YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Reels length limits
Current short-form length limits we enforce: YouTube Shorts 60s, Reels 90s, TikTok 3 minutes. How a free cross-post handles a file that is too long.
Updated 2026-10-07
The limits that matter for a cross-post
YouTube Shorts in this workspace stop at 60 seconds. Instagram Reels and Facebook Reels stop at 90. TikTok is treated as 3 minutes. LinkedIn is longer. Pinterest and Snapchat Spotlight follow the 60-second short. X is in between.
These are the caps ShortsToAll uses when it decides which columns stay on. Platforms change their own rules. If a file is over a cap, that column turns off so you do not send a video the network will reject.
Cut once for the strictest feed you want
If the goal is a free cross-post to Shorts, TikTok, and Reels together, keep the master under 60 seconds. That one length clears YouTube and still feels native on TikTok and Reels. A 2-minute TikTok is a TikTok. It is not a Short.
Trim in the studio. Drag the ends of the clip, or split at the playhead if the voice needs to stay with the picture. Export the shorter file back into the workspace. The link in the address bar keeps that new file.
Do not stretch a short to fill a limit
A 12-second idea does not become a better Short at 59 seconds. Length limits are ceilings, not targets. Short-form video mastery is ending when the point is over.
Cross-post the short for free
One 9:16 file, a caption for each network, and a schedule if you want it later. Creating, editing, and the publish workspace are free.
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