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Instagram grid planner & feed preview

Preview how your next posts will look on your Instagram feed. Upload creatives, load your real grid by username, and plan your aesthetic — free, no login required.

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How do I preview my Instagram feed before posting?

Upload your upcoming creatives into the TezAds Instagram grid planner and arrange them in a 3-column layout that mirrors your profile grid. New uploads appear at the top-left, just like recent posts on Instagram. Optionally enter your public username to load existing posts below your planned content — no login or third-party app required. Drag tiles to reorder, toggle between 1:1 and 4:5 crop previews, and export the full grid as an image to share with your team or clients before you hit publish.

What's the best Instagram post size?

Instagram supports several aspect ratios, but your profile grid always displays square thumbnails. Portrait images (4:5) show more content in the full post view but crop in the grid. Square (1:1) images look consistent across every tile. Use the ratio cheat sheet below and toggle the crop preview in the tool to see exactly how each creative will appear.

Full breakdown of every placement — Stories, Reels, carousels, profile photos and ads — in the Instagram image size guide.

FormatRatioRecommended pixels
Feed square1:11080 × 1080 px
Feed portrait4:51080 × 1350 px
Stories & Reels9:161080 × 1920 px
Carousel1:1 or 4:51080 × 1080 or 1350

How do I plan a cohesive Instagram grid?

A cohesive feed builds recognition — followers scroll past dozens of posts, but your grid is the first thing new visitors judge. Start by defining a colour palette or content rhythm (for example, alternating product shots and lifestyle images). Upload your next 3–6 posts into the planner, experiment with order, and check how adjacent tiles look together. Consistent cropping and spacing matter as much as the images themselves.

Need a starting pattern? Compare nine proven approaches — checkerboard, puzzle, row-by-row, colour blocking and more — in Instagram grid layout ideas.

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Why does feed aesthetic matter?

Your Instagram grid is a portfolio. Brands, collaborators, and potential customers often visit your profile before following or buying. A planned grid signals professionalism and intention — the opposite of a random mix of cropped screenshots and mismatched ratios. Planning ahead also reduces last-minute posting stress: you see gaps, colour clashes, and awkward crops before they go live, not after.

Frequently asked questions

No. Upload your creatives and arrange them on a neutral grid without any login. If you want to see your existing posts, enter your public username — we only read publicly visible profile data.
This tool only previews public Instagram profiles. Private accounts hide their posts from logged-out viewers, so we cannot display their grid. You can still use the planner by uploading your creatives manually.
Instagram feed tiles display as squares (1:1) in the grid, but portrait images (4:5) crop differently in the full post view. Toggle between ratios to see how your creative will be cropped before you publish.
No. Uploaded creatives stay in your browser using temporary object URLs — they never leave your device. We only fetch and briefly cache public thumbnail images when you load a real feed.
New uploads appear at the top-left (newest first), matching how Instagram displays recent posts. When you load your real feed, existing posts appear below your planned uploads. Drag tiles to reorder.
This tool is designed for previewing your own public profile. Enter your username and confirm it is your public account. Planning on a neutral grid works for any creative without a username.
Instagram CDN links expire and block hot-linking. We proxy thumbnails through our server, but occasionally an image may fail to load. The planner still works — replace or reorder tiles as needed.
Yes. Upload, reorder, crop preview, and export your planned grid for free. Loading your real feed uses Apify's official Instagram scraper to fetch public profile data — lookups are cached for several hours to keep the tool fast and sustainable.

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