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TikTok carousel

Up to 35 photos to swipe

A photo post people swipe at their own pace. Sceneform writes the slides, draws each photo at 9:16 and posts it to TikTok.

Make a TikTok carousel

A carousel costs up to 38 cents on the $19 plan.

  • 1080 × 1920 recommended
  • Posts to TikTok from Sceneform
Typed into Sceneform, style: Dog Mom
“Things a dog trainer told me that actually worked. Three tips, casual tone.”
The description it wrote
i paid for one session and it changed every walk. the one-cue rule was the hardest for me, i still catch myself saying sit three times. which one are you trying first? #dogtraining #goldenretriever #dogtips
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Typed into Sceneform, style: Dog Mom
“Things a dog trainer told me that actually worked. Three tips, casual tone.”
The description it wrote
i paid for one session and it changed every walk. the one-cue rule was the hardest for me, i still catch myself saying sit three times. which one are you trying first? #dogtraining #goldenretriever #dogtips

What is a TikTok carousel?Photo post vs. video slideshow

TikTok calls it a photo post. The same five photos make two different posts.

A hand writing on a printed exam paper at a desk at night, a mug and a desk lamp by a window with city lights
A hand marking a practice paper with a red pen, crosses and circles in the margin, under a desk lamp
Six handwritten pages of notes laid out in a grid on a desk under a lamp
A student in a dark hoodie, seen from behind, gesturing at sticky notes on a bedroom wall at night
A dark bedroom at night, a phone charging on the nightstand by the bed, the desk lamp still on
1/5
Photo postEach viewer swipes at their own pace and can go back. This is the TikTok carousel.
A hand writing on a printed exam paper at a desk at night, a mug and a desk lamp by a window with city lights
A hand marking a practice paper with a red pen, crosses and circles in the margin, under a desk lamp
Six handwritten pages of notes laid out in a grid on a desk under a lamp
A student in a dark hoodie, seen from behind, gesturing at sticky notes on a bedroom wall at night
A dark bedroom at night, a phone charging on the nightstand by the bed, the desk lamp still on
Video slideshowThe photos move on by themselves, every few seconds. Make this one with the slideshow maker.

TikTok's rules for photo posts

Photos
Up to 35In one post, in the order you pick them.
Sound
Add it in TikTokPick a song or sound after you choose the photos. It plays while people swipe.
Edits
Per photoSwipe between photos to add text, stickers, a filter or a crop to each one.
Cover
Your pickTap Edit cover to pick the photo people see first.
Description
4,000 charactersRoom for the full list, recipe or steps under the photos.
Drafts
Only you see themTap Drafts instead of Post to finish it later.

Checked 4 November 2026:TikTok Help: making a postTikTok Creator Academy: photo posts

TikTok carousel ideasEight formats to start from

The cover is the hook. Type a topic like one of these into Sceneform and it writes the rest of the slides.

  • Top 35 slides

    One item per slide, numbered, with a line on why.

  • Checklist5 slides

    The whole list on one slide, then one tip per slide.

  • How-to6 slides

    One step per slide, in order, and the mistake to skip.

  • Recipe6 slides

    What goes in, how to make it, then the finished dish.

  • Lessons learned4 slides

    What you learned the hard way, one lesson per slide.

  • A dated living room with beige walls, an old brown sofa, a cluttered coffee table and moving boxes in the corner

    Before and after

    The before, the steps in between, the after on the last slide.

  • A small drooping plant in a far too large terracotta pot of wet soil on a sunny windowsill

    Myth vs. fact

    One myth per slide, with the fact right under it.

  • A close-up of the speckled rim of a terracotta mug, a sun logo just showing at the bottom edge

    Launch teaser

    A close-up, a hint, the date. The reveal comes last.

Top 3, all 5 slides

  1. An iced coffee in a plastic cup on a green marble kitchen counter
  2. Two empty takeaway coffee cups in a car's cupholders at dusk, a crushed one on the seat
  3. A hand pressing a French press beside a jar of coffee beans and a mug
  4. A TV remote on the arm of a grey couch in a dim living room
  5. Five glass meal-prep boxes of rice and roasted vegetables on a kitchen counter

TikTok carousel dimensions1080 × 1920 is the size to use

TikTok's help pages give no photo size. Its posting API takes photos up to 1080p, and its vertical carousel ads are 9:16, so we recommend 1080 × 1920. Screens vary; this is how each shape sits in a 9:16 frame.

Sceneform sends TikTok

1080 × 1920

Fills 100% of a 9:16 frame's height.

The shape we recommend for TikTok.

A golden retriever sitting on a patterned hallway rug, looking up at the camera, a leash in the owner's hand
9:16 frame, 1080 × 1920

Photo post (TikTok's posting API)

Photos
Up to 35
Files
JPEG or WebP
Largest
1080p
File size
20 MB each

From TikTok for Developers: media limits

Carousel ad

Images
2 to 35
Files
JPG or PNG
Vertical
720 × 1280
Square
640 × 640
Horizontal
1200 × 628
Music
Required, MP3

From TikTok Ads Help: carousel ad specs

Checked 4 November 2026:TikTok for Developers: media limitsTikTok for Developers: photo postsTikTok Ads Help: carousel ad specs

How to make a carousel on TikTokIn the app, or from one sentence

With photos you already have

In the TikTok app

  1. 1Tap the Add post + button at the bottom.
  2. 2Tap Photo, then Upload, and pick up to 35 photos.
  3. 3Tap Next. Swipe between photos to add a sound, text, stickers, a filter or a crop.
  4. 4Tap Next again to edit the cover, write the description and set who can see it.
  5. 5Tap Post, or Drafts to finish later.

Checked 4 November 2026:TikTok Help: making a post

With no photos yet

In Sceneform

  1. 1Type the topicOne sentence, like the dog one above. Name a slide count if you want one.
  2. 2Pick a style and 9:16Choose one of 23 built-in styles, or make one from a few images you like.
  3. 3Fix what you wantSlide text stays text. Rewrite it, move it, switch text styles or redraw one photo.

How to post a carousel on TikTokPost it now, or finish it in TikTok

Connect your TikTok account once. Then every carousel has two ways in.

A hand writing on a printed exam paper at a desk at night, a mug and a desk lamp by a window with city lights
What Sceneform sends with the slides
Description147 / 4,000
three days, no highlighter, one page per topic. past papers on day 1 told me what to study. save this for finals week. #studytok #finals #studytips
Title
The description's first 90 characters, on one line.

Publish now

It goes live on your profile.

  1. 1Pick who can see it: everyone, followers, friends or only me.
  2. 2Turn comments on or off, and mark paid or own-brand promotion.
  3. 3TikTok processes the post, then it appears on your profile.

Live without opening TikTok.

Send draft

It lands in your TikTok inbox.

  1. 1Sceneform sends the slides, the title and the description.
  2. 2Open the notification in the TikTok app.
  3. 3Add a sound, text or stickers, set privacy, then post.

The way to add a sound from TikTok's library.

Schedule
Pick a date and time for either one. Sceneform sends it then.
Post on repeat
Pick days and a time. Sceneform makes a new carousel from a saved hook, or writes a new hook, and posts it to TikTok, Instagram or both.
Download
Every slide as a numbered JPEG in one zip, to post from your phone.
From a computer
TikTok's help gives photo steps for the app only. Sceneform posts from any browser.

Checked 4 November 2026:TikTok for Developers: photo postsTikTok Help: making a post

Simple pricing that scales with you.

Pick the plan for how much you post. Every model on every plan. Unused credits roll over. Cancel anytime.

Creator

$19/month

Billed monthly

For solo creators posting every week

500 credits every month

  • Up to 50 TikTok carousels
  • Up to 50 AI videos
  • Up to 1.5 hours of AI voiceover
  • Roll over up to 1,000 credits
Start with Creator

Pro

Most popular
$49/month

Billed monthly

For creators posting daily across channels

1,300 credits every month

  • Up to 130 TikTok carousels
  • Up to 130 AI videos
  • Up to 4 hours of AI voiceover
  • Roll over up to 2,600 credits
Start with Pro

Studio

$99/month

Billed monthly

For brands and production teams

2,700 credits every month

  • Up to 270 TikTok carousels
  • Up to 270 AI videos
  • Up to 9 hours of AI voiceover
  • Roll over up to 5,400 credits
Start with Studio

Scale

$199/month

Billed monthly

For agencies running always-on content

5,500 credits every month

  • Up to 550 TikTok carousels
  • Up to 550 AI videos
  • Up to 18 hours of AI voiceover
  • Roll over up to 11,000 credits
Start with Scale
Every plan includesEvery model, 90+ and countingReusable AI personasSceneform Studio editorCommercial usage rights

Want checkout, comparison tables, or a custom volume? See the full pricing page

TikTok carousel FAQ

Your next TikTok carouselstarts with one sentence

Make a TikTok carousel

Plans from $19 a month.

A golden retriever sitting on a patterned hallway rug, looking up at the camera, a leash in the owner's handThe golden retriever lying calmly on a grey couch while a hand offers it a treatA hand writing on a printed exam paper at a desk at night, a mug and a desk lamp by a window with city lightsA student in a dark hoodie, seen from behind, gesturing at sticky notes on a bedroom wall at night
The golden retriever at the end of a long leash in a park, nose in the grass, ignoring its ownerThe golden retriever with its nose in a pile of autumn leaves on a sidewalk, the leash slackA hand marking a practice paper with a red pen, crosses and circles in the margin, under a desk lampA dark bedroom at night, a phone charging on the nightstand by the bed, the desk lamp still on
The golden retriever sitting on a kitchen floor, watching its owner's raised open handThe golden retriever sitting just inside an open front door, leash on, waitingSix handwritten pages of notes laid out in a grid on a desk under a lamp