# Publishing to YouTube

Updated 2026-09-27. Web page: https://kitcut.ai/docs/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.](https://kitcut.ai/docs/img/youtube-dialog.webp "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.](https://kitcut.ai/docs/img/account-youtube.webp "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.