Schedule YouTube posts from one calendar
Upload YouTube videos and Shorts on a schedule, with the title and description you set.
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Publishes to all 11 platforms: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads, Google Business, Bluesky and Mastodon.
Why YouTube posting slips
Posting when you remember
YouTube rewards a steady rhythm, and posting in bursts then stopping resets it.
Finding out at the last minute
A caption over YouTube's limit, or the wrong kind of media, is only refused when you press Post.
One app per platform
Opening YouTube, then every other app, to post the same news is slow and easy to forget.
How Optimate schedules YouTube
Write it once, check it against YouTube's own rules, and pick a time. It publishes while you get on with your day.
One calendar for every platform
YouTube sits on the same planner as LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, Pinterest, Threads, Google Business, Bluesky and Mastodon.
Checked against YouTube's rules
The caption is counted as you type and the media checked before it is queued, so a post YouTube would refuse is caught before it is scheduled.
Tailored per platform
Post the same news everywhere, with the wording adjusted for YouTube, and preview it the way YouTube will show it.
Post now or later
Pick a time, or publish straight away when something can't wait.
YouTube's limits
- Caption length
- 5,000 characters
- Photos and video
- One video per post. A square or vertical video of three minutes or less becomes a Short by itself.
- Image size (video thumbnail)
- 1,280 × 720 px, 16:9
How it works
- 1
Connect YouTube
Sign in to YouTube 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 YouTube at that time.
Scheduling somewhere else too?
Common questions
Can I schedule YouTube 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 YouTube's character limit?
5,000 characters for a post or caption. Optimate counts as you type and warns before you schedule anything YouTube would refuse.
What can I attach to a YouTube post?
One video per post. A square or vertical video of three minutes or less becomes a Short by itself.
Can I post the same thing to YouTube 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.
YouTube image sizes
Every size YouTube asks for, from posts to profile pictures, on one page with every other platform's.
See the image sizesQueue a week of YouTube posts in one sitting
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