When you drop more than one file into the Composer, Hivra treats every clip as an independent post. The Composer keeps a separate caption, first comment, per-platform caption overrides, per-platform first‑comment overrides, and per‑platform publish settings for each file in the session — nothing is shared between files except the list of connected accounts you selected at the start. The clip you are currently editing is called the active file, and you switch the active file from the Media queue row underneath the thumbnail rail.Documentation Index
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What is stored per file
Every file in the session has its own slot for the following:| Setting | Scope |
|---|---|
| Caption (baseline) | Per file |
| Per-platform caption override | Per file, per connected account |
| First comment (baseline) | Per file |
| Per-platform first-comment override | Per file, per connected account |
| TikTok publish settings (visibility, comments, duet, stitch, disclosure) | Per file |
| YouTube publish settings (title, visibility, made‑for‑kids, playlists) | Per file |
| Instagram publish settings (collaborators, tagged users) | Per file |
| Facebook publish settings (Reel vs Story) | Per file |
| Threads publish settings (reply audience) | Per file |
| X publish settings (reply controls) | Per file |
| Selected thumbnail frame or custom cover | Per file |
| Selected accounts | Per file (falls back to your session selection until you change it) |
The shared things in a Composer session are: the list of connected accounts you toggled on in Posting To, the publish mode you ultimately pick, and the upload dock’s overall progress. Everything inside the composer body is scoped to the active file.
The Media queue row
The Media queue is the horizontal strip of thumbnails directly under the Thumbnail Selection rail on the left side of the Composer. Each tile in the row represents one file you uploaded in the current session.- The active file is the tile with the gold ring.
- Other tiles show the file’s frame (or your saved cover, if you chose one) and the file name on hover.
- Use the chevron buttons on either end of the row to scroll when you have more files than fit on screen.
Switching the active file
To change which file you are editing, click any tile in the Media queue. The gold ring moves to that tile, and the composer body updates instantly:- The caption box loads that file’s caption.
- The per‑platform caption tiles show the overrides you set for that file (or fall back to its baseline caption).
- The first comment field and per‑platform first‑comment tiles load that file’s values.
- Opening a platform settings modal (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Threads, X) shows the settings you saved for that file on that account — not what you set on a sibling clip.
- The thumbnail picker above the Media queue switches to that file’s frame timeline and custom cover.
What does not change when you switch files
- Your connected account selection in the Posting To tiles is shared across the session by default. If you turn off an account for one file, Hivra removes it from that file’s targets only — other files keep their existing selection.
- The upload dock at the bottom continues to show overall transcode and upload progress for every file in the session, regardless of which file is active.
Editing a caption for one file only
Select the file in the Media queue
Click the tile for the clip you want to caption. The gold ring confirms it is now the active file.
Type the baseline caption
Use the main caption box. What you type is saved against this file only. Switching to another tile and back will restore exactly what you typed.
Setting a first comment for one file only
Write the baseline first comment
Use the first‑comment field. It is saved per file, just like the caption.
TikTok does not support a first comment via API, so TikTok accounts do not appear in the per‑platform first‑comment tiles. You can still set a TikTok caption per file.
Adjusting platform settings for one file only
Platform settings modals — TikTok visibility, YouTube title and playlists, Instagram collaborators, Facebook Reel vs Story, Threads reply audience, X reply controls — are also stored per file, per account.Open the platform settings modal
Go to the settings step by clicking Next from the caption step, then click the platform’s row to configure settings.
Removing a file from the session
Hover the file’s tile in the media queue (the bottom left row containing uploading files) and click the remove control. The file is dropped from the session, along with every caption, first comment, override, and platform setting you saved against it. Other files in the queue are untouched.If the file was already uploaded and you remove it after publishing or scheduling, the corresponding Library job is unaffected — removal only clears the in‑Composer state for the current session.