How to plan your TikTok feed
- 01
Add your covers
The cover of each video, or the first picture of each photo carousel. Pick them, drop them or paste them. No pictures yet? Try the sample feed.
- 02
Drag them into order and mark them
Mark each one as a video or a photo carousel. Pin up to three: they get TikTok’s red “Pinned” label and stay first.
- 03
Check the crop
The grid shows only the middle of each 9:16 cover, about 3:4. Move it so the title stays in view.
- 04
Keep a spot
Save a place for a video you still have to make, and see the gap until you fill it.
Your plan stays in this browser, so it’s still here when you come back. Nothing is uploaded.
What the TikTok grid shows
TikTok videos and photos are 9:16, but your profile shows each one as a shorter rectangle, about 3:4, cut from the middle. A cover title at the very top or bottom of the screen disappears in the grid. The phone in this planner draws the profile that way, in light or dark mode, with your name, picture and bio (click your @handle to change them).
TikTok sizes (2026)
| What | Size |
|---|---|
| Video and photo | 1080 × 1920 px (9:16) |
| Profile grid | The middle of each cover, about 3:4 |
| Photo carousel | Up to 35 photos |
| Pinned videos | Up to 3 |
| Bio | 80 characters |
Keep the important part of a cover away from the edges: TikTok’s buttons cover the right side and the caption covers the bottom while it plays.
Covers that work in the grid
- Put the title in the middle third. That’s the part the grid always shows.
- Use the same type and position every time. A series reads as a series when the covers match.
- Few words, big. Thumbnails are small: three to six words.
- Pin your best intro. What you post about and why someone should follow, then your best performers.
- Mix videos and photo carousels. Photo carousels are quick to make and give people something to swipe through.
What’s free, and what the app adds
The planner is free, with no account and no limit. For the empty spots, aiCarousels makes photo carousels for TikTok: write an idea and it designs the slides in 9:16, in your brand, with the text kept clear of TikTok’s buttons.
