11 designs · 5 to 20 photos
Collage Instagram carousel templates
Mosaics and grids that fit many photos into a few slides, mixing big and small frames so every picture gets its moment as the post is swiped.
- 8 free, 3 VIP
- 5 to 20 photos per post
- 3 to 8 slides
- 4:5, 1080 × 1350 per slide
Mosaic run
9 photos 5 slides
Cut-out circles
5 photos 4 slides
Color blocks
5 photos 4 slides
Photo wall
12 photos 4 slides
Nine square
9 photos 3 slides
Weekend away
11 photos 5 slides
City grid
13 photos 4 slides
Everywhere we went
15 photos 5 slides
Big and little
17 photos 6 slides
The big recap
19 photos 7 slides
Twenty favourites
20 photos 8 slides
How to make a collage carousel people swipe through
- 1
Give the best photo the biggest frame
Collages mix big and small frames. Long-press to reorder so your strongest photo lands in the largest frame, and put details and close-ups in the small ones.
- 2
Watch the slide edges
Some frames cross from one slide to the next. That is the seamless part, but it means a face should not sit right on the line: drag inside the frame to move the subject to one side.
- 3
Group by colour or moment
A collage reads better when each slide has a theme: the beach, then dinner, then the night out. It gives people a reason to keep swiping.
Collage post ideas
- A weekend in 10 photos
- Event highlights
- A year in review
- Product range in one post
- Team and office moments
By number of photos
- 5 photos: Cut-out circles, Color blocks
- 9 photos: Mosaic run, Nine square
- 11 photos: Weekend away
- 12 photos: Photo wall
- 13 photos: City grid
- 15 photos: Everywhere we went
- 17 photos: Big and little
- 19 photos: The big recap
- 20 photos: Twenty favourites
FAQ
Collage Instagram carousels, answered
How many photos can an Instagram collage carousel hold?
The collage designs hold between 5 and 20 photos across their slides. Instagram allows up to 20 slides in one carousel; free accounts in the app make carousels of up to 8 slides, and VIP goes up to 20.
Is a collage carousel better than one photo per slide?
It depends on the story. A collage puts more on each slide, so it suits many small moments; one photo per slide suits a few strong pictures. Both are here, and you can preview your photos in each before you choose.
Are these collage carousel templates free?
Postora Swipe is free to download, and 8 of the 11 collage designs are free to use. The other 3 are VIP designs, marked with a crown. Free accounts make carousels of up to 8 slides and export full size with a small mark, after a short ad; VIP unlocks every design, carousels of up to 20 slides and exports without the mark or ads.
What size are the slides?
Each slide is 1080 × 1350 pixels (4:5), the portrait size Instagram shows biggest in the feed. The app cuts the design into slides that line up exactly, so the picture continues as people swipe.
How do I use a collage template?
Install Postora Swipe from Google Play, open the Collage designs and pick one, or choose your photos first and the app shows every design that fits them. Long-press to reorder the photos, tap any text to rewrite it, then preview the post and share it to Instagram.
Make a collage carousel on your phone
Postora Swipe is free on Google Play, with 133 free designs.