Instagram Carousel Maker
Design text carousel slides for Instagram in your own colours and font. Write each slide, see a live preview and download every slide as a ready-to-post PNG.
- 100% free
- No sign-up
- Runs in your browser
Slides
5 / 20Wrap words in *asterisks* to colour them with the accent colour.
- Slide 1
- Slide 2
- Slide 3
- Slide 4
- Slide 5
Style
Leave empty to hide it.
PNG, 1080 x 1350 px. Your browser may ask to allow multiple downloads.
Why text carousels work
Carousels hold attention for longer than a single image because people swipe through them. Each swipe is a signal that the post is worth showing to more people, and carousels that teach something useful tend to get saved and shared. You don't need photos or design software, just a clear idea broken into short slides.
A simple structure to follow
- Slide 1 is the hook. Promise one specific result in as few words as possible.
- The middle slides give one point each, with a short heading and a sentence or two of detail.
- The last slide asks for one action: save the post, follow, or comment a keyword to get something.
Keep it readable on a phone
Most people read carousels on a small screen while scrolling. Use high contrast between the background and the text, stick to one font, and keep body text under about 40 words per slide. The tool shrinks text to fit, but if it gets small, that's a sign the slide is doing too much.
How it works
How to use it
- Step 1
Write your slides
Add a heading and short body text for each slide. Wrap words in *asterisks* to colour them with your accent colour.
- Step 2
Pick a style
Choose the size, colours, font and alignment, and add your handle, slide numbers and a swipe hint.
- Step 3
Download the slides
Download one slide or all of them as PNG files named slide-01, slide-02 and so on, ready to post in order.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions about the Instagram Carousel Maker.
1080 x 1350 pixels (4:5 portrait) takes up the most room in the feed, so it's the best default. 1080 x 1080 (1:1) also works. Every slide in a carousel uses the same shape as the first one, so keep them all the same size.
Instagram allows up to 20 images or videos in one carousel post, and this tool lets you design up to 20 slides. Most text carousels work best at 5 to 10 slides: a hook, the main points and a closing slide with a clear next step.
The tool shrinks the text automatically so it always fits inside the slide with a safe margin. If a slide looks crowded, split it into two slides. Short slides are easier to read on a phone anyway.
Download all saves each slide as a separate file, one after another. Some browsers ask for permission before a page downloads several files. Allow it and try again, or download slides one at a time.
No. The slides are drawn in your browser and nothing you type is sent to a server. Copy your text somewhere safe if you want to edit it later, because it's cleared when you leave the page.
End with a slide that asks people to comment a keyword, such as "Comment GUIDE and I'll send you the checklist". With Hypello, everyone who comments that keyword gets the link in their DMs automatically.
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Turn carousel comments into leads
Ask readers to comment a keyword on your last slide. Hypello sends each of them the link or guide by DM automatically, so no one waits for a reply.