Free tool · Runs in your browser

Instagram Carousel Splitter

Cut one wide picture into slides that run across the swipe without a seam. Choose how many, see where the cuts fall, and download the slides numbered in order.

Slides

Slide shape

Drop a wide picture here

For 3 slides at this shape, a picture of 3240 × 1350 px fits exactly. Nothing is uploaded.

How to use it

  1. 01

    Choose a wide picture

    A panorama, a wide design or a banner. It is read in your browser and stays on your computer.

  2. 02

    Set the slides and their shape

    Two to ten slides, square, 4:5 or 3:4. The dashed lines show exactly where each cut falls.

  3. 03

    Download and post in order

    You get a ZIP of JPEGs numbered 01, 02, 03. Add them to a carousel post in that order.

How the cut works

The slides sit side by side as one long strip, and your picture is scaled to fill that strip, centred, with any overflow cropped. Each slide is then drawn from its own part of the picture at 1080 px wide, so the edges meet exactly when a viewer swipes.

For the sharpest result, start with a picture at least as large as the strip. The table gives the size for each number of slides. A smaller picture still works, but it is enlarged to fit.

What makes a seamless carousel work

Keep faces and words away from the cut lines: a face split across two slides reads as a mistake, while a horizon, a table or a wall carries across cleanly.

Let something cross each cut on purpose. A line, a shape or an object that starts on one slide and ends on the next is what tells a viewer to keep swiping.

The picture size that fits exactly, in pixels
SlidesSquare 1:1Portrait 4:5Tall 3:4
22160 × 10802160 × 13502160 × 1440
33240 × 10803240 × 13503240 × 1440
44320 × 10804320 × 13504320 × 1440
55400 × 10805400 × 13505400 × 1440
66480 × 10806480 × 13506480 × 1440
88640 × 10808640 × 13508640 × 1440
1010800 × 108010800 × 135010800 × 1440

Questions

What size are the slides?

Each slide is 1080 px wide: 1080 × 1080 for square, 1080 × 1350 for 4:5 and 1080 × 1440 for 3:4. They are saved as high-quality JPEGs.

Is my picture uploaded?

No. It is cut in your browser and the slides are saved straight to your computer.

Will the slides lose quality?

Not if your picture is at least as large as the strip. A picture that is smaller is enlarged to fit, which softens it; the tool tells you the size it needs.

Part of my picture is cut off. Why?

The picture must fill the whole strip, so whatever does not fit its shape is cropped evenly from the two long edges. Change the number of slides or the slide shape until the preview shows what you want.

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