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Enter your brand’s information, tone of voice, key messages and style guide once. The AI is trained on it, so every caption and content idea reads like you wrote it.
Free Instagram Story Preview Tool
See your story at full-screen 9:16 with the progress bar, profile header and reply bar overlaid — so nothing important gets covered.
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What is a instagram story preview tool?
An Instagram Story preview tool renders your creative at 1080 × 1920 px with the progress bar, profile header and reply bar overlaid, so you can confirm that text and logos sit inside the safe zone — roughly 250 px clear at the top and 250 px at the bottom.
From the makers of this free tool
Create, approve and schedule social media posts with Content Manager
This preview tool is part of Content Manager, an AI social media management platform for marketing agencies, freelancers and in-house teams. It combines a brand-trained AI copywriter, a content calendar, a client approval portal and one-click scheduling in one place.
- users
- 50+
- posts created, approved & scheduled
- 1,000+
- hours saved
- 300+
Branded AI copywriter for social media captions
Upload an image and add a few notes. Content Manager writes platform-ready captions tailored to that image and your brand voice, then lets you remix or edit them before you schedule.
Never stare at a blank content calendar again
Stuck on what to post? Generate post ideas instantly, matched to your business, the season and upcoming events. Writer’s block becomes a thing of the past.
One-click scheduling to every platform
Publish to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, TikTok, YouTube and Threads from one calendar. Spend less time posting and more time creating.
- Twitter/X
- TikTok
- YouTube
- Threads
A live, shared content workspace with your clients
The client portal gives you and each client a two-way workspace that updates in real time. Share the content calendar, collect feedback and approvals, and receive the client’s own photo uploads, without losing anything in an email chain.
Handle more clients without hiring more staff
Every client gets a dedicated dashboard with upcoming posts, approval status, recent activity and their brand details, so you can manage more accounts with the same team.
Spend less time on social media admin
Generate on-brand content for every client, schedule across every platform and get approvals done, all in one place.
Why preview an Instagram Story?
Stories are full-bleed, which means Instagram’s own interface sits directly on top of your creative. The progress bar, your handle and the close button occupy the top; the reply bar, share icon and any sticker prompts occupy the bottom. Designers routinely centre text vertically and find the bottom line buried under "Send message". Previewing the frame with the overlay in place is the fix.
What this Instagram Story preview shows you
- Progress bar and header — The Instagram gradient ring, handle and timestamp at the top of the frame.
- Safe zones — Where the top and bottom interface elements cover your design.
- Reply bar — The message bar at the foot of the story.
- Full-bleed crop — How your image fills the 9:16 frame, including any unwanted cropping.
How to preview an Instagram Story
Upload your story creative, add your business name and logo, and select the IG Stories tab in the preview column. Check that all text and logos sit inside the middle band of the frame, then share the mockup for client approval.
Instagram Story specs at a glance
| Dimensions | 1080 × 1920 px (9:16) |
|---|---|
| Top safe zone | Keep 250 px clear for the progress bar and header |
| Bottom safe zone | Keep 250 px clear for the reply bar |
| Maximum image duration | 5 seconds per story frame |
| Maximum video duration | 60 seconds per story frame |
| Recommended file type | JPG, PNG or MP4 |
Frequently asked questions
What size is an Instagram Story?
Instagram Stories are 1080 × 1920 px, a 9:16 vertical ratio. Keep roughly 250 px clear at the top and 250 px at the bottom so the progress bar, header and reply bar do not cover your content.
What is the Instagram Story safe zone?
The safe zone is the central area of the 1080 × 1920 frame — approximately 1080 × 1420 px — where Instagram’s interface will not cover your text, logo or call to action.
Can I preview an Instagram Story without posting it?
Yes. The preview is rendered in your browser and nothing is uploaded to Instagram. You can check the layout as many times as you like before publishing.
Are my images stored or published anywhere?
No. Your image and caption stay in your browser while you build the preview and nothing is posted to any social network. A preview is only stored on our servers if you click Share, which creates a private link you can send to a client or teammate.
Is the preview tool really free?
Yes. The social media post preview tool is free and requires no account, no credit card and no sign-up. Nothing you upload is published anywhere. Content Manager is the paid product behind it — a social media management platform for agencies — but the preview tool works on its own.
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Want to generate and schedule content too?
This preview tool is a free standalone feature of Content Manager — an AI-powered platform built for marketing agencies. With a full account you can generate brand-trained captions using AI, schedule posts across every platform, manage multiple clients from a shared workspace, and get content approved through a built-in client portal. No more copy-pasting between tools.