What is an Instagram mockup?

An Instagram mockup shows your design inside the Instagram interface before you publish it. You see the real crop, the real scale, and how it sits next to everything else in the feed.

What size is an Instagram post?

Square posts are 1080 x 1080 pixels. Portrait is 1080 x 1350, stories and reels are 1080 x 1920, and carousels follow the same sizes as posts. Kittl's mockups already match these, so you don't have to set them yourself.

Which Instagram formats does Kittl's mockup library include?

Posts, stories, reels, carousels, ads, and full profile grids. Each one uses the dimensions Instagram actually renders, so the preview matches what publishes.

Is Kittl's Instagram mockup generator free?

Yes. A free account gets you into the generator and a hand-picked selection of mockups. Paid plans open the full library of 10,000+ premium mockups.

Which Instagram formats should I mock up?

Whichever ones the campaign actually uses, and they crop differently. A feed post is square or portrait, a story and a reel run full-height vertical with the top and bottom edges partly covered by interface, and a carousel has to work as separate frames and as a sequence. A design built for one usually needs adjusting for the others.

Can I use Instagram mockups for client work?

You'll need a paid plan. Free covers personal use only. Pro and Expert include a commercial license for up to 500,000 copies, and Business extends beyond that.

Should I mock up an ad before I run it?

Yes, and it's the cheapest check in the list. Ad placements crop harder than organic posts and add their own interface, so text near an edge can end up under a button or outside the frame. Seeing it in placement before you put spend behind it costs a minute.

How do I plan a grid so my feed looks like one brand?

Mock up the next six to nine posts together rather than one at a time. A feed gets judged as a block when someone lands on your profile, so the spacing of color, the balance of text-heavy against image-heavy posts, and the repetition of your palette all read at grid level. Individual posts can each be strong and still make a messy grid.

Can I make an Instagram mockup without Photoshop or Figma?

Yes. Kittl’s browser-based generator places your design into the layout without a PSD template, a smart object, or a Figma component. That helps when you need the same design checked as a post, a story, and a reel, since each one is a different frame rather than a different file.

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Posts, stories, reels, carousels, and profile grids and check a design in the place it will actually run.

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Nothing to install. Upload your design, pick a format, and then see the result.

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Kittl doesn't watermark mockups. Previews render at low resolution, and high-resolution exports come with a paid plan.

How to make an Instagram mockup with Kittl

Every format, before going live

Check how a design reads in the place it will actually appear

See the post at feed size

A design that looks right on your canvas can lose the plot at feed size. Type gets small, detail gets lost, and the crop cuts what mattered. Instagram post mockups show you the real thing before you publish, so you catch the problem while it's still yours to fix rather than after it's live.

One design, every format

Instagram doesn't stop at the square. Story mockups, reel mockups, and carousel mockups let you check the same design across each format, and profile mockups show how it sits in your grid alongside everything you've already posted. Same artwork, same colors, every placement.

Check the ad before you spend

A post that underperforms costs you nothing. An ad that underperforms costs you budget. Instagram ad mockups put your creative in the feed exactly as a buyer will see it, so you can judge the crop, the type, and the product shot before money goes behind it.

Social media mockups for content, campaign ads, and pitches

The same design has to work in three places. In the feed, behind ad spend, and in front of a client. Check each one before it matters.

Before you publish

Posts, stories, and carousels at real feed size. Catch the crop, the type, and the color while the design is still yours to change.

Before you spend

Instagram ad mockups put your creative in the feed the way a buyer sees it. Judge it before budget goes behind it, not after the numbers come in.

Before you pitch

Presentation mockups show work as a finished post rather than a flat file. Useful for client decks, brand pitches, and wholesale outreach.

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An Instagram mockup shows your design inside the Instagram interface before you publish it. You see the real crop, the real scale, and how it sits next to everything else in the feed.

Instagram mockups, before you hit post