Schedule Bluesky posts from one calendar
Schedule Bluesky posts ahead of time. Connect with an app password, never your main one.
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Publishes to all 11 platforms: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads, Google Business, Bluesky and Mastodon.
Why Bluesky posting slips
Posting when you remember
Bluesky rewards a steady rhythm, and posting in bursts then stopping resets it.
Finding out at the last minute
A caption over Bluesky's limit, or the wrong kind of media, is only refused when you press Post.
One app per platform
Opening Bluesky, then every other app, to post the same news is slow and easy to forget.
How Optimate schedules Bluesky
Write it once, check it against Bluesky's own rules, and pick a time. It publishes while you get on with your day.
One calendar for every platform
Bluesky sits on the same planner as LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads, Google Business and Mastodon.
Checked against Bluesky's rules
The caption is counted as you type and the media checked before it is queued, so a post Bluesky would refuse is caught before it is scheduled.
Tailored per platform
Post the same news everywhere, with the wording adjusted for Bluesky, and preview it the way Bluesky will show it.
Post now or later
Pick a time, or publish straight away when something can't wait.
Bluesky's limits
- Caption length
- 300 characters
- Photos and video
- Text, with up to 4 images or one video. Bluesky videos up to 10 minutes.
- Image size (post image)
- 1,600 × 900 px, 16:9
- Good to know
- Bluesky counts an emoji as one character, and so does the counter.
How it works
- 1
Connect Bluesky
Sign in to Bluesky from Connections. It takes a minute.
- 2
Write the post
Write it yourself, or start from a caption written in your brand's voice.
- 3
Pick a time
Schedule it, and it goes out on Bluesky at that time.
Scheduling somewhere else too?
Common questions
Can I schedule Bluesky posts for free?
Yes. Every new account starts with a 14-day free trial, no card needed, and the Free plan afterwards keeps a small queue of scheduled posts.
What is Bluesky's character limit?
300 characters for a post or caption. Optimate counts as you type and warns before you schedule anything Bluesky would refuse.
What can I attach to a Bluesky post?
Text, with up to 4 images or one video. Bluesky videos up to 10 minutes.
Can I post the same thing to Bluesky and other platforms?
Yes. Write one post, tick every platform it should go to, and adjust the wording for each one before it is scheduled.
Bluesky image sizes
Every size Bluesky asks for, from posts to profile pictures, on one page with every other platform's.
See the image sizesQueue a week of Bluesky posts in one sitting
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