Split an Image Into Equal Parts

Type the number of parts you want and the splitter above works out the grid for you. Ask for 12 and it cuts 3 rows by 4 columns. Ask for 7 and it cuts a single row of 7, because 7 has no other factors. Every part is the same size and downloads as its own file.

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

What you get from a 4000 × 3000 photo

Computed by the splitter library at build time
2 pieces1 × 2, each 2000 × 3000 px
3 pieces1 × 3, each 1333 × 3000 px, last piece 1334 × 3000 px
4 pieces2 × 2, each 2000 × 1500 px
5 pieces1 × 5, each 800 × 3000 px
6 pieces2 × 3, each 1333 × 1500 px, last piece 1334 × 1500 px
8 pieces2 × 4, each 1000 × 1500 px
9 pieces3 × 3, each 1333 × 1000 px, last piece 1334 × 1000 px
12 pieces3 × 4, each 1000 × 1000 px

Most splitters make you think in rows and columns. This one does not. You say how many pieces you want and it picks the arrangement.

The rule is simple: it finds the factor pair closest to square and uses that. 4 becomes 2 by 2. 6 becomes 2 by 3. 12 becomes 3 by 4. 16 becomes 4 by 4. A prime number has no factor pair, so 7 becomes one row of 7 and 11 becomes one row of 11. If the arrangement it picks is not the one you wanted, every alternative is one click away, and the count stays the same.

Equal means equal to the pixel wherever the maths allows it. A 1080 × 1080 px image into 4 gives four 540 × 540 px parts, identical to the pixel. When the numbers do not divide cleanly, the cuts land on whole pixels and the last part in each row and column absorbs the remainder, which is at most one or two pixels. That is the difference between parts that rejoin exactly and parts that leave a hairline seam.

The ceiling is 20 by 20, so 400 pieces. Realistically anything past about 30 pieces is a job for splitting by tile size rather than by count.

All of it runs in your browser. Your image is never uploaded.

What this split is used for

You know the count, not the shape

Sometimes the number comes from outside: five people to share a picture between, eight sheets of paper, ten slides to fill. Type the number and let the tool pick the arrangement rather than working out factor pairs yourself. It shows you the grid it chose before anything is exported.

Divide artwork evenly for a group

Classroom and workshop exercises often need one picture cut into as many pieces as there are people. Equal parts keeps it fair and the numbered file names keep track of which piece is which. Print them at the same size and they reassemble into the original on a table.

Annotation and labelling batches

Large images are hard to annotate at full size and easy to annotate in pieces. Cutting one into a fixed number of equal parts gives you consistent chunks to hand out or work through, with names carrying the row and column so a label can be traced back to its position.

Even splits for slides or a carousel

A wide graphic split into an exact number of slides fills a deck or a carousel without leftovers. Ask for the slide count you need and take the single-row arrangement, then pad each part to 4:5 if it is going on Instagram so the platform does not crop into it.

Tips

  • Prime numbers have no square-ish arrangement, so 7, 11 and 13 come out as a single row.
  • Switch the arrangement without changing the count when the automatic choice does not suit your source.
  • Parts are equal to the pixel unless the dimensions do not divide, in which case the last part takes the remainder.
  • Above roughly 30 pieces, splitting by tile size gives more predictable results than splitting by count.
  • The maximum is 20 rows by 20 columns, which is 400 parts.

Frequently asked questions

How do I split an image into equal parts?

Enter the number of parts in the splitter above. The tool factors that number into the arrangement closest to square, shows you the grid in the preview, and cuts equal pieces. Download them individually or as a ZIP. No account, no upload, no watermark on any of the parts.

How can I split an image into multiple images?

Give the tool a count and it produces that many separate image files from one source. Each piece is a real file you can download, post or print on its own. Every piece keeps the resolution it had in the source, because nothing is scaled during the split.

What arrangement does the tool choose for a given number?

The factor pair closest to square. 4 gives 2 by 2, 6 gives 2 by 3, 9 gives 3 by 3, 12 gives 3 by 4 and 16 gives 4 by 4. Numbers with no factor pair, such as 5, 7 and 11, come out as a single row of that many parts.

Are the parts exactly the same size?

Wherever the dimensions divide cleanly, yes, to the pixel. When they do not, the cuts stay on whole pixels and the last part in each row or column takes the leftover one or two pixels. Nothing is resampled, so the parts still rejoin with no visible seam.

What is the maximum number of parts?

The grid ceiling is 20 rows by 20 columns, so 400 parts from one image. Very high counts are usually better served by splitting on tile size, where you set the pixel dimensions of each tile and let the count fall out of the source size.

Can I divide an image into equal parts without losing quality?

Yes. Export to PNG or lossless WebP and every pixel is copied exactly as it was. Export to JPG and each part is encoded once at quality 92, which is hard to distinguish from the source. No part is ever scaled up or down during the split.