WhatsApp Status Long Image Splitter
Split a tall image into 9:16 (1080 x 1920) tiles sized to post as sequential WhatsApp Status updates. iPhone HEIC accepted, browser-only.
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JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, AVIF, and HEIC up to 50 MB. Paste from clipboard with Ctrl+V.
WhatsApp status splitter
No image selected - 3 stacked rows at 1080 x 1920 each
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Useful to know
How WhatsApp Status renders your tiles
WhatsApp Status displays images full-screen 9:16 on every modern phone and auto-advances after about 7 seconds per image (longer if a viewer holds to pause). Each tile from this splitter becomes its own Status post and they play sequentially - tile 01 first, then 02, then 03 - exactly in the order you posted them. Statuses disappear after 24 hours.
Posting cadence matters
Post all tiles back-to-back within a minute or two. WhatsApp shows your Statuses in posting order (oldest-first within your own feed), but newer Statuses from other contacts appear between yours in the viewer's main Status feed. Spacing tiles hours apart breaks the sequence because viewers don't see them as one continuous story. For recipes, infographics, comics, and any multi-part content, post all tiles in one sitting.
Why 1080 x 1920 (and what WhatsApp does next)
WhatsApp Status renders at 9:16 full-screen and aggressively re-compresses every upload, typically downscaling to around 720 x 1280 internally. Starting from clean 1080 x 1920 JPGs gives WhatsApp's compressor the best possible source. Don't pre-compress to very low quality before posting - the platform's own compression compounds the artifacts.
Tile count guidance
2-3 tiles for quick stories (before/after, mini-poll, recipe summary). 4-6 tiles for tutorials or infographics (step-by-step how-to, full recipe with ingredients + method). 7-10 tiles for long-form storytelling (multi-panel comic, detailed walkthrough). WhatsApp doesn't cap the number of Statuses per day, but viewers typically tap through fast - keeping the count under 7 holds attention.
Status privacy applies per-tile
Your Status privacy setting (Settings -> Privacy -> Status: My contacts / except / Only share with) applies uniformly to every tile you post. Changing the setting affects only future Statuses; existing tiles keep the privacy they had at posting time. If you want different audiences for different content, change the privacy setting before posting each tile or use WhatsApp's separate Status Lists.
iPhone HEIC and end-to-end encryption
Drop a .heic or .heif straight from your iPhone Camera Roll - ImgShifter decodes it locally with a WebAssembly module before slicing, then exports JPG tiles that WhatsApp accepts natively. The splitter never uploads anywhere (Canvas slice + JSZip bundle, all in your browser), and WhatsApp's own end-to-end encryption then protects the tiles during upload to your contacts' Status feeds.
WhatsApp Status online with ImgShifter
The WhatsApp Status Long Image Splitter cuts a tall image into 2-10 vertical tiles sized exactly for WhatsApp Status (1080 x 1920, 9:16). WhatsApp Status renders full-screen on every modern phone and auto-advances after about 7 seconds per image, so tiles posted in order play as a sequential story when viewers tap into your Status feed. Use it for recipe cards split into ingredient + steps, before/after comparisons, screenshot threads, infographics, multi-panel comics, or any content that's too tall to fit a single Status frame.
Post the tiles in numerical order, back-to-back within a minute or two. WhatsApp shows Statuses in posting order (oldest first), so tile 01 plays first, then 02, then 03, exactly as the splitter numbered them. Spacing tiles hours apart breaks the visual continuity because newer Statuses from other contacts appear between yours in the viewer's feed. Each tile becomes its own Status update with its own 24-hour expiry, and WhatsApp's standard Status privacy setting (Settings -> Privacy -> Status) applies uniformly to every tile.
WhatsApp aggressively re-compresses every uploaded Status, typically down to around 720 x 1280 internally. Starting from a clean 1080 x 1920 JPG (what this splitter produces) gives WhatsApp's compressor the best possible source, so the post-compression result is sharper than if you uploaded lower-resolution tiles. iPhone HEIC files are decoded locally with a WebAssembly module before slicing, so .heic from your Camera Roll works directly. Everything runs in your browser - the image is decoded locally, sliced on a Canvas, and packaged into a ZIP via JSZip on your device. WhatsApp's own end-to-end encryption then protects the tiles during upload to your contacts' Status feeds.
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Frequently asked questions
Short answers for image workflows, privacy, and supported formats.