Photo Splitter

Drop a photo into the splitter above and it cuts into a grid of equal pieces, 3 by 3 to start with and anything up to 20 by 20. Phone photos work as they are: rotation from the camera is applied correctly and large files are handled a tile at a time.

Drop an image here

or , or paste with Ctrl+V

JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP and AVIF, up to 50 MB.

Split by
Grid

Your image never leaves your device. Splitting runs in your browser with the Canvas API.

What you get

Computed by the splitter library at build time
Pieces9, in 3 rows of 3
Cut lines2 vertical, 2 horizontal
Pieces from a 1080 × 1080 Instagram square360 × 360 px
Pieces from a 1080 × 1350 portrait360 × 450 px
Pieces from a 4000 × 3000 phone photo1333 × 1000 px, last piece 1334 × 1000 px
Pieces from a 1920 × 1080 screenshot640 × 360 px

Most photos that need splitting come off a phone, and phone photos have two habits that break other tools.

The first is rotation. A camera writes the image the way the sensor saw it and records the orientation separately, in the EXIF data. Tools that ignore that flag split a sideways version of your photo and hand back nine tiles lying on their side. This one reads the flag when it decodes the file, so what you see in the preview is what the photo actually looks like, and the tiles come out the right way up.

The second is size. A modern phone photo is 12 megapixels and climbing, and a stitched panorama or a scanned print can be several times that. Splitting works one tile at a time rather than putting the whole image on a single canvas, which is what stops a large source from running the browser out of memory. Files up to 50 MB are fine. Anything past roughly 60 megapixels gets a warning rather than a silent failure.

One thing that will not work: HEIC. iPhones save in it by default and browsers cannot decode it. The tool detects HEIC by its file signature and says so instead of failing. To fix it, open Settings, then Camera, then Formats, and choose Most Compatible. New photos then save as JPG.

Nothing is uploaded.

What this split is used for

Split a photo straight off your phone

Open this page in your phone browser, tap the upload area and pick a photo from the camera roll. The grid overlay responds to touch and the pieces save to Files or Photos. Sideways shots come out correctly rotated because the orientation flag is read on decode.

Cut a scanned print into pieces

Scans of old prints are often large and rarely square. A grid split gives you equal pieces at full scan resolution, and the draggable cut lines let you avoid cutting through a face. Export as PNG if the scan will be worked on further, JPG if it is going straight out.

Divide a photo between people

One picture, several pieces, one each. The file names carry the row and column so the pieces can be reassembled or checked against the original. Print them at the same size and they butt together exactly, since nothing is scaled during the split.

Prepare a photo for a grid or carousel post

A 3 by 3 split gives nine tiles for a profile grid. A single row gives carousel slides. The Instagram presets add the square crop, the 4:5 padding and the posting order on top, so use those if the photo is heading straight to a feed.

Tips

  • Sideways phone photos are corrected automatically, because the camera's orientation flag is read when the file is decoded.
  • Convert HEIC first: Settings, Camera, Formats, Most Compatible makes new iPhone photos save as JPG.
  • Large photos are processed one tile at a time, so a 40 megapixel scan splits without stalling the browser.
  • Drag the cut lines away from faces before exporting.
  • Export JPG at quality 92 for photographs and PNG for anything with text or flat colour in it.

Frequently asked questions

How do I split a photo into equal pieces?

Drop the photo into the splitter above and set the rows and columns you want, up to 20 by 20. Equal pieces appear in the preview straight away. Drag any cut line to move it, choose an output format, then download the pieces individually or in a ZIP.

Why do my split photos come out sideways in other tools?

Because the camera stored the picture in the sensor's orientation and recorded the rotation separately in the EXIF data. Tools that ignore that flag split the unrotated version. This one applies the flag when it decodes the file, so the tiles come out the right way up.

Can I split a HEIC photo from my iPhone?

Not directly. Browsers cannot decode HEIC, so the tool detects it by file signature and tells you rather than failing quietly. Open Settings, then Camera, then Formats, and pick Most Compatible. New photos save as JPG, which splits without any conversion step.

Is there a size limit on the photo?

Files up to 50 MB. Because pieces are processed one at a time instead of on a single large canvas, a high resolution scan or a stitched panorama splits fine. Sources past roughly 60 megapixels get a clear warning rather than a browser tab that stops responding.

Does splitting a photo reduce its quality?

No pixels are scaled or resampled. Exporting to PNG or lossless WebP copies them exactly. Exporting to JPG re-encodes each piece once at quality 92, which is a small change on photographic content and generally invisible at normal viewing sizes.

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read by the page, split on a canvas in your browser, and handed back as downloads. It never touches a server, which is why the split is instant and why the tool works on photos you would not want to send anywhere.