🧩 Grid & Carousel Splitter

Image Splitter for Grids and Carousels

Cut one picture into a 3×3 Instagram puzzle grid, a swipeable carousel panorama or any grid up to 10 × 10 tiles. Made for creators, brands and print projects, and it runs in your browser.

  • ✓ Instagram presets with posting order
  • ✓ Seamless carousel panoramas
  • ✓ All tiles in one ZIP
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Drop your image here

or click to select — JPG, PNG, WebP up to 50 MB. Your photo never leaves your device.

What is an image splitter?

An image splitter divides one picture into equal tiles. Posted side by side, the tiles rebuild the original image, which is how Instagram "puzzle" grids, swipeable panoramas and multi-panel wall prints are made.

Doing this by hand means measuring, cropping and exporting every tile separately, then working out the order. This tool does it in one pass. You choose the layout and tile shape, drag the crop area to frame the subject, and it exports every tile at full resolution with file names that sort into the correct posting order.

How to split an image in 5 steps

  1. Upload a photo

    Drop a JPG, PNG or WebP. Wide images suit carousels; large square images suit grids.

  2. Pick a layout

    Choose 3×3, 3×1, 3×2, Carousel panorama or Custom rows and columns.

  3. Frame it

    Select a tile shape, then drag or use arrow keys to position the crop area.

  4. Set output

    Choose JPG, PNG or WebP and, for Instagram, resize tiles to 1080 px wide.

  5. Split and download

    Click Split image and download each tile or all of them as a ZIP.

Supported formats

JPGinput · output

Default output, quality 50–100%.

PNGinput · output

Lossless tiles; keeps transparency.

WebPinput · output

Smaller files where supported.

GIF / BMP / AVIFinput

Opened if your browser can decode them.

Up to 10 rows and 10 columns. Images above 16.7 megapixels are scaled down to the browser's canvas limit before splitting.

How does it work?

The photo is drawn onto a canvas in your browser. The tool calculates a crop rectangle that matches your grid and tile shape, subtracts any gaps, and copies each tile into its own canvas before encoding it.

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Posting-order names

In profile order, file names carry post01, post02 … with post01 as the bottom-right tile.

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Gap control

Remove a strip between tiles so the image lines up across Instagram's grid spacing.

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ZIP export

All tiles are packaged locally into one archive for easy transfer to your phone.

Instagram grid posting order explained

Instagram places every new post in the top-left square of your profile and pushes older posts right and down. So a puzzle grid has to be posted backwards: the bottom-right tile goes first and the top-left tile goes last.

For a 3 × 3 grid the order is:

  • Posts 1–3: the bottom row, from right to left.
  • Posts 4–6: the middle row, from right to left.
  • Posts 7–9: the top row, from right to left.

In Instagram profile order, file names include post01 to post09, so sorting them by name on your phone gives the exact upload sequence. Post them in a single session, because anything posted in between shifts the whole grid.

Watch out for pinned posts

Pinned posts always appear first on your profile and can break a puzzle. Unpin them while the grid is the centrepiece, or plan the grid around them.

Choosing the right tile shape

Instagram's profile grid now shows posts as 3:4 portrait thumbnails rather than squares. Square tiles still post fine, but the profile view trims their sides, so a seamless puzzle can show small breaks. Choose Portrait 3:4 if the grid view matters most, and check Instagram's help pages, as display rules change.

  • 1:1 – classic square grids and multi-panel prints.
  • 4:5 – the tallest standard feed post; ideal for carousel slides.
  • 3:4 – matches the current profile grid thumbnails.
  • 9:16 – Stories and Reels covers.

Use the Resize option to make each tile 1080 px wide, Instagram's standard upload width. If your photo isn't big enough, enlarge it first with the image upscaler.

Making a seamless carousel panorama

A carousel panorama splits a wide image into slides that join perfectly as you swipe. The Carousel preset uses one row, left-to-right numbering (slide01, slide02 …) and 4:5 slides by default.

Tips for a smooth swipe

  • Pick a wide photo: three 4:5 slides need an image about 2.4 times as wide as it is tall.
  • Keep faces and text away from the split lines so nothing important is cut in half.
  • Upload every slide in one carousel post, in file-name order. Instagram uses the first slide's shape for all slides, so keep them identical.

Beyond Instagram

The same tool splits posters into printable sheets, cuts large banners for slicing, and builds tiles for multi-canvas wall art. Use Reading order (tile01, tile02 …) and PNG for lossless prints. For a single crop instead of a grid, use the image crop tool, and see our social media crop guide for other platforms.

Frequently asked questions

Post the bottom-right tile first and the top-left tile last, working right to left along each row from the bottom. Instagram adds each new post to the top-left of your profile, so the image only assembles correctly when the tiles are posted in reverse order.
Upload the photo, keep the Instagram 3×3 grid preset, drag the crop area to frame your subject and click Split image. Download the ZIP, transfer the nine tiles to your phone and post them in file-name order, starting with post01.
Use the Resize to 1080 px option, Instagram's standard upload width. Square tiles become 1080 × 1080 px and 3:4 tiles become 1080 × 1440 px. Starting with an image at least 3240 px wide keeps all nine tiles sharp.
Common causes are posting out of order, posting something else mid-sequence, pinned posts that push tiles across, or square tiles being trimmed by the 3:4 profile thumbnails. Choose 3:4 tiles for the grid view and post all tiles in one session.
Choose the Carousel panorama preset, set how many slides you want and drag to frame the image. The tool numbers slides left to right. Add them to a single carousel post in order, and the photo flows across as people swipe.
Instagram currently allows up to 20 photos or videos in a single carousel post. All slides are shown at the aspect ratio of the first one, so export them with the same tile shape. Check the app if limits change.
It removes a strip of pixels between neighbouring tiles. Instagram shows a thin space between posts on your profile, so cutting a matching gap makes lines and horizons continue naturally across the grid instead of appearing slightly offset. Start with a few pixels and compare the preview.
Yes. Set tile shape to Keep whole image. The full picture is divided into equal tiles at whatever proportions result from your rows and columns. Tiles will not have a standard social-media ratio, but nothing is cut away, which suits posters and print projects.
Tiles are copied directly from the original pixels. PNG output is lossless, and JPG or WebP use the quality you set, 92% by default. Only images above 16.7 megapixels are first scaled down to fit browser limits, and you are told when that happens.
No. Splitting, encoding and ZIP creation all happen locally in your browser. Your photo is never sent to a server, so the tool is safe for client campaigns and unreleased product launches, and the tool works without an account or any sign-up.