Instagram grid planner and feed preview

An Instagram grid planner shows your upcoming posts as they will appear on your profile, so you can choose the order before you publish. The grid planner in SwipeAtelier gives you a free feed preview in your browser: import your next photos, see them in a 3-column grid of 3:4 thumbnails like on a phone, and reorder them by drag and drop. The plan is saved on your device, and nothing is uploaded.

Why preview your Instagram feed

Each new post pushes the others along, and the profile grid is often the first thing visitors look at. Previewing the grid helps you spot two dark photos side by side, three close-ups in a row or a color that clashes with the rest, and fix it by changing the order before posting.

Since 2025, the profile grid has shown vertical 3:4 thumbnails, where it used to show squares. The planner uses 3:4 by default, with a 1:1 option to compare with the former square layout.

What the Instagram grid planner does

• Profile view: 3 columns, 3:4 thumbnails (or 1:1), cropped at the center.
• Drag and drop: reorder with a mouse or a finger (long press on a touch screen), or tap a tile and use the arrow buttons; delete or add photos at any time.
• Same order as your profile: the top-left cell is the most recent post, so the grid shows your profile once the planned photos are posted. New photos arrive at the top, and each one shows a number: its posting order.
• Posts already online: add screenshots of published posts, marked as published, to see how the new ones follow what is already there.
• Saved on your device: the plan is kept in the browser and comes back on your next visit.

The planner does not publish or schedule posts and does not connect to your account. It is a visual planning tool.

How to plan your Instagram grid

1. Open the grid planner.
2. Import the photos you plan to post next.
3. Optionally, add screenshots of your latest published posts, so they appear marked as published below the new ones.
4. Reorder the thumbnails until the grid looks balanced. The number on each planned photo is its posting order: 1 is the photo to post first, and the top-left cell, with the highest number, is posted last.
5. Switch between 3:4 and 1:1 if you want to compare.
6. Close the page when you are done: the plan stays saved on this device for next time.

Then post in that order, starting with photo 1, the last planned cell just before your published posts.

Tips for a balanced grid

• Alternate close-ups and wide shots, or light and dark images.
• Check the thumbnail, not only the full image: the center crop can cut text placed near the edges. Covers in 3:4 match the grid exactly; see the Instagram sizes guide for the details.
• For a carousel, the first image is the thumbnail. Design it with the grid in mind in the carousel maker.
• For Reels, prepare a cover whose title sits inside the 3:4 crop with the Reel cover maker.

Private by design

The photos you import stay in your browser and are never sent to a server. Because the plan is stored on this device, it does not sync to your other devices, and clearing your browser data removes it. Like every free Instagram tool in SwipeAtelier, the planner has no account, no ads and works offline after the first visit.