Turn one wide image into a seamless swipe carousel. Pick your slide count, and we slice it into panels that line up edge to edge as you swipe. Free, no sign-up. Your image never leaves your browser.
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PNG, JPG, or WebP. Up to 25 MB. A wide, panoramic image works best. Processed in your browser.
100% in-browser. Your image is never uploaded to a server. The slicing runs on your device.
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No account, no sign-up, completely free. The slicing runs in your browser, so your image is never uploaded to any server.
Drop a PNG, JPG, or WebP up to 25 MB. A wide, panoramic photo gives the tool room to spread across several slides.
Choose 2 to 10 slides and a square or portrait shape. The tool center-crops your image to a wide canvas, then slices it into equal panels.
Grab each slide or the whole set as a zip. Post them from 01 upward and the panels line up into one seamless swipe.
The Strategy
A seamless carousel turns a single image into a swipe. The first panel raises a question the eye wants answered, and each swipe reveals a little more of the scene. That small act of swiping is what pulls a viewer out of the passive scroll.
one wide image → center-crop → N equal panels → swipe
The tool crops your source to a wide canvas of tile width × slides across by one tile tall, then cuts it into equal vertical strips. Line the strips back up in order and they read as one continuous picture.
This is why the source image matters so much. A wide, detailed photo has enough width to spread across every panel without going soft. A near-square photo, by contrast, gets cropped hard and leaves each slide thin.
It is also why order is everything. The panels only assemble into one scene if they are posted in sequence, from the leftmost slide to the rightmost. The tool numbers every file so the sequence is impossible to lose.
Formats
Each slide exports at full resolution, either 1080 × 1080 or 1080 × 1350. Here is how the slide size, the total canvas, and your source relate.
| Format | Dimensions | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Square slide | 1080 × 1080 | The safe default. Reads well in feed and keeps each panel balanced Great fit |
| Portrait slide | 1080 × 1350 | Takes up more screen height in feed, so the swipe feels bigger Great fit |
| Total canvas (square) | (1080 × slides) × 1080 | The wide image the tool crops to before slicing into square panels Reference |
| Total canvas (portrait) | (1080 × slides) × 1350 | The wide image behind a portrait carousel Reference |
| Source image | Wide and high-res | Start much wider than tall so the crop keeps the full scene Reference |
Instagram supports up to 20 slides in a carousel. This tool keeps it to 10 for a clean, swipeable result.
By Slide Count
The right number of slides depends on how wide and detailed your source is. Here is how each range tends to feel and where it fits.
| Slides | How it feels | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 2 slides | A single clean split, like a before and after | Reveals, comparisons, or a wide banner cut in half |
| 3 slides | The classic panorama, balanced and easy to read | Landscapes, product line-ups, a short visual story |
| 4 to 5 slides | A wide sweep that invites a longer swipe | Event recaps, portfolios, a hero photo with room to breathe |
| 6 to 8 slides | An immersive pan that keeps thumbs moving | Detailed scenes, timelines, step by step reveals |
| 9 to 10 slides | A long cinematic scroll, best with a very wide source | Ultra-wide panoramas and statement posts |
Troubleshooting
Almost every disappointing carousel comes down to one of these six. Most are about the image you start with and the order you post in, not the tool.
A near-square photo has little width to spread across many panels, so the tool crops away most of the height. Start with an image that is much wider than it is tall.
Start wide, not tallThe panels only line up if you upload them in order. Post 01 first, then 02, and so on. Files are numbered for exactly this reason.
Follow the numbersA face or logo split across two panels looks broken mid-swipe. Position the important part so it sits inside one panel, not on an edge.
Keep focal points centeredSpreading a small image across several slides makes each panel soft. A large, sharp source keeps every slide crisp after export.
Bigger source = crisper slidesInstagram sets the frame from the first slide. Keep every slide the same aspect, square or portrait, so none get cropped in feed.
One aspect per carouselTen narrow panels from a modest photo can feel thin. Match the slide count to how wide and detailed your source really is.
Match count to widthBest Practices
All CommonNinja widgets mentioned below are free to start. Apply these while you build the carousel and after you post it.
01
The tool crops your image to a wide canvas before slicing. A panoramic, high-resolution source gives every panel plenty of detail and keeps the seams clean.
02
Picture the vertical cut lines before you post. Keep faces, logos, and text away from the edges so nothing important gets split mid-swipe.
03
The leftmost panel is all most people see at first. Make it intriguing enough that they want to swipe to reveal the rest of the scene.
04
Pick square or portrait and stay consistent. Instagram frames the whole carousel by the first slide, so a matching aspect keeps every panel uncropped.
05
The files are numbered 01 upward for a reason. Add them in that order and the panels reassemble into one seamless image as people swipe.
06
A swipe that performs on Instagram can keep working on your own pages. Embed your feed so visitors discover and follow you from your site.
Add Instagram Feed free →07
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A striking carousel earns shares only if sharing is one tap. Add share buttons to any page the images live on.
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