# Connectors: Dropbox and X Source: [Connectors: Dropbox and X]() Documentation index: [llms.txt]() Last updated: 2026-11-05 Connectors link ChatCut Desktop to accounts you already use. Two are open to Desktop users today: **Dropbox**, to bring media into a project, and **X**, to publish a finished export and read how your posts performed. ## Which connectors can I use? - **Dropbox and X, in ChatCut Desktop.** These are the only connectors offered to ordinary accounts. - **Not in the web app.** On the web, Dropbox and X are not offered to ordinary accounts. - **Other services are not available yet.** Google Drive, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram are not offered to ordinary accounts. - **You must be signed in** to ChatCut. Connecting needs your ChatCut account first. ## How do I connect Dropbox or X? Connect from the chat box of a project: 1. Open a project and its Agent chat. 2. Click **+** in the chat box and choose **Connector**. 3. Pick **X** or **Dropbox**, then click **Connect X** or **Connect Dropbox**. Your browser opens the provider’s own sign-in and consent page. 4. Approve access there. Back in ChatCut, the connector shows as connected. You can also ask the Agent, for example “Connect my X account.” It shows a **Connect X** button in the chat. Only your click starts the sign-in, and you sign in on X’s page yourself. The Agent cannot sign in or approve access for you. Once you are connected, it continues the task in the same chat. If the sign-in times out or you cancel, click **Connect** again. Connecting is not permission to post or upload anything. It only links the account. ## What can ChatCut read from my accounts? - **Dropbox:** read-only. ChatCut asks to read your account info, file names and file contents so it can list and download media you choose. It cannot edit or delete your Dropbox files. - **X:** ChatCut asks to read your posts and profile and to create posts and upload media for them. It uses these to publish a video you approve and to read statistics for your own posts. - ChatCut does not show you or the Agent your sign-in credentials. ## How do I bring Dropbox media into a project? 1. Click **+** in the chat box, choose **Connector**, then **Dropbox**. 2. Search by file name or browse the list. ChatCut lists audio, video, images, GIFs and SVGs. When there are none, it shows **No supported media files in Dropbox.** 3. Select files and click **Add to chat**. You can add up to 20 files at a time. Choosing a file attaches a reference to it. ChatCut downloads the original into your project only when the task needs the whole file, for example to read, transcribe or edit it. A reference alone is enough for the Agent to name the file or look at its thumbnail. Attaching is not the same as importing: - **Attached reference:** a pointer to the Dropbox file at the version you selected. Nothing is copied yet. - **Imported media:** the original file is downloaded into the project’s Media Pool and can go on the timeline. The Agent does this for you when the task needs it. Transcription is skipped unless you ask for it. - ChatCut never silently switches to a newer version of the file. If the file changed, select it again. - If you attach the same file again, ChatCut reuses the copy already in the project. ## What are the file size limits? | Media | Limit | | --- | --- | | Dropbox audio and video | Up to 1 GiB per file | | Dropbox images, GIFs and SVGs | Up to 512 MiB per file | | X video (MP4) | 0.5 to 140 seconds, up to 512 MB | ## How do I publish an export to X? 1. Export your video as an MP4 from the project. 2. Connect X from the chat box (**+** > **Connector** > **X**), then ask the Agent to publish that export. Include the post text. 3. The Agent checks the export and your post text, then opens a review in this project’s Desktop window. It shows the account, the video, the text and the **credit cost**. 4. Tick the confirmation: **I have reviewed the account, video, post text, and credit cost and want to publish this post to X.** Then click **Publish to X**. 5. ChatCut uploads the video, creates the post and follows it until it is published. The Agent replies with a link to the live post. You can also click **View post on X**. Things to know: - **You confirm the cost, never the Agent.** The Agent cannot approve the credit quote for you. The quote is only valid for a short time. If it expires, ChatCut asks you to review it again. - **Posts are public.** X has no private drafts, so a post from a public account is visible right away. For a protected account, only approved followers see it. - **Post text** is limited to 280 characters. - **An uncertain result is not retried.** If ChatCut cannot tell whether a post went through, it shows **Publication status is uncertain**. Use **Check status** or **Verify existing post** rather than publishing again. Credits for publishing are charged to your ChatCut balance. See [Credits](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/credits-policy) for how credits work. ## How do I read statistics for my X posts? Ask the Agent how your posts are doing. It can read up to 100 of your own posts by ID, or a page of your recent posts. - **Impressions** are how many times a post was shown. This is not the same as video views. - **Video views** are reported separately, for the attached video, when X provides them. - A missing number means X did not provide it. It does not mean zero. - A handful of posts is a small sample. The Agent should report what it measured and not guess at why a post did or did not spread. Reading statistics calls the X API and can use credits. See [Credits](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/credits-policy). To see what you have posted, click **+** in the chat box, choose **Connector**, then **Details** next to X. It lists your **Published videos**. ## Prompts you can copy Prompt ```text Connect my X account. ``` Prompt ```text Look through my Dropbox for the clip named interview-raw and add it to this project. Skip transcription for now. ``` Prompt ```text Publish my latest MP4 export to my connected X account with this text: 'Behind the scenes of our new product launch'. ``` Prompt ```text Show impressions and video views for my last five X posts, and tell me which numbers X did not return. ``` ## What about privacy? - **Dropbox files** stay in Dropbox until you select them. ChatCut reads only what you choose and imports a file only when your task needs it. Imports go into your local project. - **Disconnecting** removes the link from ChatCut. - **Publishing** sends the video you approve to X. Nothing is uploaded until you confirm the review. ## What are the limits and tips? - **Desktop only.** Dropbox and X are for ChatCut Desktop. See [ChatCut product facts](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/product-facts) for how Desktop differs from the web app. - **Keep the Desktop window open** while a post uploads and finishes. The upload screen says to keep the window open. - **Choose the right project.** A Dropbox selection belongs to the project and chat where you made it. If either changes, select the files again. ## What related pages can I read? - [Credits](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/credits-policy) - [ChatCut product facts](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/product-facts) - [Export video, audio and subtitles](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/export-video-audio-subtitles)