A tool that shows your next posts in your profile grid before you publish them, so you can set the order and check the look. This one runs in your browser and uploads nothing.
Free tool by Mydrop, no signup
Free Instagram grid planner
Instagram's profile grid shows 3:4 tiles, newest top-left: drop your next photos here and see the grid before you post.
1Add your next posts
3Download your plan
More options: dates in the CSV
Put this plan on Mydrop's calendar
Import the CSV in Mydrop's Bulk Posts, add each photo, and the whole plan lands on your content calendar in posting order.
2Drag to reorder, tap to edit
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More options: verified badge, story ring
Your photos stay in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or saved.
How to plan an Instagram grid
The grid is 3:4 now
Since 2025 the profile grid shows tall 3:4 tiles. A 4:5 post loses a thin strip on each side; a square loses an eighth on each side.
Newest goes top-left
Every new post pushes the whole grid one cell along. Post the bottom-right photo of your plan first and the top-left one last.
Plan in rows of 3
Post 1 or 2 photos and every column below shifts. Post in threes and the rows you already have keep their place.
Example: 6 new posts planned above your current 9 = 2 new rows, posted bottom-right first; your 9 move down 2 rows
Grid shape checked on October 21, 2026.
Instagram grid sizes
What the 3:4 grid shows of each post
Instagram centres each post in a 3:4 tile on your profile. Here is what stays visible, format by format.
| Format | Upload size (px) | Shown in the grid | Trimmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grid tile (3:4) | 1080 × 1440 | 1080 × 1440 | Nothing |
| Portrait post (4:5) | 1080 × 1350 | 1013 × 1350 | 34 px on the left and right |
| Square post (1:1) | 1080 × 1080 | 810 × 1080 | 135 px on the left and right |
| Landscape post (1.91:1) | 1080 × 566 | 425 × 566 | 328 px on the left and right |
| Reel (9:16) | 1080 × 1920 | 1080 × 1440 | 240 px at the top and bottom |
| Carousel | Its first slide's size | The first slide only | As its first slide |
Visible areas are computed for a centred 3:4 tile. Grid posts made in Mydrop use 1080 × 1350 tiles, the tallest size Instagram's publishing API takes, so keep faces and words at least 34 px from each tile's left and right edges.
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Plan every brand's Instagram on one content calendar, see each post as it will look, get the client's yes and publish on time.
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Questions
Instagram grids, answered
3:4. Since 2025 the profile grid shows tall 3:4 tiles, 1080 × 1440 at full size. A 4:5 post shows whole in the feed but loses 34 px on each side in the grid.
Bottom-right first, top-left last. Instagram puts your newest post top-left, so the photo you want there goes out last. The numbers on each planned photo show that order.
Yes. Up to 3 pinned posts sit at the start of your grid, before your newest post. Plan the rest of the feed around them.
Yes. The Mydrop CSV holds one dated draft per photo, in posting order. Import it in Mydrop's Bulk Posts and add each photo there, since a CSV cannot carry images.
Carousels. On accounts connected to Mydrop, carousels earned 10% more engagement than the account's typical post over 180 days to September 2026. In the grid, a carousel shows its first slide.
Yes. No signup, no limit, and your photos never leave your browser.
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