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Instagram Story Maker

Design a full-screen 1080 × 1920 story: choose a background, add up to three text layers and an optional logo or sticker, keep key content out of the shaded top and bottom areas, and download a PNG or JPG.

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1. Canvas & preview

Output: 1080 × 1920 px

Fixed size: 1080 × 1920 pixels.

Drag layers with a mouse, finger or pen. With the canvas focused: arrow keys move the selected layer (Shift for bigger steps), + / − resize it, N / P switch layers, Delete or Backspace removes it, Esc deselects.

No layer selected.

Layers

    No layers yet — add text, a logo or a background image.

    0 of 3 text layers

    Download

    Not exported yet.

    2. Edit

    All local

    Background

    Logo or sticker

    About this tool

    About Instagram Story Maker

    Instagram Story Maker creates full-screen 1080 × 1920 story images. Build a colour, gradient or photo background, add up to three text layers and a logo or sticker, and use the shaded top and bottom guide to keep important content away from the areas that the story interface usually covers.

    Stories are viewed full screen with controls on top. A preview of those areas, plus an exact 9:16 export, helps your message stay visible.

    How to use

    Step by step

    1. Choose a background colour, gradient or photo.
    2. For a photo, pick Cover, Contain or Stretch, then zoom and drag it into place.
    3. Add up to three text layers and drag them into the unshaded area.
    4. Optionally add a logo or sticker and resize it.
    5. Download the story as a PNG or JPG at 1080 × 1920.
    Key features

    What it offers

    • Fixed 1080 × 1920 story canvas
    • Preview-only top and bottom safe-area guide
    • Mouse, touch, pen and keyboard positioning
    • Up to three styled text layers
    • Logo or sticker with drag, resize and opacity
    • PNG or JPG export with output size shown
    Best practices

    Tips for best results

    • Keep names, prices and calls to action out of the shaded bands.
    • Use short lines of text — stories are viewed quickly.
    • Choose Contain with a matching background colour for landscape photos.
    • Check the preview at phone width before downloading.
    Benefits

    Why people use it

    Full screen

    Exactly 9:16 at 1080 × 1920.

    Overlay aware

    See where interface elements may sit.

    Touch friendly

    Drag layers with your finger.

    Private

    Nothing is uploaded.

    FAQ

    Common questions

    This maker always exports 1080 × 1920 pixels, the 9:16 full-screen format used for stories.
    They mark roughly the top and bottom 250 pixels, where the profile name, progress bar, reply box and buttons usually overlay a story. They are shown only in the preview and never exported.
    Yes. Touch and drag a text layer or logo on the canvas. While you drag a layer the page does not scroll, so the layer follows your finger.
    Use Contain to show the whole photo with a coloured or transparent area around it, Cover to fill the screen and crop the edges, or Stretch to fill without keeping proportions. Zoom and drag to fine-tune.
    Yes. Upload a PNG, JPG or WebP image as a logo or sticker, drag it, resize it with the corner handle, the slider or the + and − keys, and remove it at any time.
    No. Guides, selection outlines and handles are drawn only on the preview. Downloads are rendered separately with your content only.
    No. Images are checked and decoded inside your browser and kept only in this page’s memory. Nothing is sent to a server, stored in your browser or kept after Reset or closing the tab.

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    Private by design

    This runs entirely in your browser

    No file or text you enter here is uploaded. Encoding and decoding happen on your device using native browser APIs — close the tab and nothing remains on a server.

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