# Free AI Social Media Scheduler [](https://github.com/Anil-matcha/Free-AI-Social-Media-Scheduler/stargazers) [](LICENSE) [](https://nextjs.org) A free, open-source AI social media scheduler built with Next.js. Upload videos, schedule posts, and publish directly to YouTube and TikTok — no subscription required. Self-hostable alternative to Buffer, Hootsuite, Later, and Sprout Social. ## Related Projects - [Awesome-GPT-Image-2-API-Prompts](https://github.com/Anil-matcha/Awesome-GPT-Image-2-API-Prompts) — Curated GPT-Image-2 prompts for generating social media visuals - [Open-AI-UGC](https://github.com/Anil-matcha/Open-AI-UGC) — Generate AI UGC video ads to schedule across your social channels - [AI-Influencer-Generator](https://github.com/SamurAIGPT/AI-Influencer-Generator) — Create AI influencer content to post on a schedule - [Open-Generative-AI](https://github.com/Anil-matcha/Open-Generative-AI) — Free open-source studio for 200+ AI image & video models --- ## Supported Platforms | Platform | Status | |----------|--------| | YouTube | ✅ Live | | TikTok | ✅ Live | | Instagram Reels | 🔜 Coming Soon | | Facebook Reels | 🔜 Coming Soon | | X (Twitter) | 🔜 Coming Soon | | LinkedIn | 🔜 Coming Soon | | Threads | 🔜 Coming Soon | | Pinterest | 🔜 Coming Soon | ## Features - **Video Scheduling** — paste a media URL, pick a platform and time, publish automatically - **Multi-account** — connect and manage multiple YouTube and TikTok accounts - **YouTube controls** — category, privacy (public/private/unlisted), made-for-kids flag - **TikTok controls** — privacy, disable comments/duets/stitches - **Credits system** — Stripe-powered credits for scheduling posts - **Post history** — track scheduled, published, and failed posts with status and published URLs - **Self-hostable** — single Next.js app, no microservices, no complex infra ## Tech Stack - **Framework:** Next.js 16 - **Auth:** NextAuth.js (Google OAuth) - **Database:** PostgreSQL + Prisma - **Payments:** Stripe - **AI / Publishing:** MuAPI - **Styling:** Tailwind CSS ## Quick Start ### 1. Clone the repo ```bash git clone https://github.com/Anil-matcha/Free-AI-Social-Media-Scheduler cd Free-AI-Social-Media-Scheduler npm install ``` ### 2. Set up environment variables ```bash cp .env.example .env ``` Fill in `.env`: ```env DATABASE_URL="postgresql://user:password@host:port/dbname?pgbouncer=true" DIRECT_URL="postgresql://user:password@host:port/dbname" NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000" NEXTAUTH_SECRET="your_nextauth_secret" GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID="your_google_client_id" GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET="your_google_client_secret" MUAPIAPP_API_KEY="your_muapi_api_key" WEBHOOK_URL="your_webhook_url" STRIPE_SECRET_KEY="your_stripe_secret_key" NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY="your_stripe_publishable_key" STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET="your_stripe_webhook_secret" ``` ### 3. Run migrations and start ```bash npx prisma migrate deploy npm run dev ``` Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). ## Why this over Buffer or Hootsuite? - **Video-first** — built specifically for YouTube and TikTok video publishing workflows - **No per-seat pricing** — credits model, no $19–$99/month subscription - **Simple to self-host** — single Next.js app, runs with one `npm run dev` - **Open source** — MIT license, fork and extend freely ## Contributing Open an issue or submit a pull request. Star the repo to stay updated as new platforms launch. ## License MIT License. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.