Instagram & LinkedIn Carousel Templates

3 free carousel slides templates for Instagram, Facebook and X. Cover, step and final slides for swipeable carousel posts. Edit in your browser, download every post size or copy the HTML.

Carousel Slides

Instagram & LinkedIn Carousel Templates

3 templates · Instagram, Facebook & X · PNG, JPEG & HTML

Updated October 16, 2026

About this category

Instagram & LinkedIn Carousel Templates

Carousels tend to earn some of the most saves and the longest viewing time on Instagram and LinkedIn, but only if every slide looks like part of the same post. This set gives you three matching slide types: Carousel Cover Slide with a big hook, slide counter and "Swipe →" prompt, Carousel Step Slide with an outlined step number and progress indicator for each point, and Carousel Final Slide that asks readers to like, comment, save, share and follow.

They share the same fonts and palette, start at the 1080×1350 (4:5) size that takes the most feed space, and remember your edits, so building a 7-slide carousel is a few minutes of typing and downloading.

A carousel earns attention by keeping people swiping, so the first slide has to promise something and the last has to ask for something. Use the cover slide for a clear title, the step slides for one idea each, and the closing save slide to remind people to bookmark and follow. Keep each slide short, use the same layout throughout and number the steps. On LinkedIn, export the slides as a single PDF, which posts as a swipeable document; on Instagram, download the images.

Carousel Cover Slide: The first slide of a carousel: a bold hook headline on a vivid gradient, a slide counter, your handle and a "Swipe" arrow that invites the next tap.

Carousel Step Slide: A middle carousel slide with a large outlined step number, the step title, a short explanation and progress dots, so every slide in a series matches.

Carousel Final Slide: The closing slide of a carousel: "Found this useful?", four action chips (like, comment, save, share), a follow line, your handle and logo.

Templates in this category

Best Uses for Carousel Slides Templates

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Listicle carousels (Carousel Cover Slide)

Open a "7 tools I use daily" or "5 mistakes to avoid" carousel with the number in the hook and the slide counter showing how many slides follow.

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Mini-guides and tutorials (Carousel Cover Slide)

Promise one clear outcome on the cover, then teach it step by step with the Carousel Step Slide template in the same colours.

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Step-by-step tutorials (Carousel Step Slide)

Teach a process one step per slide, numbering each one and keeping explanations to a sentence or two so the carousel stays quick to read.

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Numbered list posts (Carousel Step Slide)

Turn a list article ("10 VS Code extensions") into slides, with each item's name as the title and a one-line reason why.

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Ending every carousel (Carousel Final Slide)

Close each carousel with a clear ask to save and follow, so readers who swiped to the end have an obvious next step.

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Growing followers (Carousel Final Slide)

Tell people exactly what they get by following, like "a new tip every day", and add your profile photo so they recognise you in their feed.

How it’s different

Why These Templates Instead of Canva-Style Ones

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Real HTML and CSS, not a locked image

Canva-style templates only give you an image. These are plain HTML and CSS you can copy, download as a .html file or fork into My Code, then reuse on a website, in an email or in your own design system.

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Private by design

Text and photos never leave your browser. Images are drawn locally on a canvas, so client photos and unreleased product screenshots stay on your device.

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Every size from one design

Layouts use relative units, so one design exports as an Instagram portrait post, a square, a Story, a 16:9 X post, a LinkedIn image and a Pinterest pin, or all six at once as a ZIP.

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Free, with no account or watermark

No sign-up, no premium-only templates, no watermark and no download limits. Edits are saved in your browser for next time.

Text that always fits

Long headlines shrink step by step instead of overflowing, and Story layouts keep text clear of Instagram’s buttons. Most template editors leave both to you.

Versioned templates

Each template has a version number and an update date, and the exported HTML records which version you used, so you can tell when a design changes.

Got questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

Make one cover, one step slide per point and a final slide, all at 1080×1350. Download each and upload them together as one post, in order. Every slide must use the same aspect ratio.

Yes. Choose Export, then "Carousel as PDF", and upload the file as a LinkedIn document post. The 4:5 portrait and square sizes both work well.

Between five and ten slides works for most topics: a cover, a handful of content slides and a closing call to action. Each slide should make one point, so people want to swipe to the next.

In the Export menu choose the carousel PDF option, which puts every slide on its own page in one file. Upload it to LinkedIn as a document and it appears as a swipeable post.

Yes. The cover, step and save templates share the same theme options, so pick a palette and fonts once, save your brand kit and reuse it. Save each slide to My designs to come back later.

Carousel Cover Slide: The first slide of a carousel: a bold hook headline on a vivid gradient, a slide counter, your handle and a "Swipe" arrow that invites the next tap. Carousel Step Slide: A middle carousel slide with a large outlined step number, the step title, a short explanation and progress dots, so every slide in a series matches. Carousel Final Slide: The closing slide of a carousel: "Found this useful?", four action chips (like, comment, save, share), a follow line, your handle and logo.

Portrait post 1080×1350 (4:5), Square post 1080×1080 (1:1), Story / Reel 1080×1920 (9:16), Landscape post 1600×900 (16:9), LinkedIn image 1200×627 (1.91:1), Pinterest pin 1000×1500 (2:3). Every template adapts to each size, and "All sizes (ZIP)" downloads them together.