How to use the Instagram Grid Planner
- Add your images. Choose up to 30 images or drop them onto the page. They are read by your browser and never uploaded.
- Pick the tile shape. The default shows the taller 3:4 tiles of the current profile grid. Switch to 1:1 to see how the same images looked on the older square grid.
- Reorder with buttons or the keyboard. Select a tile, then use the move buttons, or press the arrow keys to select and shift plus an arrow key to move. The top left tile is the newest post.
- Check the crop. The selected image is shown in full with a box around the part the grid will display, plus the percentage that is kept.
- Mark posted and export. Mark finished posts as posted, then export the order as JSON or CSV with file names, or save a PNG snapshot of the whole grid.
How the grid preview works
What it shows
Each image is placed in a tile and cropped to fill it, centered, the same way a browser fits a picture into a box with a fixed shape. The crop panel reports the width and height of your file, the share of the picture that stays visible and which sides are trimmed. Nothing is stretched.
Marking an image as posted only labels it in this tool. It does not read your Instagram account or publish anything.
About the tile shape
The 3:4 portrait tile is the current profile grid layout, approximate. We checked Instagram Platform documentation for a published grid tile size and found none, so the shape comes from how the profile looks today, not from a specification. Publishing rules we could confirm are from Meta for Developers: feed images must be within a 4:5 to 1.91:1 aspect ratio range.
Limitations
The preview assumes a centered crop and Instagram may differ, especially on very wide or very tall images, so check the first few posts on your real profile. Your browser decides how many large images it can hold at once, so a plan of 30 high resolution photos may be slow on an older phone.
Frequently asked questions
How do I plan an Instagram grid?
Decide the order first, then post in the reverse order, because the newest post sits at the top left. Add your images here, arrange them until the colors and subjects balance across each row, check that nothing important is cut off by the tile crop, and export the order so you know which file to post next.
What shape are Instagram grid tiles now?
The profile grid has moved from square tiles to taller 3:4 tiles. This tool treats 3:4 as the current layout and labels it approximate, because Instagram can change it again and we could not confirm the exact figure in its public documentation. A 1:1 view is included for comparison.
Will my 4:5 photos be cropped in the grid?
Slightly. A 4:5 image is a little wider than a 3:4 tile, so the grid trims about 6 percent from the left and right. A square image loses 25 percent of its width and a 9:16 vertical image loses a strip from the top and bottom. The crop panel shows the exact box for every image.
Which image shows first on my profile?
The most recent post is the top left tile, and older posts continue to its right and then on the rows below. That is why the export includes both the grid position and a post order number: the bottom right tile of your plan is the first one to publish.
Are my images uploaded anywhere?
No. The images are opened by your browser and drawn on your own screen. Only the file names, the order and the posted marks are saved in your browser storage, so your plan survives a reload when you add the same files back.
Can I plan a grid with videos or carousels?
Add a still image for each one, such as a cover or a frame, and plan the grid with that. The tool does not read video files and does not model carousels, because the grid only ever shows the first item.