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
- Go to YouTube Studio and click the Create button, then Upload videos.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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