InstaTools: Open-Source Tool Builds Instagram Graphics With Ready-Made Layouts, No AI

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A developer has released InstaTools, an open-source tool for making Instagram graphics without relying on artificial intelligence. It offers 24 prebuilt layouts modeled on formats popular with news, entertainment, meme, and sports pages, such as breaking news cards, scoreboards, and tweet-style posts. Users pick a layout, swap in their own images and text, and export the result. Free layouts run in the browser and do not upload images during export, and an API can generate PNGs from JSON input. The creator says the project has been used for about a year across several Instagram accounts.

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