"How can you make a slideshow on Instagram? Can you turn your photos into a slideshow for posting on Instagram directly? Or what app have you turned to for making a slideshow for Instagram post? I have captured multiple wonderful photos during my vacation and would like to share these photos on Instagram in slideshow since a slideshow would allow me to share more photos at a time. But I don't know how to make a slideshow video on Instagram. Could any people provide some useful advices?"

As a free photo and video sharing app, Instagram allows you to upload photos or videos to share them with friends or followers on your Instagram on Apple iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Your fans could view, comment and like your Instagram posts. It's quite like Facebook and Twitter, which allow you to share your moments on the move. Some people may want to know if they could create slideshow on Instagram for sharing or not. Actually, in this guide, we would like to introduce you 3 different ways to create slideshow for Instagram. You could easily learn how to create picture slideshow with and without Instagram features, even with music.

Part 1: How to Create Slideshow on Instagram with Instagram Feature

The very first solution for how to make a slideshow on Instagram is of course to make use of Instagram feature. In the very beginning, Instagram had no support for posting photo slideshow. However, later Instagram had brought out an update that enabled its users to easily generate photos into slideshow for posting directly. That is generally called Instagram Slideshow, which allows you to post up to 10 images or videos at once. Finally! Your profile will stop getting clogged up with similar images in a row, and a little icon will show if a post contains multiple images.

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The below steps would show you how to create a slideshow on Instagram in detail:

1. Launch Instagram on your iOS, Android or Windows Phone device.

2. Hit the plus button like you usually would do to add a photo or video for posting.

3. In the newly popup photo window, click the "Select multiple" button.

4. Choose up to 10 photos or videos to share with your followers as a slideshow on Instagram.

5. You could then edit the order and add filters to each photo/apply a filter to the whole group.

6. Meanwhile, the Instagram Slideshow feature also allows you to write a caption, tag people, add a location.

7. After doing these, just click the post button as you usually do to post an Instagram.

8. Then, your followers would see the photo or video slideshow you have just created and posted.

Ever since the developer updated this new feature, Instagram users have highly praised this new feature. It greatly improves digital sharing in an easier way on Instagram. However, obviously, it is a very simple slideshow maker for Instagram. You can’t even add background music to your Instagram slideshow in this way. Meanwhile, it has limit in photos. You could add no more than 10 photos into a slideshow for posting on Instagram, which would be fixed by 3rd-party Instagram slideshow maker apps as mentioned below.

Part 2: How to Make Slideshow for Instagram with LightMV

Besides making use of Instagram Slideshow feature to create photo slideshow on Instagram directly, you could also use 3rd-party Instagram slideshow maker apps. LightMV is one of the best choices you could get in the market right now.

LightMV is a cloud-based slideshow service that runs on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android very well that enables you to create stunning slideshow with pictures you like online. It doesn’t need any subscription. This Instagram slideshow maker even offers you a range of templates in different themes. You only need to upload the photos you want to share on Instagram in slideshow file and then LightMV will do the rest for you.

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The below steps would show you how to create a photo slideshow for Instagram with the help of LightMV in detail.

1. Open any browser on your computer and then visit https://lightmv.com/

2. On LightMV website, click the "Get Started" button, and then select a theme template. You could preview the theme effect by clicking the "Play" button before you decide to choose it for your Instagram photo slideshow.

3. After that, click the "Upload Photos" button to browse and upload photos you want to add into the Instagram photo slideshow.

4. After uploading photos, you could do several editing things like clicking the "Your Title Here" button to add opening and ending titles, etc.

5. After that, click the "Produce" button to generate photos into slideshow video.

6. After generating, click the "Export & Share" button to share your great video.

LightMV offers a quite easy-to-use interface for you to create slideshow for Instagram. It requires no login and file download/installation. Also, generated photo slideshow video is free of watermark. It provides quite a few themes for you to add into photo slideshow. Once it has created photo slideshow, you could directly share the created photo slideshow onto your social network account like Facebook, Instagram, etc.

Part 3: How to Make Slideshow for Instagram with Leawo Video Converter.

As we have mentioned above, some people may want to create picture slideshow with music for Instagram posting. However, both solutions mentioned above have no clear support for adding music to photo slideshows making for Instagram. What apps should you choose to make a slideshow with music for Instagram? We would be glad to recommend you Leawo Video Converter. As a professional video converter, Leawo Video Converter could not only convert videos and audios between 180+ media file formats like AVI to MP4, MKV to MP4, FLV to AVI, MP3 to AAC, etc., but also turn photos into slideshow with music for almost all purposes, including posting slideshow on Instagram. It has no limit in photos, but allows you to insert your own favorite music as background music to generated slideshows for posting on Instagram. Photos in PNG, JPEG, JPG, BMP, TIFF, TIF, GIF, JFIF, ICO, EMF, WMF file format are all supported for turning into slideshow video for Instagram.

Download and install Leawo Video Converter on your computer. And then follow the below steps to learn how to make photo slideshow with music for Instagram with the help of Leawo Video Converter.

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Step 1: Add photos

Add photos

Launch Leawo Video Converter (it is a module of Leawo Prof. Media). Open the "Convert" module and then click on the "Add Photo" button. You could add either photo files or photo folder for generating into photo slideshow for Instagram. Photos would be automatically generated into photo slideshow upon loading. You could play back generated photos if you like.

Step 2: Edit photo slideshow

Add photos

Right click the generated photo slideshow and then select "Edit" option to enter the photo slideshow editing panel.
Under the “Video” tab, add external photos, remove photos, adjust photo order, set photo duration, transition duration and transition effect as you like.

 Edit photo slideshow

Open the “Audio” tab, click the “Add Music” button to browse and add your favorite music from your local drive into generated photo slideshow as background music. You could then set the music coverage, fade in/out effect, etc. Click “OK” button to save settings and exit. This will help you create photo slideshow with music for Instagram.

Open the “Audio” tab

Step 3: Choose output format

Change the output format

After editing photo slideshow, return to the main interface. Right before the big green "Convert" button, click the dropdown button and then click the "Change" button to enter the "Profile" panel to set output format. You could select from "Format" and "Device" groups. MP4 Video under “Format > Common Video” tab is recommended for posting to Instagram. You could even adjust the parameters here if you like.

Step 4: Generate photo slideshow

Generate photo slideshow

Click on the big green "Convert" button. Set a directory to save the output photo slideshow files in the "Save to" box on the popup right sidebar. After that, click the bottom “Convert” button to start to converting generated photo slideshow to MP4 video for Instagram.

When the conversion completes, you could then freely transfer the created Instagram slideshow video to your mobile devices for posting on Instagram.

Part 4: Comparison between Instagram Features, LightMV and Leawo Video Converter

All the above solutions could help you easily create photo slideshow for posting on Instagram. What are the differences between these 3 Instagram slideshow maker apps? Which one is the best for you? We have made a comparison table below to show you their details.

 

Instagram Slideshow Feature

LightMV

Leawo Video Converter

Create photo slideshow for Instagram

Yes

Yes

Yes

Add music to photo slideshow for Instagram

No

No

Yes

How many photos are allowed to add into photo slideshow for Instagram

10

Unlimited

Unlimited

Directly share photo slideshow on Instagram

Yes

Yes

No

Convert video and audio files

No

No

Yes

Edit photo slideshow

No

No

Yes

Edit video files

No

No

Yes

Turn 2D videos to 3D

No

No

Yes

Batch video/audio conversion

No

No

Yes

Preview photo slideshow

Yes

Yes

Yes

Obviously, Leawo Video Converter includes all features the former 2 tools have for creating photo slideshow for Instagram posting. Yet it is still a comprehensive media converter that offers video and audio conversion solutions between 180+ formats.