Share photos or videos

Last updated: 5 months ago
You can share photos and videos with your network using the share box at the top of the LinkedIn homepage, a Group, or a LinkedIn Page.
To share a photo or video:
  1. Click the  Media icon in the share box at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.

    Here's a tip

    You can also directly drag and drop or copy and paste photo/s or a video into the share box.

  2. Click Upload from computer to select files.

    • Choose which files you'd like to upload (you can select up to 20 images) or a single video.
  3. After uploading a photo or multiple photos, you can:

    • Edit: Click  Edit to crop, straighten, apply filters, or adjust the photo.
    • Tag: Click  Tag to tag another member or organization.
    • Alternative text: Click ALT to add alternative text for members using voice-over screen readers.
    • Duplicate: Click  Duplicate to duplicate an image.
    • Delete: Click  Delete to delete an image.
    • Add image: Click  Add to add/upload more images.
  4. After uploading a video, you can:
    • Video thumbnail: Select  Video thumbnail to Upload video thumbnail for your video.
    • Captions: Select  Captions to upload a Add auto captions (English-only), or Review captions before adding it, or add a Video Caption File for your video.
    • Delete: Click  Delete to delete an image.
  5. Click Next.

  6. Click the dropdown next to your name in the post pop-up window.

    From here, you can:

    • Visibility: Select who you want to share the post with
    • Comment control: Select who can comment on your posts

    Click Done after selecting your post settings.

  7. Type the content of your post in the What do you want to talk about? field (optional).

  8. Click Post.

The photo requirements are:

  • The size limit for an upload is 5 MB

  • Photo must be at least 552 (w) x 276 (h) pixels, but we recommend 1080 (w) pixels to better connect with your audience

  • The photo's aspect ratio can range from 3:1 to 4:5 (width:height). If the ratio is larger, the image will be centered and cropped to fit the max ratio.

  • Uploaded photos can't be resized after they have been posted

  • Uploaded photos/videos can’t be edited after they have been posted

  • Small, low-resolution photos may appear in a low-quality

For multi-photo posts,

  • Images will render a max ratio of 4:5 (e.g., 640 (w) x 800 (h) pixels) and the post will have a greater visual emphasis on the first image
  • The layout of these posts will depend on the height and orientation of the first image uploaded
  • Posts with two images will appear side by side and will retain their aspect ratios
  • When posts contain three or more images, the way they appear depends on the height and orientation of the first image. If the first image is landscape, it will be shown at the top, with the other images displayed side-by-side below the first image. If the first image is portrait or square, it will be shown in the left column, with the other images stacked vertically to the right of the first image.
  •  You can add a max of 20 photos in a multi-photo post

The video requirements are:

  • Maximum file size: 5GB

    Note: Video quality may be lower if your video is close to maximum file size. We recommend reducing your file size for better results.

  • Minimum file size: 75KB 

  • Maximum video duration: 15 minutes when uploading from desktop and 10 minutes when uploading from the LinkedIn mobile app. 

  • Minimum video duration: 3 seconds 

  • Resolution range: 256x144 to 4096x2304 

  • Aspect ratio: 1:2.4 - 2.4:1 

  • Frame rates: 10fps - 60 fps 

  • Bit rates: 192 kbps - 30 Mbps 

Note: You can share either a URL link or an image in a post, but not both at the same time. For URL links, we create a preview image taken from the site being shared.

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