Creators take their videos to Notes
Substack’s social feed is coming to life with sound and motion
Last week, we launched the ability to share native videos to Substack Notes, and we’ve been enjoying seeing the feed flooded with creative ways of using the new format.
Today, we are featuring a few native video examples from creators, illustrators, journalists, stylists, and more. Whether it’s the sound of frogs in Porto or birds in Orkney, a late-night piano serenade or an intimate poetry reading, these videos offer new, surprising ways to connect with each other on Substack. We hope they offer some inspiration and entertainment. There’s so much more to come.
Fashion writer Viv Chen starts an “outfit of the day” series:
Culture and music writer Ted Gioia performs for subscribers on his 1925 Steinway:
Emily Charlotte Powell joins Carlos Greaves, Bill Bishop, in sharing an adorable video of her pet:
Leslie Stephens takes a break:
Writing coach Tom Kuegler encourages his subscribers to experiment more:
Tom Cox takes subscribers on a walk in the English countryside:
Steinbergdrawscartoons offers a live comic:
Professor Brian Klaas shares his view from England’s Lake District:
Samantha Clark treats subscribers to birdsong in Orkney, Scotland:
Laurie Stone takes readers on a walk-and-talk around New York:
Simon K Jones helps us hear Portugal’s croak:
Tuğba Avci takes us to Ancient Greece:
Co-founder and CTO of Substack Jairaj Sethi posts mesmerizing landscapes:
While CEO, Chris Best, runs a video AMA in Notes:
Maya C. Popa reads a poem:
Samantha Dion Baker flips through old notebooks:
And Jo Thompson takes us into her tulip garden:
What videos have you seen on Notes and loved? Share your favorites in the comments.
How to add a video to a note
Open the Substack home feed on mobile or desktop
Select the video icon
Tap the video from your camera roll, or select files on desktop, or you can open your camera to record a video directly on mobile
Note: There is a five-minute upload limit, and you can upload only one video per note.
Learn more: Add GIFs or video to a Substack note
