', '-acodec', 'aac', output]);
+				}
+			}
+			else if (interaction.doAutocrop && !compressInteraction.doCompress) {
 				const oldOutput = output;
-				output = `${os.tmpdir()}/264${file}`;
-				await utils.ffmpeg(['-i', oldOutput, '-vcodec', 'libx264', '-acodec', 'aac', output]);
+				output = `${os.tmpdir()}/autocrop${file}`;
+				await utils.autoCrop(oldOutput, output);
 			}
 
 			const fileStat = fs.statSync(output);
diff --git a/utils/videos.js b/utils/videos.js
index 89b90454..d162125f 100644
--- a/utils/videos.js
+++ b/utils/videos.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export default {
 	getVideoCodec,
 	getVideoSize,
 	getMaxFileSize,
+	autoCrop,
 };
 async function downloadVideo(urlArg, output, format = `bestvideo[height<=?${ytdlpMaxResolution}]+bestaudio/best`) {
 	await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ async function stringIsAValidurl(s) {
 
 async function compressVideo(input, output, preset) {
 	await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-		execFile('./bin/HandBrakeCLI', ['-i', input, '-Z', preset, '-o', `${os.tmpdir()}/${output}`], (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+		execFile('./bin/HandBrakeCLI', ['-i', input, '-Z', preset, '--turbo', '--optimize', '-o', `${os.tmpdir()}/${output}`], (err, stdout, stderr) => {
 			if (err) {
 				reject(stderr);
 			}
@@ -133,4 +134,40 @@ async function getMaxFileSize(guild) {
 			break;
 		}
 	});
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+async function autoCrop(input, output) {
+	return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+		let ffprobeInput = input;
+		if (process.platform === 'win32') { 
+			// ffprobe 'movie=' options does not like windows absolute path
+			ffprobeInput = input.replace(/\\/g, '/').replace(/\:/g, '\\\\:');
+		}
+
+		execFile('ffprobe', 
+			['-f', 'lavfi', '-i', `movie=${ffprobeInput},cropdetect`, '-show_entries',
+			'packet_tags=lavfi.cropdetect.x1,lavfi.cropdetect.x2,lavfi.cropdetect.y1,lavfi.cropdetect.y2,lavfi.cropdetect.w,lavfi.cropdetect.h,lavfi.cropdetect.x,lavfi.cropdetect.y',
+			'-read_intervals', '%+#10', '-hide_banner', '-print_format', 'json'], async (err, stdout, stderr) => {
+			if (err) {
+				reject(stderr);
+			}
+			if (stderr) {
+				console.error(stderr);
+			}
+			const packets = JSON.parse(stdout).packets;
+
+			for (let i = 0; i < packets.length; i++) {
+				const element = packets[i];
+				
+				if (element.tags) {
+					const cropdetect = element.tags;
+					await ffmpeg(['-i', input, '-vf', `crop=${cropdetect['lavfi.cropdetect.w']}:${cropdetect['lavfi.cropdetect.h']}:${cropdetect['lavfi.cropdetect.x']}:${cropdetect['lavfi.cropdetect.y']}`, '-vcodec', 'libx264', '-acodec', 'aac', output])
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			console.log(NODE_ENV === 'development' ? stdout : null);
+			resolve();
+		});
+	});
+}