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Instagram grid & carousel splitter
Splits one photo into numbered tiles for an Instagram feed grid or carousel - each file named for the exact order to post it, reversed for a grid, normal for a carousel.
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Settings
Choose a file, adjust the settings, then run the tool.
Runs fully in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
How it works
Drop or choose your photo, then pick Feed grid (multiple posts) or Carousel (one post).
Pick a layout - a 3x3 grid down to a single row or column, or a custom size - and watch the live numbered preview update.
Download the zip and post the tiles starting at 01: for a feed grid that's the bottom-right tile first and the top-left tile last; for a carousel it's simply left to right.
Frequently asked questions
An Instagram feed grid is built from separate posts, and your profile always shows the newest post first. To make the tiles line up into one picture, you have to upload them in reverse order - the bottom-right tile first, the top-left tile last. This tool numbers and names every file for that exact order, so you just post them 01, then 02, then 03, and so on.
For a clean 3x3 split, at least 3240x3240 pixels is recommended (1080x1080 per tile). A smaller image still works - you'll see a warning naming the exact recommended size for your chosen layout, and the tiles may look a little soft.
Yes. Switch Purpose to Carousel and the numbering flips to normal order - slide 1 first, slide 2 second, and so on - because a carousel is one post whose photos swipe in the order you uploaded them, never reversed.
Instagram's profile grid preview has been rolling out a taller crop on some accounts, so a square tile can look narrower there than the full square you posted. The dotted line marks that safe area so you can keep faces and text inside it - it's a guideline, not a guaranteed crop, and it never changes the exported file, which is always the full square.
No. Your photo is decoded, sliced, and zipped inside your own browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
Guides
A closer look at specific problems this tool solves.
Why Instagram Grid Posts End Up in the Wrong Order
A nine-post grid reveal only reassembles correctly if the tiles go up in reverse order - backwards from what almost everyone guesses the first time they try it.
Read the guideHow to Split a Photo Into an Instagram Grid or Carousel
Drop a photo in and a numbered preview appears before you have clicked anything. Here is how to pick a layout and post the tiles in the right order.
Read the guideInstagram Feed Grid vs Carousel: Which One Fits Your Photo
Same tool, same source photo, genuinely different outcomes. Here is how to decide between a multi-post grid reveal and a single swipeable carousel.
Read the guide
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