Instagram Post Mockup
Create Instagram post and story mockups
Instagram settings
Tips
- A post is 1080 pixels wide with a square image and grows with the caption; a story is 1080 × 1920.
- Zoom, size and position sliders appear once an image is added.
- Dark mode applies to posts; stories always use the dark full-screen viewer.
- A line break in the caption starts a new line; an empty line leaves a gap.
Preview
The preview updates as you edit.
About Instagram Mockup Generator
The Instagram Mockup Generator builds Instagram post and story mockups you can drop into a pitch deck or content calendar, without opening design software. If you need a realistic Instagram post preview for a client pitch, a story mockup for a social media strategy deck, or a branded template for content planning, this tool delivers production-ready results you can download as a high-resolution PNG.
Unlike screenshot-based workflows, this Instagram post mockup generator gives you full control over every element: username, profile photo, verified badge, location tag, caption text, like and comment counts, and dark or light theme for posts. Every icon looks the same on every device, with no emoji fallbacks.
Marketers use it for campaign previews, designers for portfolio shots, and teachers for lessons on social media. Your photos are never uploaded and the PNG carries no watermark. Your data stays private, and your mockups stay yours.
Key Features
- Generate realistic Instagram post mockups and Instagram story mockups with authentic layouts
- Upload custom profile pictures and post images with automatic cover-crop scaling
- Toggle a verified badge, add a location tag to posts and music info to stories
- Set custom like counts, comment counts, and timestamp strings
- Smart caption rendering with word wrapping, newline support, and bold username prefix
- Switch post mockups between light mode and dark mode to match your brand aesthetic
- Heart, comment, share, bookmark, and camera icons that look the same on every device
- Download the finished mockup as a high-quality PNG with no watermarks
- Story mockup includes progress bar, reply bar, sound toggle, and gradient profile ring
- Photos you add are never uploaded
How to Use
- Choose your layout: Select Post for a feed-style mockup or Story for a full-screen vertical mockup.
- Upload images: Add a profile picture and a post or story background image. Images are automatically cropped and scaled to fit Instagram dimensions.
- Customize details: Enter a username, display name, location, caption, like count, comment count, and timestamp. Toggle the verified badge, liked state, or bookmarked state as needed.
- Pick a theme: For posts, enable dark mode for the Instagram night-mode look, or leave it in light mode for the classic white interface. Stories always use the dark full-screen viewer.
- Preview & adjust: The preview updates in real time as you change any field, so you can fine-tune every detail before exporting.
- Download: Click "Download PNG" to save the mockup as a high-resolution image ready for presentations, decks, or social posts.
Use Cases
- Social media strategy decks: Show clients exactly how a proposed post or story will look before publishing.
- Content calendars: Generate visual previews for planned Instagram content so teams can review layouts in advance.
- Portfolio & case studies: Showcase social media work with clean, consistent mockups instead of messy screenshots.
- Educational materials: Teach students or workshop attendees about Instagram UI, misinformation literacy, or platform design patterns.
- Blog & article illustrations: Embed realistic Instagram mockups in articles about social media marketing, influencer trends, or platform updates.
- Brand guidelines: Demonstrate how brand voice, imagery, and hashtags should appear on Instagram with standardized mockup examples.
- A/B testing concepts: Create multiple caption or image variations as mockups to gather feedback before going live.
- Client approvals: Send pixel-perfect Instagram post previews to clients for sign-off without needing access to their account.
Frequently Asked Questions
What image dimensions does the mockup use?
Post mockups are 1080 pixels wide with a 1080 x 1080 square image area (matching Instagram feed posts); the height grows with the caption. Story mockups are 1080 x 1920 pixels (9:16 aspect ratio).
Can I create a fake Instagram post for a presentation?
Yes. This tool is designed for professional use cases like presentations, marketing decks, portfolios, and educational content. Create realistic-looking Instagram post mockups with your own text, images, and engagement metrics.
Does the tool support dark mode?
Yes, for post mockups. Toggle the dark mode checkbox to get Instagram's dark theme: black background, white text, and matching icons and action buttons. Story mockups always use the dark full-screen story viewer.
Why do the icons look different from emoji?
All icons (heart, comment, share, bookmark, camera, verified badge) look the same on every device, browser and operating system, with no emoji fallbacks.
Tips & Best Practices
- Use high-resolution images: Upload source images of at least 1080 x 1080 pixels for posts to ensure the downloaded mockup looks sharp in presentations and printed materials.
- Match your slide theme: Turn on dark mode when the slide behind the mockup is dark and leave it off on white slides, so the screenshot does not show up as a bright or dark box.
- Keep captions realistic: Instagram truncates long captions in the feed, so a realistic mockup should reflect that brevity for authenticity.
- Use vertical images for stories: Upload 9:16 aspect ratio images for story mockups. Landscape images will be center-cropped automatically.
- Realistic engagement numbers: Extremely high like counts on a small account can break the illusion in client-facing materials. Keep numbers plausible.
- Combine post & story: Place post and story mockups side by side in your presentation to show a complete Instagram content strategy at once.