I Build a Tool to Stop Uploading the Same Video 5 Times

As a developer and a content creator, I ran into a problem that felt way more painful than it should be: Uploading the same video… over and over… to different platforms. My workflow looked like this: Upload to YouTube Upload again to Pinterest Upload again to Twitch Upload again to Mastodon Upload again to Bluesky Every. Single. Time. It wasn’t just repetitive — it made it harder to stay consistent. The Real Problem Isn’t Uploading — It’s Friction At first, I thought the issue was just “too many platforms.” But after doing this repeatedly, I realized something deeper: The real problem is friction between platforms. Each platform: has its own upload flow its own UI its own quirks its own timing Even small differences add up. And when posting becomes annoying, consistency drops. What I Built (For Myself First) So I built a tool called VidShare. The idea is simple: Upload once → distribute everywhere. Instead of repeating the same process 5 times, I wanted a single workflow: Upload video