9:16 slides fill the screen
Add a sound and post
Saved to your photos, in order
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TikTok carousel guides
Everything this site has on TikTok carousels, in the order you need it: photo mode or video, what to put on the slides, how to design them, and how to check and post them from your phone. With the free tools for each step.
Start here
New to TikTok carousels? Begin with how to make a TikTok carousel in photo mode. Then how it differs from a slideshow that plays like a video, and the size that fills the screen.
Four things every guide here comes back to
The basics of a TikTok carousel, each with the guide or free tool that goes deeper.
It’s photo mode
Pick your slides in order in the TikTok app and they become one post people swipe, with a sound under it. The step-by-step guide.
9:16, every slide
It fills the screen, and it’s the only TikTok size aiCarousels makes. Check your slides’ size.
Keep words off the edges
TikTok’s buttons and your description sit on top of them. See the safe zones.
Post it from your phone
Photo mode is made in the TikTok app, so get the pictures onto your phone first: make the carousel on your phone, or on Pro and Team open one you made on a computer.
Write it
What to say on each slide and in the description, and the writers that draft both from one sentence, in the voice you pick.
- Topic to carouselOne line about your idea becomes a finished carousel.Open
- Generate post ideas with AIWhere ideas come from, prompts that give angles, and how to pick one.Open
- Ghostwriters19 voices that write your slides and caption.Open
- CaptionsThe post text, written from your slides in the same voice.Open
- Post ideas generatorReady ideas, a sharper angle and the right format.Open
Start from what you already have
An article, a video, your notes or a carousel you made for another app can become a TikTok carousel. And a finished carousel can become a video.
- Text to carouselNotes, drafts and transcripts, turned into slides.Open
- PDF to carouselReports, decks and ebooks, read for you and turned into slides.Open
- URL to carouselArticles and blog posts, read from a link and turned into slides.Open
- YouTube to carouselVideos and Shorts, read from their captions and turned into slides.Open
- Import slidesSlides from ChatGPT, Claude or a file, designed in seconds.Open
- Video postsYour words over a clip, or your carousel as a video.Open
- Carousel to Video ConverterTurn a carousel into a video with moves between the slides.Open
Design it
Borrow a structure from carousels that work, then give it a look: big words that read on a phone, your colours, and pictures made for the slide.
- TikTok carousel inspiration15 example TikTok carousels, and the templates behind them.Open
- Carousel fonts, text size and contrastFonts, sizes and colours that read on a phone.Open
- Carousel templates73 ready-made formats your writer fills in for you.Open
- Themes95 looks that restyle every slide in one click.Open
- Brand kitsYour look, voice, facts and ask on every carousel.Open
- AI picturesPictures made for the slide, the spot and your theme.Open
- InspirationSave posts you like, then make one like them.Open
- Chrome extensionSave carousels from LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok in one right-click.Open
- AI Font Pairing GeneratorFind a heading and body font that work together.Open
- AI Color Palette GeneratorBuild a palette, lock the colours you love and check the contrast.Open
Check it and post it
Keep the words clear of the buttons, swipe through it before anyone else does, then get the pictures onto your phone and post them in the TikTok app.
- Carousel sizes on every platformSlides, shapes, pixels and file limits, checked at the source.Open
- TikTok Carousel PreviewSwipe your photo carousel on a phone before you post it.Open
- Social Media Image ResizerResize one picture for posts, stories and banners on every app.Open
- Ready to postSized for each platform, and checked before you post.Open
- Smart text fitText sized to fit each slide, and a warning when it can’t.Open
- Download PDF and PNGA LinkedIn PDF, or a PNG for every slide, in full quality.Open
- On your phoneMake, edit and post carousels from your phone’s browser.Open
Your description and grid
Bold words in the description, how your next posts sit on your profile grid, and where TikTok’s buttons cover a slide. Free, in your browser.
- TikTok Caption Style FormatBold, italic and underlined text for your TikTok captions.Open
- TikTok Feed PlannerDrag your next videos into place and see your profile first.Open
- Free TikTok Safe Zone CheckerCheck that captions and buttons won’t cover your video.Open
- TikTok Profile Preview ToolSee your bio, picture and video covers, light or dark.Open
- PFP Tester & Profile Picture PreviewSee your profile picture in 10 apps, in light and dark mode.Open
- All free TikTok toolsThe size checker, previews, safe zones and the feed planner, on one page.Open
Frequently asked questions
Where do I start if I’ve never made a TikTok carousel?
Start with the guide to making a TikTok carousel, under Start here: the steps in the app, the size, and how to make slides that fill the screen. Want a slideshow that plays on its own instead? The swipe slideshow guide next to it shows how.
My carousel turned into a video. What now?
TikTok can turn your photos into a video when you upload them. Tap “Switch to photo mode” before you post: dots under the preview mean it’s a carousel. The TikTok guide has the rest.
Do I post the carousel to TikTok myself?
Yes, from the TikTok app: aiCarousels doesn’t post to TikTok for you. On your phone, tap “Post” in aiCarousels and it hands the pictures to TikTok with your caption copied (on Pro and Team, projects you made on a computer open there too). Or download the PNGs and send them to your phone.
Can I turn a carousel into a TikTok video?
Yes. The free carousel to video converter plays your slides one after another and saves them as a 9:16 video you can upload from your phone or a computer.
