The image splitter that never sees your image
An image splitter and Instagram grid maker in one. Cut a picture into a 3 × 3 grid, a profile row or a carousel — numbered in the order you post them.
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Your image never leaves your browser — read and split on your own device, and nothing is uploaded to us or anyone else.
How to split an image for an Instagram grid
- Step 1
Add the image
Drop it in, paste a screenshot, or pick a file. JPG, PNG, WebP and iPhone HEIC photos all work. One image at a time — this tool cuts, it doesn't combine.
- Step 2
Pick the layout
3 × 3 for a full grid block, 3 × 1 for a single row across a profile, 2 × 1 or more for a carousel. The layout decides how many files you end up with.
- Step 3
Check the posting order
Each tile is labelled with the position you post it in. For a grid that runs backwards through the picture, because a profile fills right to left.
- Step 4
Save the tiles
Save all of them at once, numbered 01 upward in posting order, or save them one at a time. Every file is cut on your device.
Grid or carousel — they are not the same cut
A grid split becomes several separate posts that line up on your profile. It has to be three tiles across, because that is how many columns a profile has, and it has to be posted in reverse: the grid fills from the top right and works left, so the last tile in the picture is the first one you publish. Get that backwards and the picture reassembles mirrored — which you only notice after nine posts are live.
A carouselsplit becomes one post you swipe through, so it is cut in a single row and posted in reading order. Instagram's content publishing documentation caps a carousel at 10 items, and every layout here stays inside that.
The tool does not resize anything, so each tile is exactly its share of the original pixels. If you want the tiles square, crop the picture to the right shape first with the image cropper, then split it. If the files come out larger than you want to upload, the image compressor targets an exact size.
Layouts available: 3 × 3, 3 × 1, 3 × 2, 2 × 1, 1 × 2, 2 × 2, 4 × 1, 5 × 1.
Frequently asked questions
How do I split an image for an Instagram grid?
Add the image, choose a layout that is three tiles across — 3 × 3 for a nine-square block, 3 × 1 for a single row — and save the tiles. A profile grid is always three columns wide, so any other width will sit crookedly once it is posted.
In what order do I post the tiles?
Backwards. A profile grid fills from the top right and moves left, newest post first, so the bottom-right tile has to be posted first for the picture to reassemble the right way round. This tool numbers the files in that order for you, which is the part that is easy to get wrong and expensive to undo.
Can I split an image for a carousel instead?
Yes. Pick a single-row layout — 2 × 1, 4 × 1 or 5 × 1 — and turn off the grid numbering, because a carousel is posted in reading order rather than in reverse. Instagram's own publishing documentation caps a carousel at 10 items, so the layouts here stay well inside that.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. The image is decoded and cut in your browser using your own device's processor. Nothing is sent to us or to anyone else, which is also why it keeps working on a bad connection once the page has loaded.
Can I split an image in 3?
Yes — 3 × 1 cuts it into three pieces side by side, and 1 × 2 cuts top and bottom if you want two. Every layout splits the pixels exactly, so three tiles from a 1000-pixel-wide image come out 334, 333 and 333 rather than losing a column at the edge.
What size should each tile be?
Whatever the source gives you. The tool does not resize, so a 3000-pixel-wide image split three ways produces 1000-pixel tiles. If you want square tiles, crop the image to a 1:1, 3:1 or 3:3 shape first with the image cropper, then split it.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. It is a web page, so it runs in the browser already on your iPhone or Android phone, with no app to install. Saving several files at once is the one thing phone browsers handle differently — if your phone only keeps the first, use the one-at-a-time buttons.
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