Split one picture into a grid
An image splitter cuts a picture into equal parts along a grid of columns and rows. Typical uses:
- Carousel panoramas: a wide photo cut into 2 or 3 slides that continue into each other when someone swipes.
- Profile grid puzzles: one picture spread over a 3x3 grid of posts, so it shows as a whole on your profile.
- Posters on several sheets: split a large picture into 2 × 2 or 3 × 3 tiles, print each tile on its own page and tape them together.
- Sprite sheets and contact sheets: cut a sheet of equal pictures back into single images.
To combine several photos into one image instead, use the collage maker.
Columns, rows and tile shape
The grid is written as columns × rows, like width × height: 3 × 1 is three tiles side by side, 1 × 3 three tiles on top of each other. With Keep image, the whole picture is divided evenly and the tiles get whatever shape that gives. With 1:1, 4:5 or 3:4, every tile gets that exact shape. The splitter then uses the largest grid of such tiles that fits in your image and cuts off the rest. The crop position slider moves that grid from one edge to the other, so you decide which part stays. Which shape a platform expects is listed on the social media image sizes page. For a single crop with free handles, use the image cropper.
When the width does not divide evenly, the splitter drops the last few pixels at the edges, at most one fewer than the number of columns, so that all tiles have exactly the same size.
Numbering and posting order
Each tile in the preview shows a number, and the files in the ZIP carry the same number in their names. Left to right numbers the tiles as you read: that is the order for a carousel, where the first slide is the left part of the picture. Reverse gives the bottom right tile number 1. Use it for a feed that shows the newest post first at the top left, so the picture builds up correctly when you post the tiles from 1 upward. The Instagram grid preview shows how the tiles will look on a profile before anything goes online.
How to split an image
- 1Drop your picture on the box, choose it from your device, or paste it.
- 2Pick a grid such as 3 × 1 or 3 × 3, or type your own columns and rows up to 10. Choose the tile shape and move the crop position if needed.
- 3Pick JPG, PNG or WebP and an optional tile width like 1080, then tap single tiles or download all of them as a ZIP.
Frequently asked questions
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Your browser opens the image, cuts the tiles and saves them on your own device. Nothing is sent to a server. iPhone HEIC photos work too.
How do I split a panorama for a swipeable carousel?
Choose 3 × 1 (three columns, one row) or 2 × 1, and pick the tile shape you want each slide to have, for example 1:1 or 4:5. Move the crop position until the part you want is inside the tiles. Then upload the tiles in the order of their numbers as one carousel post, and the picture continues from slide to slide.
How do I make a 3x3 grid for my profile?
Choose 3 × 3 and the tile shape your profile grid shows. Set the numbering to Reverse: tile 1 is then the bottom right one. Post the tiles from 1 to 9. In a feed that shows the newest post at the top left, each tile then lands in its right place. Check the plan in the Instagram grid preview before you post.
Does splitting lower the quality?
Each tile holds the original pixels of its part of the image, unless you set a tile width, which scales them. JPG and WebP tiles are saved again with the quality you choose, 92 by default. PNG has no quality setting and gives bigger files.
What is the gap setting for?
It skips a strip of pixels between neighboring tiles. Use it to cut away the white or black lines between the pictures of a collage or a screenshot of a grid, so each tile holds only its picture. Or leave a gutter on purpose when the tiles will be shown with space between them, so the lines of the picture still line up across the gaps.
How many tiles can I make?
Up to 10 columns and 10 rows, so up to 100 tiles. Tap one tile in the preview to download it, or download all of them at once as a ZIP file with numbered names.