ALIGNED
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Free · Open Source · Mac ／ Windows ／ iOS

Get every page aligned.

ALIGNED is a layout tool built for multi-page Instagram carousels. Place photos, text and video across pages like a magazine spread, align them precisely, preview, and export the whole set at once.

Download for macOS Download for Windows App Store (iPhone/iPad) Source on GitHub

macOS 13+ (Apple Silicon) · Windows 10+ 64-bit · iPhone/iPad version now on the App Store

Swipe through — six feature highlights

The core idea

The whole carousel is one continuous canvas

Other tools model a carousel as N separate square artboards. ALIGNED models it as one long canvas — a single image can run across three or four slides, and the seam becomes part of the composition. It slices on export, so nudging an element never means re-slicing by hand.

  • Snapping and guides that cross page boundaries — one set of guides shared by the entire project.
  • Text snaps on the outer edge of the glyphs, not the bounding box — when text looks aligned, it is.
  • Three-level magnetic snapping, group align, equal distribution — every element lands exactly where it should.

Features

From layout to motion, in one place

Every clip below is a real screen recording, not a mockup.

Vertical & CJK typography

One-tap vertical (top-to-bottom) text with proper punctuation forms; letter spacing, line height and paragraph spacing share one consistent language, with true optical centering.

Multi-select & cross-project copy

Copy multiple objects keeping their relative positions — even into another project. Your layout assets travel with you.

Grid layouts

Lay down 2-up, 3-up, 2×2 or 3×3 grids in one tap, then fill each cell with a photo or video.

Entrance animations

Four effects each for text and objects, two-stage zoom, one-tap staggered reveal. Animated pages export as mp4 — what you see is what you get.

Multi-image loops

Several images cycling inside one frame, with hard-cut or continuous-mask transitions.

3D objects

Drop in a .glb model: still, slow spin, or fast spin with a brake — you even choose which face it stops on.

And more

The details are covered

8-point crop & straightenCorners scale proportionally; edge handles crop one side while the photo stays put.
9 filtersAll free, plus shape masks, borders and cut-out stickers.
Text wrapText flows around images, shapes and video — one switch.
Paper texturesApplied separately to objects, background or text.
Font freedomCommercial-use fonts built in, and you can import your own font files.
Three previewsCarousel, continuous strip and Threads; on desktop, ten pages open in one look.
Guide memory slotsNine slots, shared across projects, ⌥1–9 to recall.
Auto-saveSaves after 2.5 s idle and flushes fully before switching away.
Fully offlineNo account, no cloud, no telemetry — your work stays entirely on your device.

One more thing

AI can write project files directly

The .alignproj project file is documented JSON, with a spec written for LLMs to read. Have Claude or GPT draft a whole carousel, open the file in ALIGNED — and every block is still live and editable, not a flattened image.

Read the spec (GitHub) 
{
  "pages": 4,
  "ratio": "4:5",
  "objects": [
    { "type": "image",
      "spansPages": [1, 2, 3] },
    { "type": "text",
      "content": "Across the seam",
      "vertical": true }
  ]
}  // illustrative

Updates & Roadmap

Something new in every release

Swipe through what each version added — the first card is what's coming next.

NextIn progress

Coming up

  • Long text that flows onto the next page
  • Toggle it on or off — existing layouts stay put
v1.2.32026.09

Torn edges no longer cover the canvas

  • On iPhone in portrait, the torn-edge panel stops covering the canvas
  • iPad keeps the full panel as before
Mac v1.3.42026.09

Find your projects

  • Home screen is a real masonry wall, full page at its own ratio
  • No more 12-project limit
  • Right-click any page to set it as the cover
v1.2.22026.09

Riso print and torn edges

  • Riso filter: reprinted as three halftone screens
  • Four torn-paper edges, pick which sides tear
  • On a cut-out, it tears the paper behind the subject
Mac v1.3.22026.08

No more stalling

  • Big photos, cut-outs and paper texture stay smooth
  • Projects can be renamed
v1.2.02026.08

Cut-outs and a font store

  • Lift the subject in one tap, refine the edge, fill it with texture
  • Font store: a batch of downloadable open-source faces
  • Doodle brush (beta): vector strokes, never blurry
v1.1.02026.08.25

Carousels that move

  • Entrance animations for text and objects
  • Multi-image carousels, cut or mask transitions
  • 3D objects: drop in a .glb and go
Mac v1.1.62026.08

Language switching

  • Switch the interface language manually
  • A batch of small refinements
Mac v1.1.52026.08

Vertical-text overhaul

  • Punctuation and letter-spacing reworked
  • More accurate optical centering
v1.02026.08.21

Live on the App Store

  • iPhone and iPad versions released
  • Mac and Windows open source
Full changelog on GitHub

Download

Three platforms

Every feature is free for now; the Mac and Windows versions are open source (GPL-3.0).

macOS

macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon (M1+)

Download DMG

Signed and notarized — no right-click-open workaround needed. Intel Macs are not supported.

Windows

Windows 10 or later · 64-bit (needs WebView2)

Download installer

The installer isn't code-signed yet — on first launch click "More info → Run anyway". Video pages and animation export are Mac-only for now. The installer here is still the 1.3.0 build (the Windows build machine is offline), so anything newer is macOS-only at the moment.

iPhone ／ iPad

iOS ／ iPadOS · native app for iPhone and iPad

App Store

Free download; advanced features via a Pro subscription (7-day free trial). Not yet available in every country.

FAQ

Things you might be wondering

Is ALIGNED free?

Every feature is free for now. The Mac and Windows versions are open source under GPL-3.0; the name and logo are trademarks and not covered by it — if you fork, please rename.

Where does my work live?

Only on your device. ALIGNED works fully offline — no account, no cloud, no telemetry. It opens files from your disk and writes them back.

Does it run on Intel Macs?

No. The Mac version requires Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) and macOS 13 or later.

Windows shows a warning on install?

The Windows installer isn't code-signed yet, so SmartScreen shows a prompt — click "More info → Run anyway". The installer matches the source published on GitHub.

How is this different from Canva?

ALIGNED isn't a template tool — no marketplace, no cloud, no account. It solves one specific problem: laying out, aligning and slicing images that span multiple slides — the thing every other tool makes you do with manual slicing, over and over.

How do I report a problem?

Email alignediosapp@gmail.com or open an issue on GitHub — we read and answer personally. It's a personal project maintained around client work, so support is best-effort, and we'd rather say that up front.