Use free LinkedIn tools

SlideDrift includes free LinkedIn tools for the step before carousel generation or posting.

Use them when you are not ready to write a full prompt yet, when a LinkedIn post needs cleaner formatting before you publish it, or when you want to check whether an idea should stay as text or become a carousel. Planning tools create a practical carousel brief that you can copy or send into the Create flow.

Basic formatting, previewing, sizing, and planning are free and available without an account. Some tools can also use AI-assisted suggestions to refine topics, angles, audiences, hooks, briefs, post drafts, and hashtags.

Available tools

• LinkedIn Text Formatter: Format LinkedIn posts with bold text, italics, bullets, numbered lists, clean line breaks, a live preview, character count, and copy-ready output.
• LinkedIn Post Preview Tool: Preview a draft with desktop and mobile-style layouts, optional author context, an approximate "see more" fold, hashtags, and copy-ready output.
• LinkedIn Carousel Size Tool: Check carousel dimensions, aspect ratio, slide count guidance, and PDF export basics before designing or uploading a document post.
• LinkedIn Post Generator: Generate a LinkedIn post draft from a topic, tone, audience, and optional CTA, then send it to the formatter, preview tool, or Create.
• LinkedIn Character Counter: Check character count, word count, line count, hashtag count, and warning thresholds before publishing or repurposing a post.
• LinkedIn Hashtag Generator: Generate and copy a focused hashtag set from a topic or industry.
• LinkedIn Carousel Generator: Turn a rough LinkedIn idea into a carousel brief for SlideDrift.
• LinkedIn Carousel Idea Generator: Start from your profession or area of expertise, generate carousel directions, then choose a topic, angle, and audience.
• Carousel Outline Builder: Turn a rough idea into a slide-by-slide structure.
• LinkedIn Hook Generator: Draft stronger first-slide hooks for a topic and audience.
• Blog-to-Carousel Angle Finder: Find carousel angles from an article, blog post, URL, or notes.

The Tools hub also groups tools by category, such as formatting, preview, carousel sizing, generator, and repurposing tools, so you can start from the job you need to do.

Format LinkedIn text

Use the LinkedIn Text Formatter when you want to polish a standard LinkedIn post before publishing or before turning the same idea into a carousel.

You can paste a draft, highlight text, apply supported formatting, clean line breaks, add bullets or numbered lists, preview the output, and copy the formatted text. The formatter works in the browser and does not require an account.

The formatter uses stylized Unicode characters for bold, italic, monospace, and strikethrough-looking text because standard LinkedIn posts do not include native rich-text controls. Use formatting sparingly and keep the meaning clear in the words themselves.

When the formatted post should become a carousel, choose Use in SlideDrift. SlideDrift imports the formatted text into Create as the source brief so you can adjust the prompt, choose a template, and generate a visual carousel from the same post.

Preview and check LinkedIn posts

Use the LinkedIn Post Preview Tool when you want to see how a post scans before publishing. You can paste a draft, add optional author and link-preview context, compare desktop and mobile-style previews, check an approximate "see more" fold, review hashtags, and copy the final text.

Use the LinkedIn Character Counter when length is the main question. It checks characters, words, lines, and hashtags against practical warning thresholds so you can shorten a post before previewing it or turning it into a carousel.

When a counted post should become a carousel, choose Create carousel. SlideDrift brings the draft and its count context into Create so the generated deck can start from the measured post.

Use the LinkedIn Carousel Size Tool when you are preparing a document carousel. It compares common carousel dimensions, checks custom width and height values, explains aspect ratio fit, and summarizes slide-count and PDF export basics.

When the selected size should become the starting point for a carousel, choose Use in SlideDrift. SlideDrift brings the selected canvas size, aspect-ratio result, closest recommended format, slide-count guidance, and export checklist into Create as the source brief.

Draft posts and hashtags

Use the LinkedIn Post Generator when you have a topic but need a first draft. Choose the tone, audience, and optional CTA, then copy the result, send it to the formatter or preview tool, or turn the idea into a SlideDrift carousel.

Use the LinkedIn Hashtag Generator when you need a focused set of hashtags for a post or carousel caption. You can copy selected tags and preview them with the rest of the post.

Use a tool result in Create

1. Open the tool that matches what you already have.
2. Answer the guided questions.
3. Review the generated brief, hook, or outline.
4. Choose Use in SlideDrift when you want to turn it into a designed carousel.
5. Review the imported brief in Create before generating.

The imported brief stays editable. You can change the copy, choose a template, adjust generation preferences, and then generate the carousel.

The LinkedIn Text Formatter can also send formatted post copy into Create. Use this when a text post is working but would be stronger as a visual carousel. After importing, choose a template or brand profile before generating if the deck needs a specific design direction.

The LinkedIn Carousel Size Tool can send selected dimensions and fit guidance into Create. Use this when the canvas choice should shape the carousel brief before you generate the deck.

The LinkedIn Character Counter can also send a measured post draft into Create. Use this when a post is within range but would work better as a slide-by-slide carousel.

AI-assisted suggestions

The tools show basic suggestions first so you can get a usable direction quickly.

The LinkedIn Carousel Idea Generator starts from your profession or area of expertise, then guides you through topic, audience, and angle choices.

Each step shows usable options first. You can regenerate the options with AI, add your own topic, choose a different reader, write your own angle, and add optional sharpening context before generating the final brief.

The post generator and hashtag generator can also request AI-assisted drafts or hashtag suggestions when the basic browser result is not specific enough.

Anonymous visitors get one AI-assisted generation. Free accounts can use credits for more AI suggestions, and paid SlideDrift plans include monthly AI tool allowances before credits are charged.

If AI suggestions are unavailable or your anonymous trial has already been used, the tools can still show basic browser results so you can keep planning.

If an AI suggestion cannot read a URL, paste the article text or notes into the tool instead.

When to use each tool

Use the idea generator when you are starting from a blank page.

Use the post generator when the output should stay as a text post first.

Use the carousel generator when a rough idea should move directly toward a slide brief.

Use the outline builder when you already know the topic but need the slide sequence.

Use the hook generator when the idea is useful but the first slide feels weak.

Use the angle finder when you have source material but need to decide what the carousel should focus on.

Use the preview tool when you want to check the first fold, layout, hashtags, or link-preview balance before publishing.

Use the size tool when you are checking dimensions or export basics for a LinkedIn document carousel.

Use the character counter when you need to shorten a post or check whether it is close to LinkedIn's post limit.

Use the hashtag generator when the caption needs a focused tag set.

Use the text formatter when the post already works as text and you only need cleaner LinkedIn formatting. When the post should become a visual sequence, bring the same idea into SlideDrift to generate, edit, export, and share the carousel.