Getting Started with Picmim

Welcome to Picmim! This guide walks you through creating your workspace, connecting social accounts, publishing your first post, and exploring the key features that will transform your social media workflow.

Create Your Workspace

After signing up, you are taken to your personal workspace. A workspace is the central hub where you manage all your social accounts, content, and team members. You can create multiple workspaces to separate clients, brands, or projects.

1. Sign up for a free Picmim account at picmim.com using your email or Google login.
2. Choose a workspace name that reflects your brand, agency, or project.
3. Select the social platforms you primarily use to customise your onboarding experience.
4. Optionally invite team members right away if you plan to collaborate.
5. Your dashboard is ready. You can always rename or configure your workspace later in Settings.

Connect Your Social Accounts

Link your social media profiles so you can publish and track content from one place. Picmim supports Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, and Bluesky. Connections use secure OAuth, so you never share your passwords with us.

1. Navigate to Settings and select Connected Accounts.
2. Click "Add Account" and choose the platform you want to connect.
3. Follow the OAuth prompt to authorise Picmim access to your profile.
4. Once authorised, the account appears in your dashboard ready for publishing.
5. Repeat for each additional account. There is no limit on the number of accounts.

Publish Your First Post

With your accounts connected, you are ready to create and schedule content. The post editor supports rich text, images, videos, and platform-specific previews so you can see exactly how your post will look on each network.

1. Click "New Post" from the dashboard, calendar, or the top navigation bar.
2. Compose your caption in the text editor. Try the AI assistant for quick suggestions.
3. Attach an image or video from your media library or upload a new file.
4. Select which accounts to publish to using the account selector.
5. Choose "Publish Now" to post immediately, or pick a date and time to schedule.

Explore the Content Calendar

The calendar gives you a visual overview of all scheduled and published content. Switch between daily, weekly, and monthly views, drag posts to reschedule them, and filter by platform or status.

1. Open the Calendar from the main sidebar.
2. Use the view toggle at the top to switch between daily, weekly, and monthly layouts.
3. Click and drag any post card to reschedule it to a different date or time.
4. Filter by platform, status (draft, scheduled, published), or team member.
5. Click on any empty time slot to quickly create a new post pre-filled with that date and time.

Dashboard Overview

Your dashboard provides an at-a-glance summary of publishing activity, upcoming scheduled posts, and recent performance metrics across all connected accounts. It is your starting point every time you log in.

1. The activity feed shows recent publishing events and team activity.
2. Upcoming posts are listed in chronological order so you can review what is scheduled.
3. Quick stats show key metrics like posts published this week and engagement rates.
4. Use the dashboard shortcuts to jump to creating a new post, viewing analytics, or managing media.

Post Editor Tour

The post editor is where you spend most of your time creating content. It consists of several key areas: the text editor, media panel, platform selector, AI assistant, and live preview. Understanding each area helps you work faster.

1. The text editor supports rich formatting and shows character counts per platform.
2. The media panel lets you attach images, videos, and GIFs from your library, uploads, Canva, or Pexels.
3. The platform selector shows all connected accounts. Toggle them on or off for each post.
4. The AI assistant button in the toolbar generates captions, hashtags, and content ideas.
5. The live preview on the right shows how your post will appear on each selected platform.

Next Steps

Now that you are set up, explore these features to get the most out of Picmim:

1. Set up your Posting Schedule in Settings to define time windows for the queue.
2. Create Hashtag Groups for quick tagging in your posts.
3. Explore the Analytics dashboard to understand your audience.
4. Create post Templates for recurring content types.
5. If you work with a team, invite members and set up an approval workflow.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up your workflow with keyboard shortcuts available throughout Picmim. These shortcuts work in the post editor, calendar, and media library.

1. Ctrl/Cmd + N: Create a new post.
2. Ctrl/Cmd + Enter: Publish or schedule the current post.
3. Ctrl/Cmd + S: Save the current post as a draft.
4. Ctrl/Cmd + K: Open the AI assistant.
5. Ctrl/Cmd + /: Show all available shortcuts.