Keep faces and words off the cut lines
Each slide is seen alone first. A face or a word split across two slides looks broken until the reader swipes, and many won't.
Free tool
Instagram carousel splitter
Cut one wide photo or design into seamless carousel slides, so the picture carries on as people swipe. It can also split an image into a profile grid. Free, no sign-up, and the image stays on your device.
Slides
How to make a seamless Instagram carousel
- Choose a wide photo or design. The splitter suggests how many slides it fills at the shape you pick.
- Pick the number of slides (2 to 20) and the shape: 4:5 portrait, 1:1 square or 3:4 tall.
- Drag the image to choose what stays in view, and zoom in if you want a tighter crop. The lines show where each slide ends.
- Split it and download the slides as a ZIP, one by one, or straight to your phone's photos.
- In Instagram, start a new post, tap the multiple-select icon and pick the slides in order, slide 1 first.
Designing the panorama from scratch? Make the canvas 1080 pixels wide for every slide. Our Instagram carousel guide has the canvas size for each slide count.
Tips for a panorama people swipe through
Make slide 1 work on its own
The first slide is what shows in the feed. Give it a clear subject or a headline, and let the rest of the picture reward the swipe.
Let something cross each cut
A line, a shadow or an arm that runs into the next slide tells people there is more to see.
Use one shape for the whole post
Instagram crops every slide in a carousel to the shape of the first. If the shapes differ, the joins stop lining up.
Splitting a photo into a profile grid
A grid split turns one image into rows of three posts that join up on your profile. The profile grid shows posts as 3:4 tiles, so the splitter makes each post 1080 × 1440 and none of it is cropped there.
- Post the tiles in the numbered order. Number 1 is the bottom-right tile.
- Post them close together, so nothing else lands in between.
- Later posts push the picture along by one tile each. Posting in threes keeps it lined up.
- Instagram shows thin gaps between grid posts, so expect fine lines through the picture.
FAQs
Is the carousel splitter free?
Yes. No sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many images you split.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. The image is cut into slides by your browser, on your own device. It isn't sent to Morphica or anyone else, and it's gone when you close the tab.
What size is each slide?
1080 pixels wide, which is the widest Instagram keeps for feed photos. The height depends on the shape: 1350 for 4:5, 1080 for 1:1 and 1440 for 3:4. A 3-slide 4:5 carousel comes from a 3240 × 1350 canvas.
How many slides can one Instagram carousel have?
Up to 20 photos or videos. The splitter makes 2 to 20 slides.
Why don't my slides line up on Instagram?
Usually because Instagram cropped them to a square. When you select the first photo, tap the expand icon in the corner so it keeps its 4:5 or 3:4 shape before you add the rest. Instagram applies the first slide's shape to all of them.
How do I split an image into an Instagram profile grid?
Choose Profile grid, pick how many rows of three you want and split. Post the tiles one at a time in the numbered order, starting with the bottom-right tile, because Instagram puts each new post at the top left of your profile.
No panorama to split yet?
Morphica writes and designs whole carousels in your brand's fonts, colours and logo from a short brief. Planning is free; making the slides uses credits.