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Free Instagram grid planner:See your next nine posts as your profile will

Drop in your pictures, put them in order, and schedule them one a day. No signup to plan, and nothing leaves your browser until you schedule.

Up to 9 JPEG, PNG or WebP pictures. They stay in your browser: nothing is uploaded until you schedule them.

Your profile grid

@yourbusiness

0 posts planned

Your pictures show here as your profile will show them, three across and newest first.

How it works

  1. Add up to 9 pictures. Each new one goes top-left, where your newest post shows.
  2. Drag them into order, or tap one and then tap where it should go, until the grid looks right.
  3. Press Schedule these in this order. They become one Instagram draft a day, in the order that builds the grid you made.

Need the exact sizes first? See every platform's image sizes, or make a picture from a line of text with the free post maker.

Planning the feed every week? Compare this with Planoly, Later and Preview in the best Instagram grid planners.

Questions

Are my pictures uploaded?

Not while you plan. They stay in your browser, and nothing is sent anywhere until you choose to schedule them. If you sign up, this browser keeps them for up to a day so they are waiting when you come back.

Why does the bottom-right picture go out first?

Instagram shows your newest post in the top-left corner. To end up with the grid you arranged, the planner posts the bottom-right picture first and the top-left one last.

What size do Instagram grid pictures show at?

Instagram's profile grid shows each post as a 3:4 tile, cropped from the centre, so this preview uses the same frame. A 4:5 post (1080 by 1350 pixels) loses a little from each side in the grid and shows in full in the feed.

What happens when I press Schedule these in this order?

You start a 14-day free trial, no card needed. After sign-up, each picture becomes an Instagram draft in your Planner, one a day from tomorrow. Add a caption and your Instagram account to each, and schedule it. Up to 9 at a time.

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