Free Instagram Story templates
Animated 9:16 Story templates for polls, announcements, menus and sales. Edit the words, add your photos and export a Story-length MP4.
About these templates
A Story is 1080 × 1920, lasts up to 15 seconds per card and disappears after a day, so it should take minutes, not an hour, to make. The templates on this page are already vertical and short: this-or-that polls, ask-me-anything cards, flash-sale tickers, countdowns, “now open” posters, menu boards and photo frames. The top and bottom areas stay clear for the profile bar and reply box, so your text is never hidden behind Instagram’s own interface.
Stories are where shops and creators talk daily, and a template keeps that daily post consistent without redesigning it. Change the question in a poll card, drop today’s photo into a frame, update a price on the specials board and export. Each is an MP4 you upload from the app, where you can still add Instagram’s native poll or link stickers on top. The same designs also fit TikTok Stories and Facebook Stories, which share the format.
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Make them work harder
Leave room for Instagram’s stickers
If you plan to add a native poll, question or link sticker, pick a template with an empty area in the middle third and resist filling it with extra text.
Make a set, not a single card
A three-card Story (hook, detail, call to action) holds attention better than one. Duplicate the project, change the headline on each and export three short clips.
Keep each card under 15 seconds
Instagram splits longer videos into several cards. Trim the template to the length of the animation so the cut lands where you want it rather than mid-sentence.
Questions? Answers.
What size is an Instagram Story template?
Stories are 9:16, 1080 × 1920 pixels. Everything on this page is that size and exports as a 1080p MP4 the Instagram app accepts.
Are the Story templates free?
Yes. Edit any template free, with no credit card, and export in 1080p with a small watermark. Paid plans remove the watermark.
Can I add my own photos to a Story template?
Yes. Drag photos from your computer into the editor and place them in the photo frames or behind the text. Each photo is a clip you can trim and reposition.
Free Instagram Story templates
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