OneCut User Guide

1) Go to signup page

Click 'Start free' on the landing page, or go directly to getonecut.com/login.

2) Choose Google or email

Continue with Google (1 second) or sign up with email/password. Google is faster and you don't need to remember a password.

3) Click confirmation email (if email signup)

If you signed up with email, click the verification link in your inbox to activate. (Google signup is instant.)

1) Dashboard → 'Connect' menu

Click 'Connect' in the left sidebar. You'll see 4 active platforms: YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels.

🔴 YouTube

Click 'Connect' → Google OAuth popup → select your channel → grant permissions. Done when your channel name appears.

♪ TikTok

Log in to TikTok → authorize. @username will display. (Currently inbox mode — Direct Post under review.)

◈ Instagram

Only Business or Creator accounts work. Personal accounts: switch via Instagram app → Profile → Settings → Account type.

f Facebook

Facebook Page required (not personal profile). Create one on facebook.com first if you don't have one.

1) Select video file

Drag & drop on 'Upload' page. MP4 or MOV, up to 500MB. Vertical 9:16 recommended (best for Shorts/Reels/TikTok).

2) Enter title

Write a one-line title. AI uses this as the foundation for all platform captions.

3) Content body (optional, highly recommended)

Write 3-5 sentences about your video. The more detailed, the better the AI captions.

4) Shared hashtags (optional)

Pre-set tags that auto-apply to all platforms (e.g. #daily, #vlog). They go in front of AI-generated tags.

5) ✨ Click AI Generate Captions

Wait 10-30 seconds for 5 platform-specific captions. YouTube gets SEO-optimized, TikTok gets a hook, Instagram gets emotional vibe, etc.

6) Review & edit per platform

Use platform tabs to see title/caption/hashtags. Edit freely. Preview cards show how it'll appear.

1) Check platforms

Connected platforms are pre-selected. Uncheck what you don't want. Select all / deselect all buttons available.

2) Deploy time

Default: 'Now'. Choose '🕐 Schedule' to auto-post at a future time (min 5 min from now).

3) 🚀 Click Deploy

Video uploads to Supabase → Inngest background workers post to each platform in parallel. You can close the browser.

4) Real-time status

Monitoring screen shows each platform: • ⏳ Uploading • ✅ Done • ❌ Failed (retry available)

5) TikTok inbox (currently in review)

TikTok is in inbox mode — not auto-posted. Open TikTok app → inbox → tap 'Post' to publish. (Will auto-post after Direct Post review passes.)

1) 'History' menu

Sidebar → 'History'. Chronological list with color dots showing each platform's status per video.

2) Click video → details

Opens detail dialog with platform-specific status, published URLs, and AI-generated captions/hashtags.

3) Retry failed platforms

Failed platforms show '🔄 Retry' button in red box. Click to retry. (Auto-refreshes tokens.)

4) View published video

Successful posts have 'View ↗' link to the actual published page. YouTube/X/Facebook direct, Instagram/TikTok in-app.

1) 'Analytics' menu

Sidebar → 'Analytics'. 4 stat cards: total views, likes, comments, reach.

2) Trend graph

Last 30 days daily views. Visualize which days your videos performed well.

3) Platform comparison

YouTube vs Instagram vs Facebook — which performs best? Color bars for quick comparison.

4) Top videos TOP 10

Videos sorted by views. Click for platform-specific metrics (reach, saves, shares).

5) 🔄 Refresh

Manually fetch latest data. Auto-sync runs every 6 hours. First stats appear 1-24 hours after posting.