Updated 27 September 2026 · Markdown

Publishing to YouTube

A finished film can be published straight to the person's own YouTube channel from its page, with a title, a description and a privacy setting. Publishing uses no credits.

Access is limited for now.

Publishing is being opened in stages. Until an account has it, the pricing page shows "Coming soon" and the film page has no Publish button.

Until Google finishes verifying KitCut:

at most 100 accounts can connect a channel;

Google shows a warning that the app is not verified yet;

YouTube keeps uploaded videos private until its API audit passes. The page then says YouTube is keeping the video private for now, and the video shows as Private.

The Publish to YouTube dialog on a film's page: channel choice, title, description, privacy and the made-for-kids box, with a red circle around the privacy options. — The publish dialog: the channel, title, description, privacy and made for kids.

Connecting a channel

On the account page, under YouTube, choose Connect YouTube and pick the channel in Google's window.
Each connection is one channel. Add more with Connect another channel, or with + Add another channel in the publish dialog.
KitCut asks Google for two permissions: uploading videos, and reading the channel's name and picture.
Disconnecting removes the channel from KitCut and withdraws its permission at Google.
A connection that stops working shows "Connect again".

The YouTube section of the account page, listing connected channels with Disconnect buttons, with a red circle around Connect another channel. — Channels are connected and disconnected on the account page.

Publishing a film

Only the person who made the film can publish it, and only once it is finished.

Field	Rules
Channel	any connected channel
Title	required, up to 100 characters. The idea is suggested.
Description	up to 5,000 bytes. Suggested: the idea (when short) and "Made with KitCut, the Claude video maker: https://kitcut.ai".
Privacy	public, unlisted or private. The page remembers the last choice.
Made for kids	a checkbox, as YouTube requires

A progress bar runs while the video is sent. It then shows "Watch on YouTube" once YouTube has it.
Publishing the same film to the same channel twice warns first that it would make a second copy.
Limit: 20 publishes per account per day.

Not possible

Scheduling a publish, choosing a thumbnail, adding to a playlist, or publishing as a Short (films are 16:9).
Changing or deleting the video on YouTube from KitCut. Use YouTube Studio.
Publishing from an AI assistant. Publishing is on the film's page only.