How to Post Pictures on Reddit on PC or Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how upload or attach a photo to a Reddit post when you’re using a computer.

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Uploading a Photo to Reddit

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    Go to https://www.reddit.com in a web browser. You can use any web browser on your computer, such as Chrome or Firefox, to access Reddit.
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    Enter your login information and click Login. It’s near the top-right corner of the screen.
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    Go to the subreddit where you want to post the photo. For a list of subreddits that support photo uploads, see https://www.reddit.com/r/changelog/comments/4kuk2j/reddit_change_introducing_image_uploading_beta/.
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    Click Submit a new link. It’s near the top-right corner of the screen.
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    Click Choose File. It’s under the “Image/video” header. Your computer’s file browser will appear.
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    Select a photo and click Open. The photo will upload and then appear in the blank.
    • If you don’t see this option, the subreddit doesn’t support image uploads. If the photo is online somewhere, you can enter its full address into the “url” box.
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    Type a title for the post. This is how the post will appear in the subreddit.
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    Click I’m not a robot. A green check mark will appear.
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    Click Submit. Your post now appears in the subreddit with the photo attached.
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Method 2
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Linking to a Photo Online

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    Go to https://www.reddit.com in a web browser. You can use any web browser on your computer, such as Chrome or Firefox, to access Reddit.
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    Enter your login information and click Login. It’s near the top-right corner of the screen.
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    Go to the subreddit where you want to post the photo.
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    Click Submit a new link. It’s near the top-right corner of the screen.
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    Type or paste the link to the photo into the “url” box. If the photo is not online, you may be able to upload it to a post if supported by the subreddit.
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    Type a title for the post. This is how the post will appear in the subreddit.
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    Click I’m not a robot. A green check mark will appear.
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    Click Submit. Your post now appears in the subreddit with the photo attached.
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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Nicole Levine, MFA
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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 34,682 times.
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Updated: December 14, 2017
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