The short answer
A text post for Threads alone: schedule it in Threads. A photo or video that is also going to Instagram, Facebook or elsewhere: use a cross-posting tool, because Threads only schedules to Threads.
Schedule a post in Threads
- Start a new thread and write it.
- Open the menu in the composer (the three dots).
- Choose Schedule and set the date and time.
- Confirm. Scheduled posts sit with your drafts until they go out.
The window runs to about 75 days ahead at the time of writing, and it works on any account, with no professional-account requirement.
Schedule the same post to Threads and elsewhere
Threads sits next to Instagram, and most of what performs there started life as an Instagram post. In SOSPosting a photo goes to Threads together with up to six other networks, and a vertical video goes to Threads together with Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. You pick the time once.
- Captions are written for Threads, within its 500-character limit, instead of pasting an Instagram caption and its hashtags.
- How far ahead: up to 60 days.
- Cost: 3 tokens for a photo or 5 for a video, per network, plus 7 once for AI captions.
What a tool will not do here
SOSPosting posts are built around a photo or a video, so it does not schedule text-only threads or multi-post reply chains. Those belong in the native scheduler. Setup for the rest is on the Threads integration page.
Frequently asked questions
Can you schedule posts on Threads?
Yes. Threads has had a free built-in scheduler since January 2025. In the composer, open the menu and choose Schedule, then pick a date and time.
How far ahead can you schedule a Threads post?
The built-in scheduler reaches about 75 days ahead at the time of writing. SOSPosting schedules up to 60 days ahead.
What is the character limit on Threads?
A Threads post is capped at 500 characters. SOSPosting writes the Threads caption to fit that limit rather than cutting a longer one short.
Can SOSPosting schedule a text-only Threads post?
No. Posts in SOSPosting are built around a photo or a video, so a text-only thread is better scheduled in Threads itself.