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How to schedule tweets on X (Twitter), on desktop and phone
Yes, you can schedule tweets on X, and it’s free: the scheduler is built into the post box. Here’s how to use it on a computer and on your phone, where your scheduled posts go, what it can’t do, and when a scheduling tool is worth it.
Schedule a post on x.com
On a computer, the scheduler is in the same box you post from.
- Open x.com and click Post, or start typing in the box at the top of your home timeline.
- Write your post. Add images, a GIF or a video if you like.
- Select the calendar icon in the row of icons below the text.
- Choose the date and time, check the time zone, then select Confirm.
- The Post button now reads Schedule. Select it, and you’re done.
That’s all you need. No Premium, no app and no separate tool. X documents the scheduler without any subscription requirement.
Schedule a post on your phone
For years, scheduling was web only. In September 2026, one of X’s designers announced that scheduled posts were starting to roll out in the mobile app. It reached the iPhone app first. If you see the calendar icon in your app’s post box, it works the same way as on the web. If you don’t, your app doesn’t have it yet, and x.com on a computer is the reliable option.
Where to find your scheduled tweets
Open the post box on x.com and select Unsent posts, then the Scheduled tab. Every scheduled post is listed with its time. From there, you can open a post to change its text or time, or delete it. There’s no calendar view, only a list.
What X’s scheduler cannot do
- Threads. X’s help pages describe scheduling a single post. To schedule a thread, you’ll need a tool, or you can post the thread yourself.
- Longer posts. If you have Premium, posts over 280 characters “cannot yet be scheduled”, in X’s own words.
- A rhythm. Each post needs its own date and time. There’s no queue that fills your usual posting hours.
- The writing. It schedules what you’ve written. Having something good to schedule is still up to you.
X Pro, the app that used to be TweetDeck, has its own scheduled column. Since March 2026, it’s included only with Premium+.
A few habits that make scheduled posts work
Schedule posts, and reply live
Replies are part of a conversation. A reply that lands two hours late, after the thread has moved on, reads as absent. Schedule your own posts, and reply in the moment.
Check the queue before it goes out
A joke scheduled for Tuesday can land badly if Tuesday brings bad news. Glance at what’s scheduled each morning, and pull anything that no longer fits.
Post when your readers are awake
Studies of millions of posts point to weekday mornings and middays, though they disagree on the hour. Your own followers matter more than any study. Here’s how to find your best time.
When a scheduling tool is worth it
If you post now and then, X’s scheduler is enough. A tool earns its place when you want to post most days without thinking about it every day: a week of posts written in one sitting, threads as well as single posts, and a queue that spreads them across your hours, so you never pick a time for each one.
That’s what PostInk’s tweet scheduler does, with the writing included. It drafts posts in your voice from the themes you save, throws out drafts that read as AI, and schedules the ones you approve. It posts from your own Chrome, so Chrome needs to be open when a post is due.