How to Upload Twitter Videos on PC or Mac

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Last Updated: February 26, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to upload and attach a video from your computer to a new Tweet, using a desktop internet browser.

Steps

1
Open Twitter in your internet browser. Type twitter.com into the address bar, and hit ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
- If you're not automatically logged in, click the Log in button on the top-right, and sign in with your username, email, or phone and your password.
2
Click the Home button. This option looks like a tiny house icon in the upper-left corner of your screen. It will open your Home feed.
3
Click What's happening at the top of your Home feed. It's a text field above the list of recent Tweets from other users. You can write up a new Tweet here.
4
Click the image icon. This button looks like a landscape image in a square icon in the lower-left corner of the new Tweet field. It will open a new dialogue box, and allow you to select an image or video from your computer.
5
Select the video you want to upload. Find the video in your files, and click it.
6
Click Open in the upload window. This will upload the selected video file, and allow you to trim it in a new pop-up window.
7
Trim your video upload. You can select what parts of the uploaded video to attach to your new Tweet in the Trim pop-up.
- If you want to trim out the beginning or the end of your video, click and drag the blue slider's left and right ends.
- If you want to select a different part of the video, click the blue slider's middle section, and drag it left or right.
8
Click the Done button. This will attach your trimmed video to your new Tweet.
9
Click the Tweet button. This will post your new Tweet to your profile.

Community Q&A

Question

I've done the same steps, but it tells me "Couldn't upload video, try again." Any ideas?

Community Answer

Check your Internet connection. Also, ensure the video is .AVI or .MP4 format.

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