Turn text into an Instagram carousel

To turn text into Instagram slides, you split it into short paragraphs and place each one on its own slide, with a bigger first slide as the cover. The text to carousel tool in SwipeAtelier does that for you: paste a text, and each paragraph separated by a blank line becomes a slide. Choose a format and a theme, add numbering and your handle if you like, and export up to 20 slides, for free and in your browser.

Why turn text into a carousel

Tips, step-by-step guides, short stories and announcements are easier to read one idea at a time. A carousel lets readers swipe through them at their own pace, and the cover slide gives the post a clear headline in the feed and in the profile grid.

What the text to slides tool does

• One slide per paragraph: paragraphs are separated by a blank line. Paragraphs that are too long can be split automatically between two sentences.
• Cover slide: the first slide uses larger text, as a title.
• Formats: 4:5, 3:4, 1:1 and 9:16, up to 20 slides.
• Ready-made themes using the editor's colors and fonts.
• Optional numbering, such as "2/7", on each slide.
• Optional signature at the bottom of each slide, for example your @handle.
• Preview, then export as numbered images, or open the carousel in the editor.

How to turn text into Instagram slides

1. Open the text to slides tool.
2. Paste your text. Put the title first, then leave a blank line between each idea.
3. Turn on automatic splitting if some paragraphs are long.
4. Choose the format: 4:5, 3:4, 1:1 or 9:16.
5. Pick a theme, then turn numbering and the signature on or off.
6. Check the preview and adjust the text if a slide is too dense.
7. Export the slides as numbered images, or choose Edit in the editor to go further.

On a computer, slides come as a ZIP of images numbered in order; on mobile, the share sheet saves them to Photos. Post them in that order.

Go further in the editor

Edit in the editor opens the carousel in the full Instagram carousel maker. The texts and the background stay editable, and you can add photos, shapes and emoji stickers, change fonts, or switch to another layout from the carousel templates. The project is saved on your device with the rest of your collages.

Tips for readable text slides

• One idea per slide: if a paragraph needs scrolling to read, split it.
• Make the cover a promise or a question, in a few words.
• Keep the same theme for a recurring series so it is recognizable.
• Use the 3:4 or 4:5 format for the feed; 9:16 is for stories.
• Write the caption separately with the caption formatter, which keeps your line breaks.

Free and private

The tool runs in your browser: your text is not sent to any server, there is no account and no watermark on the slides. It is one of the free Instagram tools of SwipeAtelier and works offline after your first visit.