How To Post Video On Reddit

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You Can Now Post Videos Right to Reddit

No more third-party uploads: You can now upload MP4 and MOV files up to 15-minutes long from your phone or computer right to Reddit.

Heads up, Reddit users: The "front page of the Internet" is getting a lot more video friendly.

Reddit on Thursday announced that it is rolling out native video hosting so users can upload videos directly to the platform. This new feature "makes it easier than ever for Redditors to capture, upload, and share videos and gifs with all their favorite communities," Reddit wrote in a blog post. This is certainly a welcome change; up until now, Reddit users had to upload the video to a third-party hosting platform, then post the link to Reddit to share it there.

This "time-consuming, circuitous process…inhibited many users, especially those who capture videos on their phones and want to share them quickly with their favorite subreddits," Reddit wrote. "With native video, we've streamlined this process dramatically, allowing both content creators and commenters to focus on the conversation taking place on Reddit. No third-party uploads, new tabs, or back arrows necessary."

The move comes after Reddit last year ditched Imgur in favor of its own image upload tool. Reddit also introduced native video ads earlier this year.

You'll now be able to record video within the official Reddit apps or select a pre-recorded video from your gallery, then upload it right to the platform. If you're on a desktop, you can select a video from your files to upload. Reddit allows only MP4 and MOV files up to 15-minutes long.

"Best of all, you can watch Reddit video while you read comments and engage in conversation," Reddit wrote. The video platform keeps a small preview window open at the top of the screen as you browse the comment below. This way you can "transition seamlessly between viewing, lurking, and commenting on Reddit videos," Reddit wrote.

To upload a video from your desktop, click "Submit Link" on a video-enabled subreddit, then click "Choose File," select the video to upload, choose a thumbnail, add a title, and click "Submit." On Reddit's mobile apps, click "Post something interesting" at the top of your "Home" feed (or click "Post to r/___" on a video-enabled subreddit). From there, just select "Image/Video," click "Camera" to record a new video or "Library" to select one in your camera roll, add a title, and click "Post" to submit.

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Once you try it out, head here to share your thoughts about the new feature.

Meanwhile, this new Reddit feature comes after Facebook last week launched Watch, a new platform for watching shows. Facebook sees Watch as offering a diverse range of content from online personalities creating their own series to celebrities streaming live video and even major sports broadcasts streamed live.

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