Does the video get uploaded as a Short or as a regular video?

As a Short. Vertical video under three minutes is automatically treated as a Short by YouTube.

What happens to my TikTok caption on YouTube?

It is used as the video title by default. You can set a fixed title for your YouTube channel instead if you would rather keep control of it.

Can I use YouTube as my main channel instead?

Not yet. Today your main channel can be TikTok, Instagram or Facebook, and YouTube works as a destination.

TikTok → YouTube Shorts

Turn your TikTok feed into a Shorts channel.

YouTube Shorts is the platform most creators know they should be on and quietly skip, because it means doing the whole upload flow a second time for a video that already exists. Shortcast closes that gap: post to TikTok as usual and your Shorts channel fills itself.

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Why a Shorts channel is worth the trouble

Shorts views feed into a YouTube channel you actually own, with a subscriber list and a back catalogue that keeps getting recommended long after a TikTok has stopped circulating. The reason most short-form creators never build one is not strategy, it is friction. Removing the upload step removes the reason to skip it.

Setting it up

Connect TikTok as your main channel

This is the account Shortcast watches. Your existing videos stay where they are, and only what you post from now on is reposted.
Connect your YouTube channel

Sign in with the Google account that owns the channel. Shortcast uploads to it directly as a Short.
Post to TikTok and forget about it

Within minutes the same video is live on YouTube, in full resolution, with your TikTok description used as the title.

Good to know

Set your own title format

You can give your YouTube channel a default title instead of using the TikTok caption, so Shorts read the way you want them to.

Up to three minutes

YouTube counts anything up to three minutes as a Short, which covers effectively every TikTok you make.

No watermark

The original file is uploaded, so your Shorts do not carry a TikTok logo.

Questions

Does the video get uploaded as a Short or as a regular video?: As a Short. Vertical video under three minutes is automatically treated as a Short by YouTube.
What happens to my TikTok caption on YouTube?: It is used as the video title by default. You can set a fixed title for your YouTube channel instead if you would rather keep control of it.
Can I use YouTube as my main channel instead?: Not yet. Today your main channel can be TikTok, Instagram or Facebook, and YouTube works as a destination.

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