How to log in to multiple Reddit accounts

Having multiple accounts allows users to increase their engagement with an app. Users can switch between accounts on the same screen using social media apps.

There are a couple of reasons why you would like to create and log in to Reddit with multiple accounts. You might want to use one account for business and the other for NSFW (Not Safe for Work) content. You could have also created one that captures your details truly and accurately and another that you use to masquerade, for example, using a pseudonym.

This article will provide clear, easy-to-follow instructions on logging in to multiple Reddit accounts.

See also: How to send a private message on Reddit.

Reddit and Multiple Accounts

Reddit's mobile app (iOS and Android) works best with multiple accounts and can switch between accounts with just a few taps on the screen. However, Reddit on the website does not have the same luxury. Whatever the rationale for making one different than the other was, a seamless transition cannot be experienced in both. Via the web, though, there are third-party apps that can facilitate this.

Via the app

This will prove very easy to do:

  1. On your home screen, tap on the app to launch it.
  2. You will be directed to the home page if you are already logged in to any of your accounts. If not, you will need to log in with the first (or primary) account.
  3. Once the first account is logged in, tap on the profile icon in the top-left corner. This shoots out the profile configuration menu.
  4. Under your profile's avatar, click on the down arrow next to your username (u/…). A box will pop up at the lower area of the screen. Your current logged-in account will appear first with a blue tick to show that it is an active account. The 'Anonymous' option follows after that.
  5. To log in to your second account, tap on 'Add Account.' You will be directed to the 'Log in to Reddit' window. Enter your other account's username and password, then tap 'Continue.'
  6. If the login is successful, the second account will open. On the box (step 4), the account will appear second, just above "Anonymous."
  7. If you have other accounts, you can add them through the same step (step 5).

Via the web

As mentioned earlier, you cannot log in to multiple accounts on the Reddit website, but you can use third-party apps. One example is 'Shift.' Shift is a software that helps you manage various emails and app accounts. Shift is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac.

  1. Click on Shift's website to download it. Once the download is complete, the app will open automatically.
  2. Shift is primarily meant to organize your emails, follow their guides, and set up your emails.
  3. Once this is done, click on the '+' button in the bottom-left corner within the Shift window.
  4. When the 'Apps' tab appears, search for 'Reddit' in the search box on the left side. Click on the Reddit icon, add the name of your first account and choose the color.
  5. Reddit's home page will appear. Click on 'Log in' at the top-right side and enter your first account credentials. This will open your first account.
  6. To add your second account, go over steps 4 and 5 again.

Shift requires you to upgrade (100$ a year) to enjoy logging in to multiple accounts (bummer, right).

If this is not okay with you, try RES (Reddit Enhancement Suite).

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