On TikTok, you can upload a video after you’ve recorded yourself on the app.
TikTok has multiple filters and effects that you can use to enhance your video.
You can use effects like the green screen, bling, time warp scan, and more.
Hence, recording yourself on TikTok is the prime choice for making a video.
However, if you’ve recorded an interesting video outside of TikTok, you might want to upload it on the app.
Similarly, if you’ve saved a video in your gallery, you might be wondering if you can upload it.
In this guide, you’ll learn if you can upload videos from TikTok from your gallery, and how to upload videos to TikTok from your gallery.
How to upload videos to TikTok from your gallery
To upload videos to TikTok from your gallery, you first need to tap on the “+” icon.
Then, tap on the “Upload” icon to upload a video from your gallery.
You can also select multiple videos and photos that you want to upload.
After you’ve selected a video, you can edit it by trimming it, adding sounds, effects, texts, and more.
Once you’ve finished editing it, add a caption to the video, and upload it.
You can also change the video’s privacy settings if you want to.
Below is a 3-step guide on how you can upload videos to TikTok from your gallery:
1. Tap on the “+” icon, then tap on “Upload”
Open TikTok > tap on the “+” icon on the bottom navigation bar.
Firstly, open TikTok on your mobile device.
You won’t be able to upload TikTok videos on a desktop, so make sure to use the mobile app for this.
Once you’re on TikTok, you’ll see a “+” icon on the bottom navigation bar.
Tap on the “+” icon on the bottom navigation bar.
The “+” icon allows you to record yourself/others or upload a video to TikTok.
Tap on the “Upload” icon to upload a video from your gallery.
After you’ve tapped on the “+” icon, your camera will be opened.
On the camera, you’ll see multiple icons such as “Flip”, “Speed”, “Filters”, and more.
At the bottom of the camera, you’ll see an “Effects” and an “Upload” icon.
You can either record a video or upload a video to TikTok.
The “Effects” icon will open a list of TikTok effects that you can use while you’re recording a video.
As you’re uploading a video to TikTok, you won’t need to open the “Effects” icon.
Instead, you need to open your phone’s gallery so that you can upload a pre-recorded/saved video to TikTok.
To upload a video, tap on the “Upload” icon.
Proceed to the next step to learn how to upload and edit a video to TikTok.
2. Select the video that you want to upload
Select the video(s) from your gallery that you want to upload > tap on “Next”.
After you’ve tapped on “Upload”, your video gallery will be opened.
On your video gallery, you’ll see a list of all the videos that are saved on your device.
Browse the list until you find the video that you want to upload to TikTok and tap on it to select it.
You can select more than one video as well as images.
After you’ve selected the video that you want to upload, tap on “Next”.
Then, trim the video (if necessary) by dragging the red rectangle.
The next part of the editing process allows you to add sounds, effects, text, and more.
Make sure that you edit the video such that it’s “native” to TikTok by adding a relevant and trending sound.
Tap on “Next” once you’re done editing the video.
3. Add a caption & post the video
Add a caption and hashtags to your video > tap on “Post”.
Once you’re done editing the video, you need to add a caption.
On the “Describe your video” field, add a caption to the video.
You can also add relevant hashtags to it to increase its organic reach.
Change the settings of the video if necessary, and tap on “Post” to upload it on TikTok.
You’ve successfully learned how to upload a video from your gallery to TikTok!
Keep in mind that videos from your gallery may not perform as well as a recorded video from TikTok.
TikTok is able to tell whether a video is recorded on the app or recorded elsewhere.
If your video is recorded elsewhere, it may not perform as well because it isn’t “native” content.
To bypass this, you need to edit the video from your gallery on TikTok.
Try not to post the video without editing it on the app.
Try trimming the video, adding sounds, and effects to make it “native” on TikTok.
Otherwise, the video may not get on the “For You” page.
Can I upload videos from TikTok from my gallery?
Yes, you can upload videos from TikTok from your gallery.
However, the video might not perform as well as a recorded video on TikTok.
This is because the video might not be “native” content.
To bypass this, you need to make sure to edit the video with a trending theme.
Otherwise, the video has a low chance of getting on the “For You” page.
Conclusion
Whenever you’re uploading a video to TikTok, you should try to make it as “native” as possible.
Avoid saving a video that you saw from YouTube and uploading it on TikTok without editing it.
The video needs to be edited to fit the current TikTok trends such as “Sugar Crash” and “Now look at this“.
Fundamentally, “native” content is the content that you’ll see on your “For You” page.
At the end of the day, if a video is stolen and directly uploaded to TikTok without any edits, it has a very low chance on getting on the “For You” page.
Further Reading
How to See Your Watch History on TikTok
