Instagram
Story maker

Create viral-worthy Instagram Stories.

Create viral-worthy Instagram Stories.

Overlapping Instagram Story video frames with an Instagram logo.Overlapping Instagram Story video frames with an Instagram logo.

Inspire one story
at a time

Inspire one story
at a time

Engage your followers

Use AI Ads and AI Influencers to generate engaging Stories for your community.

Share unique Stories

Create Instagram Story templates or choose one of our many options to get started.

Stay on brand

Customize your Stories to match your Instagram’s mood, color scheme, and branding.

An Instagram Story being edited

How to make and edit
Instagram Stories

An video frame surrounded by various video editing elements.

Customize

Personalize your design, add animations, and resize to fit Story dimensions.

Two AI edit templates and a "save my templates" button

Save templates

Save your Story creations as templates to use later.

An “Export Successful” screen featuring buttons to download and share.

Share

Share your Story on Instagram for followers to enjoy.

Tell your story

Get Started
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Frequently asked questions

FAQ

What’s the best way to design an Instagram Story?

Captions offers multiple preset templates to use as a starting point for your Instagram Story. After selecting a template, you can further customize your Story with colors and fonts. You can also add animations like AI Emojis, AI Music, and AI Emphasis. Leverage other features like AI Captions to add captions and subtitles, AI Format to resize videos for Instagram Story dimensions, and AI Ads and AI Influencers to generate marketable stories for monetization.

What makes an engaging Instagram Story?

The key to a great Instagram Story is creativity and engagement. Share Stories that capture attention, convey your message, and encourage followers to engage.

What’s the recommended size for an Instagram Story?

Instagram Stories are max 1080px wide by 1920px tall, which is an aspect ratio of 9:16. They can be smaller, but there will be empty space in the post.

Do I have to download anything to use Captions?

You have two options to use the Captions editor:

  • Web App: You can access the Captions editor directly through your web browser without downloading anything. Simply visit the web app at https://desktop.captions.ai/.
  • Mac App: If you prefer a downloadable version, there is a Mac app available. However, this option does require a download.

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