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How to Schedule LinkedIn Posts (Free, Built-In)
By Qismat Gul, Founder of SocialMediaSchedular · October 24, 2026
LinkedIn quietly built the scheduler in. If you have a personal profile or manage a Company Page, you can schedule posts natively โ no tool, no fee โ up to three months ahead, from the same composer you already use. The option hides behind one small clock icon that most people have scrolled past a hundred times.
This guide gives the exact steps for desktop and mobile, for a profile and for a Page, plus the three things the native scheduler does not do โ and how to view, reschedule or delete a scheduled post when plans change, which is where most people get stuck.
How to schedule a LinkedIn post on desktop
Step 1 โ Start a post as usual: click 'Start a post' at the top of your LinkedIn home feed (or, for a Company Page, open the Page and begin a post as an admin). Write the post and attach any image, video or document.
Step 2 โ Instead of Post, click the small clock icon beside it. A scheduling panel opens: pick the date and the time from the slots offered. LinkedIn allows scheduling from about an hour ahead up to three months ahead.
Step 3 โ Click Next to review, then Schedule. Done โ the post will publish at that time whether or not you are online. Nothing else to install, and nothing appears on your profile until it goes live.
How to schedule from the LinkedIn mobile app
The app has the same flow: tap Post to open the composer, write and attach your media, then tap the clock icon at the top of the composer instead of Post. Choose date and time, tap Next, then Schedule. If you don't see the clock, update the app โ the scheduler rolled out across accounts over time and older versions hide it.
Company Pages: what admins should know
Page admins can schedule Page posts the same way, which covers most small-team needs. Two Page-specific notes: everyone with the right admin role can see the scheduled queue, so agree a naming or approval habit before three people queue the same announcement twice; and Page posts scheduled natively still can't be drafted collaboratively โ a teammate can't leave a comment on a scheduled post inside LinkedIn. Teams that need review rounds usually draft in a shared document or a scheduler with approval statuses, then publish from the queue.
How to view, edit or delete a scheduled post
Open the composer again and click the clock icon: before you set a time, LinkedIn offers 'View all scheduled posts'. From that list you can change a post's scheduled time or delete it entirely. What you cannot do is edit the text or swap the media of a scheduled post โ for content changes, delete it and schedule the corrected version. Check the queue once a week; a queue nobody re-reads is how an outdated announcement ships on time.
What LinkedIn's native scheduler can't do
- It schedules one post at a time โ there is no bulk upload, calendar drag-and-drop, or template library.
- Separate composers sit outside it: events, job posts and some Page products are created in their own flows and can't be queued this way.
- There is no cross-platform view โ your LinkedIn queue knows nothing about your other accounts, so the week's plan still lives in your head or a spreadsheet.
- No approval workflow: anyone with access schedules directly; nothing waits in a 'pending' state for a second pair of eyes.
Honest note about our own tool: SocialMediaSchedular's LinkedIn connection is still rolling out, so today the native scheduler above is the right free answer for LinkedIn itself. Where a multi-platform scheduler earns its place is the calendar that shows every network at once โ when LinkedIn connects alongside your Facebook Pages, the queue stops living in five separate apps.
When to schedule: pair it with your best time
Scheduling only pays if the time is chosen on purpose. Weekday mornings โ especially the 8โ10 am window โ are LinkedIn's strongest territory for most professional audiences, with a smaller midday peak; our Best Time to Post on LinkedIn guide breaks the whole week down day by day. Queue the week's posts into those windows in one sitting, then spend the reclaimed mornings on comments and replies, which is where LinkedIn reach is actually decided.
LinkedIn scheduling checklist
Sixty seconds before you press Schedule:
- The clock icon โ not Post โ is how this one leaves the composer.
- Date and time double-checked (LinkedIn shows your local time).
- Media attached is the final version โ scheduled posts can't be edited.
- Link preview loaded correctly before scheduling.
- This post isn't already queued by a teammate (check the scheduled list).
- The slot matches a strong window from your best-time plan.
Free tools that help with this
LinkedIn Text Formatter โ Bold the hook line of your scheduled post with Unicode bold โ LinkedIn has no bold button, this is the workaround.
LinkedIn Post Generator โ Draft the post body first, then schedule the finished version.
Best Time to Post Finder โ Day-by-day posting windows for LinkedIn and five other platforms.
Frequently asked questions
Is LinkedIn's post scheduler free?
Yes. Native scheduling is built into LinkedIn for personal profiles and Company Pages at no cost, on desktop and in the mobile app.
How far ahead can I schedule a LinkedIn post?
Up to three months ahead, and from roughly an hour from now at the nearest end. Times are offered in slots rather than to-the-minute precision.
Can I edit a scheduled LinkedIn post?
You can change its scheduled time or delete it from the scheduled-posts list, but you cannot edit its text or media. For content changes, delete it and schedule the corrected post.
Can other admins see my scheduled Page posts?
Yes โ admins with posting rights on the Page can view the Page's scheduled queue, which is why a quick check of the list before adding a post prevents duplicates.
Why don't I see the clock icon?
Usually an outdated app, or you are in a composer that sits outside the scheduler (like events). Update the app and start from 'Start a post' on the home feed or your Page.
Keep reading
Best Time to Post on LinkedIn: The Day-by-Day Windows for Professionals and Creators โ What is the best time to post on LinkedIn? Weekday mornings 8โ10 a.m. with a lunch-hour second window, a TuesdayโThursday peak stretch, and a Friday that ends at 9 a.m. โ every day explained, with a two-week test in your own LinkedIn analytics.
How to Bold Text in a LinkedIn Post (Without Any App) โ LinkedIn has no bold button. The working method is Unicode bold text: write normally, convert with a free formatter, paste it back. Exact steps, where bold works, and the two mistakes that make posts unreadable.
How to Grow on LinkedIn as a Beginner Creator: What to Post, How Often, and What Actually Works โ Grow on LinkedIn without the cringe: position your profile, write posts from real work, use a sustainable weekly rhythm, and turn comments into conversations and clients.
About the author
Qismat Gul is the founder of SocialMediaSchedular, the scheduling tool behind this site. He writes these guides from building and running the product โ planning, scheduling and analysing social posts for creators and small businesses โ and updates them as platforms change their rules and features.