What Buffer shipped in September 2026

8 Sprout Social Alternatives to Try in 2026 (Free + Paid)

Buffer’s official blog published a 2026 guide comparing Sprout Social alternatives, explicitly positioning Buffer as a cost-effective choice for creators, small businesses, and agencies. The post high…

The 6 Best Substack Notes Schedulers in 2026

Buffer introduced Substack Notes scheduling in September 2026, allowing users to schedule Notes alongside other platforms like X, LinkedIn, and Threads from a single calendar. The feature is available…

Publish posts with images & video, together

Buffer introduced the ability to schedule social media posts containing both images and videos in a single post, addressing a long-requested feature. Users can now upload and arrange media files withi…

Buffer Commit: Awarding 10% of a Month’s Profit to up to 16 Apps Built on Our API

Buffer introduced Buffer Commit, an annual build contest for apps built on its public API, offering 10% of August 2026's net profit ($25,600) as prizes for up to 16 winners. The contest runs from Octo…

Substack Notes is now in Buffer

Buffer now supports Substack Notes, allowing users to connect their Substack account and schedule Notes alongside other posts. The integration is available on the free plan and was driven by over 1,00…

Substack Notes is Now In Buffer

Buffer now supports Substack Notes, allowing creators to schedule, crosspost, and analyze Notes alongside other social channels. The integration addresses over 1,100 user requests and aims to streamli…

Can You Schedule Substack Notes?

Buffer now supports scheduling Substack Notes directly through its platform using Substack’s official API, enabling unified calendar management and cross-posting to LinkedIn, Threads, X, and Bluesky. …

Danny Hieber Explains Language to the Internet

Linguist Danny Hieber uses Buffer to schedule and distribute content from his Substack newsletter across seven platforms, including Substack Notes, Threads, X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube…

Why Josh Allan Dykstra Only Touches Social Media One Day a Month

Buffer published a case study featuring podcaster Josh Allan Dykstra, who uses Buffer to batch-schedule a month of social posts in one day and cross-posts short-form video to Substack Notes. His Insta…

How Kevin Indig Turns One Newsletter Into a Week of Posts

Buffer highlights how Kevin Indig uses Buffer to repurpose his weekly newsletter into multiple social posts, saving 2–3 hours weekly. The workflow includes scheduling posts, testing ideas on Substack …

Vibe Coding for Beginners — Simple Guide for Creators, Marketers, and Non-technical Folks

Buffer published a beginner’s guide to 'vibe coding'—using AI tools to build small, personal tools that integrate with Buffer’s API. The guide covers tool selection, setup, and security basics, emphas…

Push notification settings on web

Buffer introduced the ability to manage push notification settings for its iOS and Android apps directly from the web app’s Notifications page. Users can now toggle these notifications on or off witho…

Multi-channel Takeaways in Insights

Buffer introduced multi-channel takeaways in Insights, highlighting cross-channel insights like posting activity reminders and comment engagement nudges. The update aims to surface standout trends acr…

How to Use Substack

Buffer released a comprehensive guide on using Substack, drawing from its experience running The Weekly Scroll, which has grown to 92K+ subscribers. The guide covers Substack’s evolving features, incl…

The Ideal Facebook Cover Photo Size in 2026 (+ 11 Ideas To Make Yours Stand Out)

Buffer published a guide detailing the exact Facebook cover photo sizes for 2026 (851×315 pixels), how cropping differs between desktop and mobile, and 11 brand examples for inspiration. The post also…

A Better Way to Edit Images

Buffer introduced a new in-app image editor for posts, allowing direct editing of attached images, and added HEIC file support for seamless iPhone photo integration without prior conversion. These cha…

Buffer changed Essentials from $5/mo to $60/yr

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Free: allowance changed from Connect up to 3 channels to Up to 3 channels - Essentials: $5/yr → $60/yr (1100% increase) - Essentials: new promotion — Billed yearly (save …

Pricing change detected for Buffer

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Free: allowance changed from Up to 3 channels to Connect up to 3 channels - Essentials: allowance changed from 1 channel to Unlimited sched

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Free: allowance changed from Connect up to 3 channels to Up to 3 channels

Buffer vs. RecurPost (2026): Price + Feature Comparison

Buffer published a comprehensive comparison of its social media management tool against RecurPost, emphasizing its flexible publishing, team workflows, and free plan. The article highlights Buffer’s C…

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Free: allowance changed from Connect up to 3 channels to Up to 3 channels - Essentials: allowance changed from Unlimited scheduled posts per channel, Unlimited ideas, 1 u

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Free: allowance changed from Up to 3 channels to Connect up to 3 channels - Essentials: $60/mo → $5/mo (92% decrease) - Essentials: allowan

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Essentials: $5/yr → $60/yr (1100% increase) - Team: $10/yr → $120/yr (1100% increase)

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Essentials: promotion ended (was: Volume discount applies for 4+ channels) - Essentials: allowa

Filter Instagram & Facebook Posts by Post Type

Buffer introduced post-type filtering for Instagram and Facebook posts, including native Stories metrics in Insights. The feature currently supports only the Insights area and these two channels, with…

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Free: allowance changed from Connect up to 3 channels to Up to 3 channels - Essentials: new pr

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Free: allowance changed from Up to 3 channels to Connect up to 3 channels

Pricing updated for Buffer: - Plan features or structure changed