Reddit Post Templates (Copy and Paste)
A Reddit post template is a reusable text structure with bracketed fields you fill in before posting, built around the shape that founder subreddits already respond to: problem first, product mentioned once and late, real question at the end. It is not a graphic. Every template on this page is plain text you paste into Reddit’s post composer and edit into your own words.
That distinction matters because most people who search “Reddit post template” are picturing something visual, an image or a branded graphic like the templates used for Twitter or Instagram. Reddit does not have that format for a text or self post. What works instead is a body structure: an order of sentences proven to read as a genuine post instead of an ad, with blanks you fill in and then rewrite in your own voice before you hit submit.
TL;DR: these are text templates, not image templates
Five copy-paste TEXT templates below, one each for a launch post, a question or discussion post, an AMA, a feedback request, and a story or lesson post. Each is a body structure with [BRACKETED]fields, meant to be filled in and then rewritten in your own voice, not posted as-is with only the nouns swapped. None of them are PNGs, Canva files, or branded graphics. Reddit’s text post editor is plain markdown, so a template here is just an order of sentences that has worked before, waiting for your specific problem, your specific product, and your specific question.
If a template still sounds like a template once you have filled it in, you skipped the rewrite step. See the do and don’t section further down for exactly what that rewrite step involves.
The universal structure of a good Reddit post
Every template below, regardless of type, is built on the same five-step order. Learn this once and you can build your own template for a post type that is not covered here.
1. Hook with the problem, not the product
The first two or three sentences are the moment or the pain, told plainly, before the reader has any idea a product exists. If a stranger could not tell what you are about to pitch from the opening lines, that is correct, not a mistake.
2. Give just enough context to make the hook land
One short paragraph on how you got here: what you tried before, what did not work, what you searched for and could not find. This is what makes the post read as a real account instead of a setup for a sales line.
3. Name the product once, late, low-key
The product shows up after the context, in one plain sentence, described by what it does rather than how great it is. One mention. Not the title, not the first line, not repeated three times for emphasis.
4. Include a real caveat
A limitation, a rough edge, or a case where your thing is not the right fit. Reddit trusts a post more, not less, when the author admits something is unfinished or wrong for some readers. It is also the single fastest tell that separates a person from a press release.
5. Close with a question you actually want answered
Not "thoughts?" and not "check it out." A specific question that only makes sense because you just told a specific story: what would you have done differently, has anyone else run into this, what would make this useful for your situation. The closing line is what turns a post into a thread instead of a link people scroll past.
Skip the blank page, keep the structure
Describe your product and the subreddit you are posting in, and get a title, a full draft that follows this exact structure, tone notes, and removal-risk warnings, tailored to that community instead of a generic fill-in-the-blank.
Title options
The bracketed fields, explained once
These six fields show up across all five templates below. Knowing what each one is actually asking for saves you from filling it in with a placeholder-sounding answer.
Use the actual name, once. Do not repeat it three times to reinforce brand recall, that is what makes a post read as an ad.
Not a category ("productivity") but the actual thing that went wrong for you on an actual day. Specificity is what makes the hook believable.
A placeholder reminder to read the last 20 posts in your target subreddit before you fill anything in, so the tone matches what that community already sounds like.
How long you have been building, testing, or living with the problem. Concrete numbers ("11 weeks", "since March") read as more honest than "recently" or "a while back".
One sentence naming something your product does not do yet or someone it is not for. Every template on this page has a slot for this on purpose.
The specific question that only makes sense after the story you just told. If you could paste this same question under a completely different post, rewrite it.
The launch / “I built this” template
TITLE: I built [PRODUCT NAME] to fix [SPECIFIC PROBLEM], because [REASON THIS KEPT HAPPENING TO YOU] BODY: [OPENING - one or two sentences on the exact problem, told as something that happened to you, not a category] [CONTEXT - what you tried before you built anything: what you searched for, what existed, why none of it fit] A few [WEEKS/MONTHS] ago I started building [PRODUCT NAME], mostly to fix this for myself. It [ONE PLAIN SENTENCE ON WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES]. What it does right now: - [OUTCOME OR FEATURE ONE] - [OUTCOME OR FEATURE TWO] - [OUTCOME OR FEATURE THREE] [HONEST CAVEAT - what it doesn't do yet, or who it isn't a fit for] [CLOSING QUESTION - something specific you actually want to know from this subreddit]
Use this for a genuine "I built this" post: a working product, a first version, or a version you are proud enough of to put your name on. It is the format most founder subreddits expect for a launch, and the one most often ruined by leading with the product instead of the problem.
Swap in the real problem and a real number if you have one (time saved, a specific frustration, a count of how many times it happened to you). Decide where the link goes before you fill this in, see the link-placement section below, since several subreddits treat a link in the body differently than a link in a comment.
The question / discussion template
TITLE: [SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT A DECISION YOU ARE ACTUALLY FACING RIGHT NOW] BODY: [SITUATION - one paragraph on where you are right now and why this question matters, with a real number if you have one] [WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY TRIED OR CONSIDERED - two or three sentences, shows you did the homework first] [THE ACTUAL QUESTION - restated plainly in one or two sentences] [OPTIONAL CONSTRAINT THAT NARROWS THE ANSWERS - budget, timeline, team size, whatever is real for you]
Use this when you have a real, unresolved decision, not when you are fishing for validation of something you have already decided. This format works in general and founder subreddits alike because it does not require you to mention a product at all.
The value of this template is almost entirely in how specific the question and constraints are. A vague version ("how do I find customers") gets generic replies. A specific version ("do I charge monthly or annual-only for a $9 tool with a 40 percent trial-to-paid rate") gets the useful ones.
The AMA template
TITLE: I've been building [PRODUCT/COMPANY] for [TIMEFRAME] and just hit [SPECIFIC MILESTONE] - AMA BODY: [WHO YOU ARE - one or two plain sentences, no title-sounding bio] [WHAT YOU HAVE ACTUALLY DONE - the concrete milestone or range of experience that makes this worth reading: a revenue range, a user count, time spent, a specific mistake made] I'll be here for the next [TIMEFRAME] answering anything about [TOPICS YOU ARE WILLING TO GO DEEP ON]. Ask me about [SPECIFIC AREA ONE], [SPECIFIC AREA TWO], or [SPECIFIC AREA THREE] - pricing, technical decisions, how I found early users, whatever. [PROOF LINE IF YOU HAVE ONE - a specific number or detail that shows this is real] [NOTE: name the subreddit's mod-approval or scheduling requirement here if it has one, and confirm you cleared it before this goes up]
Use this once you have something concrete to answer questions about: a launch, a milestone, a hard year, a specific range of revenue or users you are comfortable naming. An AMA with nothing behind it reads as an excuse to talk about your product and gets treated that way.
Check whether your target subreddit needs mod approval or a scheduled slot before you post an AMA. Several founder subreddits require lead time, sometimes measured in weeks, so this is not a same-day format. Fill in the milestone and the specific topics you will go deep on, not a generic "ask me anything". For the mod-approval step itself, see how to run a Reddit AMA to launch your product.
The feedback request template
TITLE: Feedback request: [WHAT YOU WANT EYES ON], built by [ONE PERSON / SMALL TEAM], live for [TIMEFRAME] BODY: [WHAT IT IS - one plain sentence] [WHO IT IS FOR - be specific, not "everyone"] I'm specifically looking for feedback on: - [SPECIFIC THING ONE, e.g. is the pricing page confusing] - [SPECIFIC THING TWO] - [SPECIFIC THING THREE] [WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW IS ROUGH - one or two known issues, so reviewers don't waste time repeating them] [LINK - placement depends on the subreddit's rules, see the section below this template] Not asking for upvotes, just [SPECIFIC KIND OF FEEDBACK, e.g. brutal honesty on the onboarding flow].
Use this when you genuinely want critique on something specific, not general encouragement. Subreddits built around feedback (the ones whose whole purpose is reviewing side projects) are the best fit; general subreddits are stricter about anything that reads as a feedback request in disguise.
The three bullet points asking for specific feedback are the most important part of this template. "Is my pricing page confusing" gets you three useful answers. "What do you think" gets you three low-effort ones.
The story / lesson template
TITLE: [WHAT WENT WRONG OR RIGHT], and what it taught me about [BROADER LESSON] [add the subreddit's non-promotional flair here if it has one] BODY: [THE MOMENT - open with the specific thing that happened, one or two sentences, present the stakes] [BACKSTORY - just enough context to make the moment land: what you were building, how long in, what was riding on it] [WHAT YOU DID / WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED - the middle of the story, told with concrete details] [THE LESSON - stated plainly in one or two sentences, not a listicle moral] [HOW IT CHANGED WHAT YOU DO NOW - optional, one sentence] [CLOSING QUESTION - invite other people's version of this story, not feedback on your product]
Use this for a reflective post about your own journey: a mistake, a turning point, a lesson, something that happened rather than something you are announcing. Several founder subreddits have a specific flair for exactly this kind of post, separate from a promotional launch post.
The product, if it appears at all, should be incidental to the story, not the point of it. If a subreddit uses a flair convention that signals a reflective, non-promotional post, tag the post with it and mean it.
Filling the blanks: the launch template, done
This is illustrative, a composite built to show how the fields get filled and then rewritten, not a real founder’s post. Notice the brackets are gone entirely, not just replaced word for word.
Template field
TITLE: I built [PRODUCT NAME] to fix [SPECIFIC PROBLEM], because [REASON THIS KEPT HAPPENING TO YOU]
OPENING: [one or two sentences on the exact problem, told as something that happened to you]
CLOSING QUESTION: [something specific you actually want to know]
Filled and rewritten
TITLE: I kept losing track of which client invoices were actually overdue, so I built a one-page tracker for it
OPENING: Three months ago I sent a follow-up email to a client whose invoice had already been paid two weeks earlier. I had no idea, because it was buried in a spreadsheet with forty other rows I was not checking.
CLOSING QUESTION: If you have more than a handful of clients, how are you actually tracking which invoices are overdue right now, spreadsheet, memory, or something else?
The finished title names a specific moment (a follow-up email sent to someone who already paid) instead of a category (invoice tracking is hard). That specificity is the entire difference between a filled-in template and a rewritten one.
Using a template without getting caught looking templated
Reddit users have seen enough founder posts to recognize a structure on sight. A template gets you the order of sentences that works. The rewrite is what makes it yours.
Do
Don’t
How Reddit’s limits actually shape these templates
A post is either a link post or a text post, not both
Every template on this page is written as a text (self) post, with a [LINK] placeholder called out as a separate decision rather than baked into the body. That is deliberate. A link post uses the URL as the post itself, which is a different submission type from a text post with a markdown body, and a link post’s URL generally cannot be changed after it goes up. A text post can be edited afterward, which is one reason the templates above default to text.
Where the [LINK] field actually goes
Several subreddits filter or scrutinize links inside the post body more than links dropped in the first comment, which is why the launch and feedback templates flag link placement as its own decision instead of assuming a spot. Check the specific subreddit’s rules before you fill that field in, since some communities require the link in the post and others remove it there entirely.
Titles: 300 characters, and you cannot edit them later
Every title field above is written to be readable well under 300 characters, Reddit’s hard limit for post titles. Because a title cannot be edited after posting, get the specific problem or moment into it before you submit, not a placeholder you meant to tighten later.
Bodies: 40,000 characters of room, but subreddits set their own floor
A text post body can run up to 40,000 characters, far more than any template above needs once filled in, and unlike the title, a body can be edited after posting. Reddit has no sitewide minimum length, but individual subreddits enforce their own floor through AutoMod; for example, r/startups requires submissions of 250 or more characters. Fill in every bracketed field with a real sentence, not a fragment, and a filled-in template from this page comfortably clears that kind of minimum.
One post can reach a genuinely large audience
That scale is exactly why the rewrite step matters more than the fill-in-the-blank step. A structure that still reads as a template gets scrolled past; one that reads as a person gets read by a lot of people.
Reddit's weekly active user base, the full pool a single post can reach.
View the Reddit usage data (Business of Apps)What the generator does that a static template can’t
A template on this page is the same five-step structure no matter what you paste in. The Reddit Post Generator takes that structure and adapts it to the specific subreddit you name, rather than leaving that work to you.
Describe your product and, if you know it, the subreddit you plan to post in.
It writes in that subreddit's voice instead of a generic tone, drawing on the difference between how r/startups, r/SideProject, and r/SaaS actually sound.
It gives several title options instead of one, so you are not locked into a single 300-character line you cannot edit later.
It flags removal risk directly: a link sitting in the body when the subreddit prefers it in a comment, phrasing that reads as ad-speak, or a post missing a genuine closing question.
If you leave the subreddit field blank, it suggests subreddits to consider, though picking the right one in depth is handled by our sister site, not this tool.
It does not auto-post, schedule, or bot anything. You copy the result and post it yourself, from your own account, the same way you would paste in a template from this page.
If you only remember two lines
These are text, not graphics. Pick the template that matches your post type, fill in the brackets with something specific, then rewrite every sentence in your own voice before you paste it into Reddit.
A filled-in template is a first draft. A structure with the nouns swapped still reads as a template to anyone who has seen a founder post before. The caveat sentence and the specific closing question are what make it read as a person.
Watch: actually making a post on Reddit
Reddit post templates, answered
Are these image or graphic templates?
No. Every template on this page is plain text meant to be pasted into Reddit's post composer and edited. Reddit's self post editor is markdown, not a design canvas, so there is no equivalent of a branded graphic template the way there is on Instagram or Twitter.
Can I post a filled-in template exactly as it comes out, without rewriting it?
You can, but it usually reads as a template, especially in subreddits where founders post often. Swapping only the bracketed nouns leaves the sentence rhythm intact, and that rhythm is exactly what experienced Reddit users recognize on sight. Rewrite each sentence in your own words once the fields are filled.
Which template should I use for a product launch?
The launch template near the top of this page, built around a problem-first hook, one late mention of the product, an honest caveat, and a specific closing question. It matches what most founder subreddits expect from a genuine 'I built this' post.
Do I need to include a link in every template?
No. Several templates, like the question or story format, work fine with no link at all. Where a link does belong, its placement, in the body versus in a comment, depends on the specific subreddit's rules, so check that before filling in the [LINK] field.
How long should the finished post be?
Reddit allows text post bodies up to 40,000 characters, far more room than any of these templates need once filled in. There is no sitewide minimum, but some subreddits enforce their own floor through AutoMod, for example r/startups requires 250 or more characters, so avoid submitting a body that is only a sentence or two.
Is the AMA template something I can post the same day?
Usually not. Several founder subreddits require mod approval or a scheduled slot for AMAs, sometimes with real lead time, before an AMA post goes up. Confirm that requirement with the subreddit's mods first, then fill in the template once you have a cleared date.
What is the 'I will not promote' bracket in the story template for?
It's a reminder to check whether your target subreddit has a specific flair convention for reflective, non-promotional posts about your own journey. r/startups, for example, uses a blue 'I will not promote' flair for exactly this kind of post, separate from a promotional launch. Tag it accordingly if the subreddit offers that option.
How is this different from just asking ChatGPT for a Reddit post template?
A generic prompt does not know a specific subreddit's tone, character limits, or link-placement norms, and it will not flag removal risk in your draft. These templates are built specifically around Reddit's structure and limits, and the generator at the top of this page goes further by tailoring the result to the exact subreddit you name.