The Beginner’s Guide to Using AI for Social Media Scheduling
It makes publishing and scheduling posts faster by suggesting post ideas or even writing posts for you.
Try our new AI social media post generator
Create your next social media post with one click
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Ideate
Tell us what you’d like your post to be about and who you want to reach
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Generate
With one click, generate engaging, platform-specific posts ready to share
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Publish
Schedule and publish to 11+ different social media channels with Buffer
AI Assistant
What do you want to write about?
Pro tip: Include key points, your target audience and your desired outcome for this post.
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Why use Buffer’s AI social media post generator?
Social media content creation is easier than ever with Buffer. Our tool helps you generate fresh, engaging social media posts without the need for painstaking brainstorming.
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Say goodbye to writer’s block and effortlessly generate ideas for your social media captions in just a few clicks.
Tweak the tone and length to fit your brand
Make your content your own by having our AI tweak your post’s tone, length, or style to work for any social media channel.
Repurpose posts for other platforms
Transform existing content into publish-ready posts tailored for other social media platforms.
Generate unlimited posts with a free Buffer account
Our AI social media post creator, a key feature of our social media management toolkit, only provides up to five social posts per day. Need more? Sign up for a free Buffer account and get access to our social media-smart AI (and more) anytime.
Features
One tool, endless possibilities
Buffer’s tools for social media management go beyond just our AI assistant. Explore how Buffer’s social media toolkit can make creating — and growing — on social media so much simpler.
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FAQs
How does the social media post creator work?
How does the social media post creator work?
Buffer’s social media post creator is 100% free to use to create social media content for your accounts. You just need to enter a prompt describing what you’d like to write about, and the tool will generate content automatically for you. You can alter the tone, rephrase, or regenerate your generated posts as needed.
Are there limits to how many social media posts I can generate?
Are there limits to how many social media posts I can generate?
You are only able to generate up to five posts per day using our browser-based social media post creator. Retrying, Expanding, Shortening, or changing the tone of a generated post will also count towards your daily limit. You can create a free Buffer account if you’d like access to unlimited AI-generated posts, content scheduling to every major social platform, and more.
How can I get more generated posts?
How can I get more generated posts?
Our browser-based version of our social media post creator can only generate up to 5 post recommendations per day, but you can have unlimited posts by signing up for a free Buffer account, logging into your account, and using our AI Assistant within the composer.
How can I schedule social media posts?
How can I schedule social media posts?
You can schedule social media posts, including the ones created with our free social media post generator, using Buffer’s free social media scheduler. Buffer supports scheduling for most major social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Mastodon, YouTube, and Google Business Profiles. You can sign up for a free account with Buffer to get started today.