How to Upload Multiple Videos at Once on YouTube

YouTube Studio lets you upload several videos in a single session rather than one at a time — here’s how to do it properly.

How to Bulk Upload on Desktop

  1. Go to YouTube Studio and click the Create button, then Upload videos.
  2. In the file picker, select multiple video files at once (hold Ctrl on Windows or Cmd on Mac to select several files) instead of choosing just one.
  3. YouTube will queue all the selected videos and let you edit the title, description, thumbnail, and visibility for each one individually before they finish processing.
  4. You can close the upload tab once processing starts — YouTube continues uploading in the background, and you’ll get a notification when each video is ready.

A Few Things to Know

  • Verified accounts (phone-verified, with no history of Community Guidelines strikes) can upload videos longer than 15 minutes and up to very large file sizes; unverified accounts are capped at 15 minutes per video.
  • YouTube does not automatically split long videos into multiple parts — if you want a video broken into a series, you need to edit and export it as separate files yourself before uploading.
  • Uploading several videos back-to-back can take a while depending on your internet upload speed, since each file processes independently.

Tips for a Smooth Batch Upload

  • Prepare titles, descriptions, and thumbnails in advance so you’re not scrambling while videos process.
  • Set each video’s visibility to Private or Scheduled if you don’t want them all going live the moment processing finishes.
  • Add videos to the right playlist as part of the upload flow to keep a growing series organized from the start.

Related: See how to upload an HD 1080p video and how to keep quality when uploading.

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