LinkedIn Post Scheduler That Writes the Posts Too

What you can schedule on LinkedIn

A post carries images, one video or one document, not a mix.

How to schedule a post on LinkedIn

To schedule a post on LinkedIn, click Start a post, write it, click the clock icon, pick a date and time, then click Next and Schedule. LinkedIn's built-in scheduler is free and takes any time from 10 minutes to 3 months ahead.

On LinkedIn, step by step (desktop)

1. Click Start a post at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.
2. Write your post in the "What do you want to talk about?" box and add any media.
3. Click the clock icon in the lower-right corner.
4. Choose a date and time in the Schedule post window. You can type a time instead of picking a 30-minute step.
5. Click Next. The date and time now show above the post.
6. Click Schedule.

In the LinkedIn app: tap Post, write the post, tap the clock icon in the upper-right corner, pick a date and time, then tap Next and Schedule.

See, edit or delete a scheduled LinkedIn post

Click Start a post, then the clock icon, then View all scheduled posts. From there you can preview a post, delete it, or open the More menu to change its time or edit it. In the app, tap Post, the clock icon, then View all.

LinkedIn can't schedule event or job posts, and times follow your device's time zone. Source: LinkedIn Help, Schedule posts, checked October 30, 2026.

With Postel, step by step

1. Connect LinkedIn. In Settings > Channels, connect your profile on LinkedIn's own consent screen.
2. Write or generate the post. Pick LinkedIn above the editor and write, or describe the idea and let Postel draft it in your voice.
3. Add media and a first comment. Attach images, a video or a document, and type the first comment if you want one.
4. Check the preview. The LinkedIn preview marks where "see more" cuts the text, so you can keep your hook above the fold.
5. Schedule it. Click Next free slot, or pick a date and time. Move it in the calendar any time before it goes out.

LinkedIn's built-in scheduler vs Postel

LinkedIn's scheduler is enough for a post now and then. A tool earns its price when you post every week: slots so you never pick dates, a calendar to see the gaps, a first comment that goes out on its own, and help writing the posts.

Posting slots, the calendar and best times

Set up your week once and Postel keeps it running:

• Posting slots. Set the times you want to post each week once, for example Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00. A finished post goes to the next free slot with one click, so you never pick a date by hand.
• Calendar. Month, week, day and list views show every scheduled post next to the open slots, so gaps are easy to spot. Filter by network to see only LinkedIn.
• Your timezone. Slots and posts follow your workspace timezone.
• Natural Posting Times. Turn it on and each post goes out up to 4 minutes either side of its slot, so it doesn't land on the same minute every day.

When to post. Sprout Social's 2026 study of nearly 2 billion engagements found LinkedIn posts do best on weekdays between about 11 AM and 5 PM in your audience's time zone, with the widest windows Tuesday to Thursday, and worst on weekends (Sprout Social's "Best times to post on LinkedIn", checked October 30, 2026). Put your first slots there. Postel's analytics already show your best times on X, Bluesky and Mastodon; LinkedIn analytics are submitted to LinkedIn for review and coming soon.

Write LinkedIn posts in your own voice

Postel also helps you write the posts you schedule.

• Your voice, learned from your posts. Paste your public LinkedIn profile URL and Postel builds a voice profile from your recent posts. Drafts sound like you, not like a template.
• Your facts, not generic advice. Save your topics, results and opinions as Facts, and drafts draw on them.
• Hooks written for the fold. LinkedIn drafts keep to 3,000 characters and put the hook above "see more".
• Your week, written for you. On Pro and up, Plan next week fills your free X and LinkedIn slots with posts built from your own material. The drafts wait in For You, where you schedule, edit or skip each one. Turn on automatic scheduling and they go straight into their slots instead.
• Your X posts, adapted. "Adapt for LinkedIn" turns an X post or thread into a LinkedIn post, and each version is scheduled on its own.

Schedule a month at once

• Import a CSV. Bring in up to 500 X and LinkedIn posts in one file. Postel shows any problem row by row before it saves anything, and rows with a date get scheduled.
• One post, several dates. Schedule the same LinkedIn post on up to 10 extra dates, each as its own copy you can edit.
• Evergreen posts. Mark a post evergreen and Postel queues a copy into your next free slot every 30, 60 or 90 days, as many times as you allow.
• Approvals for teams. If you want them, posts by team members or posts the AI wrote wait for an owner or admin before they go out.

Schedule LinkedIn posts from Claude or ChatGPT

Postel is listed in Claude's connector directory and works as an MCP server in ChatGPT and Cursor too. Connect it once, then ask in plain words: "Draft three LinkedIn posts from these notes and put them in my next free slots." Your assistant writes them in your voice, saves them in Postel with images or a video and a first comment, and schedules them after you approve. It can create up to 25 posts in one go. Document posts (PDF carousels) still go through the Postel editor.

Setup takes a few minutes and needs no API key: LinkedIn MCP server, or the step-by-step guide to connecting Claude to LinkedIn.

LinkedIn company Pages: coming soon

Posting as a company Page is built and submitted to LinkedIn for review, so it is coming soon. Until LinkedIn approves it, Postel publishes to personal profiles only. See what Page support will include and get an email when it's live.

How posting to LinkedIn works in Postel

• @mentions. LinkedIn gives connected apps no way to look people up, so you tag people on LinkedIn once the post is live.
• What you can post. Text, images, video, documents and link posts. Polls, events and job posts are made on LinkedIn itself.
• A reconnect every 60 days. LinkedIn connections expire after 60 days. Postel emails the workspace owner a week before, and reconnecting is one click.

If LinkedIn rejects a post, it goes back to your drafts with the reason, and the workspace owner gets an email.

Running many client brands? Starter, Pro and Team each cover one brand; Agency ($199/month, up to 30 brands) is set up with you directly (talk to us).

Pricing

LinkedIn scheduling is on every plan, starting with Starter at $29/month, or $19/month billed yearly. Every plan schedules to X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, with no charge per network. Scheduling costs no AI credits; writing or rewriting a post costs 1.

• Starter: $29/month, or $19/month billed yearly; 300 AI credits a month, 1 seat.
• Pro: $49/month, or $29/month billed yearly; 1,000 AI credits a month, up to 3 seats. Adds For You drafts, Plan next week (Postel writes your next 7 to 28 days of X and LinkedIn posts for you to approve), and bring your own AI key.
• Team: $99/month, or $79/month billed yearly; unlimited AI credits, up to 5 seats.
• Agency: $199/month, or $159/month billed yearly; up to 30 brands, unlimited AI credits, unlimited seats.

Starter and Pro start with a 7-day trial for $1. See pricing.

Frequently asked questions

Updated Oct 30, 2026.

Can you schedule posts on LinkedIn?

Yes. Postel schedules LinkedIn posts into weekly posting slots, with a calendar, a first comment and drafts written in your voice. LinkedIn also has a free built-in scheduler for one post at a time: start a post, click the clock icon, pick a date and time, then click Next and Schedule.

How do I see my scheduled posts on LinkedIn?

Click Start a post, then the clock icon, then View all scheduled posts. In the app, tap Post, the clock icon, then View all. In Postel, every scheduled post is in the calendar.

Can I edit a scheduled post on LinkedIn?

Yes. In LinkedIn's list of scheduled posts, open the More menu next to a post and choose Edit post or Modify schedule. In Postel, open the post from the calendar to edit it or pick another time, any time before it goes out.

Do scheduled LinkedIn posts get less reach?

LinkedIn hasn't said it shows scheduled posts less, and we haven't found evidence that it does. A post scheduled in Postel goes out through LinkedIn's official API as a normal post on your profile. What hurts reach more is posting and disappearing, so be around to answer comments in the first hour.

How far in advance can you schedule a LinkedIn post?

LinkedIn's own scheduler takes a time between 10 minutes and 3 months from now for your profile, and between 1 hour and 3 months for a company Page (LinkedIn Help).

Can I schedule LinkedIn carousels?

Yes. A LinkedIn carousel is a document post. In Postel you attach one PDF, PowerPoint or Word file of up to 100 MB, give it a title and schedule it like any other post. To make one, see how to create a LinkedIn carousel.

Can I schedule a first comment on LinkedIn?

Not with LinkedIn's own scheduler. In Postel, type it in the first comment field (up to 1,250 characters) and it's posted under your post right after it goes live. If the comment fails for any reason, the post stays published.

Can I automate my LinkedIn posts?

You can automate the posting: Postel publishes each post at its time, and on Pro and up it can write your next week of posts for you to approve. Postel doesn't automate likes, comments, connection requests or messages. LinkedIn's rules don't allow that kind of automation, and it puts accounts at risk.

Does Postel work with LinkedIn company Pages?

Not yet. Company Page support is built and submitted to LinkedIn for review, so it's coming soon. Today Postel publishes to personal profiles.

Does Postel show LinkedIn analytics?

Not yet. LinkedIn analytics are submitted to LinkedIn for review and coming soon. They will cover posts published through Postel.

Is there a free LinkedIn post scheduler?

LinkedIn's built-in scheduler is free. Postel is paid: Starter is $29/month, or $19/month billed yearly. Starter and Pro start with a 7-day trial for $1.

Why do I have to reconnect LinkedIn every 60 days?

LinkedIn lets a connected app keep access for 60 days, then asks you to approve it again. Postel emails the workspace owner a week before, and reconnecting takes one click.