How to Upload YouTube Shorts from PC (step by step)

  YouTube Shorts are short videos similar to Instagram Reels and TikTok videos. They are slowly becoming quite popular and generate many views. If you like creating video content, you can publish your own YouTube Short videos from Android, iPhone, or a computer. Let’s see how to do so.

On YouTube’s website, you will not find any button to upload YouTube Shorts. Does that mean you cannot upload Shorts on a computer? Well, no.

You can upload YouTube Shorts from a PC using the following steps:

1. Open studio.youtube.com in a browser on your desktop and log in to your Google account.

2. Click on the Create button at the top and choose Upload videos from the menu.

3. You will reach the screen where you need to select the video. Make sure the video is ready.

This is the most important step. You need to make sure of two vital things. Firstly, the video should be up to 60 seconds long and secondly, it should have a square or vertical (9:16) aspect ratio. Select the desired video. If your video satisfies these two conditions, it will be automatically considered as a YouTube Shorts video.

4. Once the video is uploaded, you will reach the video editing screen. Enter the title for the Shorts video and also add a description. A widely popular routine is to include the #Shorts hashtag in the video’s title or description to increase its chances of being recommended across YouTube.

The rest of the steps are similar to what you do while uploading any regular video on YouTube.

5. Scroll down and choose a thumbnail for the video. You can add the video to a playlist (optional).

Lastly, you will need to select the Audience for Shorts. Choose No, it’s not made for kids. Click on the Next button.

6. Click Next on the Video elements screen followed by Next on the Checks screen.

7. Finally, you will have to choose the privacy for the Shorts video from Private, Unlisted, and Public. Select Public if you want everyone to see the video and click on Publish. You can also schedule the video.