Reels

Schedule your Instagram Reels, cover included.

A Reel already takes time to film and edit, so you shouldn’t have to be in front of your phone at exactly 6 p.m. to post it. In EYE LEAD, you upload it, choose its cover, and it goes out on its own at the planned time.

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Scheduling a Reel in EYE LEAD: vertical video, cover, caption and phone preview

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Post scheduled

Instagram · Monday 6 p.m.

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Carousel approved

5 slides · ready to publish

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EYE LEAD schedules and automatically publishes your Instagram Reels from 3 seconds to 15 minutes, in MP4 or MOV format, up to 300 MB from the Studio plan (100 MB on Solo), with a progress bar during upload.
The cover can be picked from a moment in the video or uploaded as an image cropped to 9:16, and a Reel that isn’t ready yet can be saved as a draft in the calendar.

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Schedule Reels

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✓No re-typing

✓In the same app

Long, heavy Reels, accepted

Up to 300 MB from Studio: videos shot in good quality go through without any in-house compression, and upload progress is shown as a percentage.

The cover you chose, not the first frame

Drag the slider to the perfect moment in your video, or upload an image you crop to 9:16 with a fingertip, and the dotted outline shows you the thumbnail as it will appear in your grid.

In your spacejust now

Monday post — ReelScheduled

Tuesday carouselTo approve

Wednesday idea→ Script

Drafts have their place in the calendar

A Reel that isn’t ready yet is saved as a draft, clearly visible in your calendar with its dotted outline, and will never go out until you’ve scheduled it.

1Idea

2Ready

3Scheduled

✓Published

Post · photo & carouselReel · short video

Nothing gets lost along the way

If you close the window mid-writing, EYE LEAD warns you, and your post picks up right where you left it the next time you open it.

In the app

Schedule your Instagram Reels, cover included.

Long, heavy Reels, acceptedThe cover you chose, not the first frameDrafts have their place in the calendar

How it works in EYE LEAD

Upload your video

Choose the Reel format and drop in your MP4 or MOV file, then follow the upload progress.

Choose the cover

A moment from the video or an uploaded image, cropped to 9:16 just like in the Instagram app.

Write your caption and set your date

A caption of up to 2,200 characters, 5 hashtags max, and a plain-language reminder of the publishing day and time.

Schedule it, or keep it as a draft

The Reel goes out on its own at the planned time, or waits patiently as a draft in your calendar.

Frequently asked questions

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What size and length for a Reel scheduled with EYE LEAD?

From 3 seconds to 15 minutes, in MP4 or MOV format. The file can weigh up to 300 MB from the Studio plan, and up to 100 MB on Solo.

Can you choose the cover of a scheduled Reel?

Yes. You pick a moment from the video with a slider, or upload an image (JPEG or PNG) that you crop to 9:16. If you don’t choose, Instagram uses the first frame of the video.

How many Reels can you publish automatically?

Reels count toward your automatic posts: 3 a month on Solo, 10 on Studio, and unlimited from Pro. Drafts and free scheduling don’t count.

Do you need a Facebook page to publish a Reel?

No. A professional or creator Instagram account connected through Instagram’s official login is all you need.

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