Threads Text Attachments: New Feature Explained
Here’s a breakdown of teh article, summarizing the key information:
Headline: Threads tests new ‘text attachment’ feature for long-form content
Key Points:
New Feature: threads is testing a “text attachment” feature allowing users to share longer-form text content directly within a single post. Purpose: This eliminates the need for multiple posts or workarounds (like screenshots) to share articles, thoughts, or excerpts.
How it Works: A snippet of the text is displayed in a gray box, and users can click to read the full content.
Competition: This feature directly competes with X’s “Articles” feature, but is currently available to all Threads users (unlike X’s which is Premium-only). X’s Articles also support multimedia, while Threads currently only supports text.
Potential Impact: It could be a important benefit for creators and writers,providing a platform to distribute content that might otherwise go on blogs or Substack.
Growth: Threads has surpassed 400 million monthly active users in two years and is continually adding features (DMs, fediverse integration, AI) to attract more users. X has over 600 million monthly active users.
* Status: The feature is currently in testing and will be rolled out to more users in the future.
Source: Storyboard18
Date: August 29, 2025