How to Post a Video on Reddit On PC and Mobile?

Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the United States, attracts countless users to register and participate in the discussions of their own interest in more than 138,000 active subreddits. Redditors are also allowed to post photos, links, text-based posts, and videos in corresponding subreddits. At the same time, with such a large user base, many problems inevitably arise. For example, every month, nearly 1,000 people search the Internet for how to post a video on Reddit. That is to say, this is why you read this article here. Read on for the detailed tutorials on how to upload video to Reddit.

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In 2017, Reddit's in-house video uploading service for desktop and mobile launched. Users do not need to waste time using 3rd-party tools to upload videos anymore. But for users who seldom post contents or are read-only Redditors, uploading videos on desktop may cause them a lot of trouble. Now, let me first introduce the desktop way on how to post a video on Reddit.

To upload videos on Reddit, you should first register to be a Redditor. After that, you will be asked to follow some subreddits you are interested in. Then, Reddit will navigate you to a new home page that is different from the former when you have not registered and signed in. Then, click Create Post.

In the center of the new post creating page, you can see the editing area. Click Image & Video tab first. Then, drag and drop your videos here or click the UPLOAD button to choose videos from hard drive. As soon as you add a video, the upload process will begin automatically.

Next, above the video area, you can fill in a title up to 300 words. Last, you must choose a community by clicking the inverted triangle and filling keywords. Please keep in mind that the community and the title are necessary for uploading posts on Reddit. In some communities, you may further be asked for sending a request for uploading to the subreddit managers.

Now, as soon as your selected video is uploaded, click the blue Post button to share your video. Please remember that Reddit has strict rules prohibiting harassment. You should better check the Reddit's content policy and practice good reddiquette. It is also worth mentioning that there is a connection sharing option on the bottom of the editing page, click it and connect your other accounts if you want to share the video to multiple social platforms.

Compared to PC posting, posting videos on mobile seems to be easier. Let us check the steps out.

Step 1. Open and Sign in Reddit App.

Step 2. Edit the Video Post. Click the pencil-shaped button on the center bottom of the main interface of the Reddit app. Then click the VIDEO button to enter the editing window. The elements that need to be edited consist of Community, Title, and the video file. Reddit allows you to select videos from LIBRARY or record one right now.

Step 3. Click the POST button on the right-top corner to start the posting process. If you have encountered the video format issue, scroll down. Solutions for the PC as well as the mobile are offered.