TikTok launched in 2016 as a video-sharing social networking app to make a variety of short form videos from genres like Entertainment, Education, Comedy, Sports, Learning, Travel, Beauty, Food etc, Since that time, it’s evolved into an established social network, and an ad platform, which exists on both mobile and desktop.
Videos on TikTok are very compelling due to the fact that they are short and replay in a continuous loop. You can add music and sound effects to your videos.
Video specifications
- Aspect ratio: 9:16 or 1:1 with sidebars
- File size: 287.6 MB for iOS devices, 72 MB for Android devices, 500 MB for TikTok Ads
- Dimensions:1080 x 1920 px (Recommended)
- Video orientation:Portrait, but also accepts Landscape ones
- Supported formats: MP4 and MOV
While there is a desktop version, it has many limitations. Mobile provides the full feature set and typically a better experience for the majority of users. The table below is a list of the key feature differences between the two of them.
TikTok Mobile vs. Desktop Feature Set
| Activity | Mobile | Desktop | Remarks/Workaround |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upload video | Yes | Yes | |
| Search - User account | Yes | No | PC: https://www.tiktok.com/@USERNAMEHERE |
| Search - Specific tag | Yes | No | PC: https://www.tiktok.com/tag/KEYWORD-HERE |
| Upload video - Add caption | Yes | Yes | |
| Upload video - Choose Music | Yes | No | |
| Upload Video - Template | Yes | No | |
| Upload Video - Sounds | Yes | No | |
| Upload Video - Effects | Yes | No | |
| Upload Video - Stickers | Yes | No | |
| Upload Video - Text | Yes | No | |
| TikTok - LIVE | Yes | No | PC: Loola TV |
| Manage multiple accounts/profiles | Yes | No | A single user can manage upto 5 TikTok accounts directly from within the mobile app |
| Account control | Yes | No | |
| Privacy/Security | Yes | No | |
| Content preferences | Yes | No |