# SlideDrift
SlideDrift turns your notes, articles and ideas into professional LinkedIn posts in your brand, ready to edit and schedule.
Canonical site: https://slidedrift.com
# Public Docs
# Best practices (/docs/best-practices)
Practical ways to get clearer, more useful carousels from SlideDrift.
SlideDrift works best when the input has a clear topic, audience, and point of view.
You do not need to write a perfect prompt. A focused draft, article, outline, or set of notes is usually enough.
## Start with a clear source [#start-with-a-clear-source]
Good sources usually include:
* One main topic.
* A clear audience.
* Specific points, examples, or lessons.
* Enough context for SlideDrift to understand the argument.
Avoid mixing unrelated ideas in one generation. If you have several topics, create separate carousels.
## Give direction when needed [#give-direction-when-needed]
If you are starting from notes or a rough idea, add a short instruction at the top:
```text
Turn this into a practical carousel for freelance designers.
Keep it direct, useful, and beginner-friendly.
```
For stronger results, mention the audience, tone, and desired outcome.
## Review before exporting [#review-before-exporting]
Always review the generated deck in the editor. Check that:
* The opening slide is clear.
* Each slide has one job.
* The order makes sense.
* Claims are accurate.
* The final slide gives the reader a useful takeaway.
## Keep sensitive content out [#keep-sensitive-content-out]
Do not paste private customer data, passwords, API keys, confidential documents, or anything you would not want processed as source material.
For more detail, read [Privacy and data](/docs/privacy-and-data).
# Brand kits (/docs/brand-kit)
Create and apply brand kits so carousels feel consistent.
Brand kits help keep generated carousels closer to your preferred colors, fonts, tone, and identity.
Use them when you want new decks, saved templates, and editor changes to start closer to the same brand system instead of restyling every carousel manually.
## Create a brand kit [#create-a-brand-kit]
Signed-in users manage brand kits on the **Brand Kits** page, under **Library** in the app menu. The page shows each kit as a slide in its own colours, fonts and logo, with its colours and fonts underneath.
1. Choose **New brand kit**. The form opens in a panel on the right, and the page shows your kit on three gallery templates as you fill it in.
2. To start from a website, paste the brand's public address under **Start from your website** and choose **Import**. It usually takes under a minute. To set the kit up yourself, skip this and fill in the form.
3. Check the name, logo, colours, and heading and body fonts. Changes update the preview straight away.
4. Add optional details if you need them: a writing style, and under **On your slides** a display name, website, social handle and platform, tagline, or profile photo.
5. Choose **Save brand kit**.
On a smaller window the panel opens over the page and shows its own preview.
Website import gives you an editable starting point. It finds the logo even when the site draws it in the page instead of linking an image file, and adds it to your kit as a PNG. When the site's main colour is a pale grey, the import uses the colour of the site's main button instead. SlideDrift can also retain extra visual references detected from the site, including imagery, spacing, component treatments, and additional typography or color details. Review the result before saving, especially when a site uses several logos, palettes, or typefaces.
Wait for website import and image uploads to finish before saving. Read any import notes, then check the result and fill in missing details yourself.
LinkedIn pages can't be imported, so paste your own website instead. If SlideDrift cannot read a site or find usable brand details, fill in the form yourself.
You can also make a kit from the brand menu on **Home** or from the editor's Brand panel, when your plan allows it. The same panel opens there, with your kit on a gallery template.
A brand kit can include:
* Name.
* Display name.
* Website.
* Social handle and platform.
* Tagline.
* Logo.
* Profile photo.
* Primary color.
* Secondary color.
* Heading font.
* Body font.
* Tone and writing guidance.
* Optional advanced colors.
Each plan includes custom brand kits:
* Free: 1 custom brand kit.
* Starter: 1 custom brand kit.
* Pro: 5 custom brand kits.
* Agency: 25 custom brand kits.
Every account can also use the preset brand styles.
When creating a kit, start with the fields that appear most often in your carousels: display name, website, social handle, primary color, secondary color, heading font, body font, and tone. Add a logo or profile photo when your templates include matching brand-content slots.
The brand editor keeps the main choices focused on **Brand colour**, **Slide background**, and **Text colour**. SlideDrift creates supporting colors automatically. Open **More colour options** only when you need to override the secondary brand color, accent, alternate slide background, or secondary text color; choose **Use automatic colours** to return those supporting values to the generated palette. If your text colour, or small words in your brand colour, would be hard to read on your slide background, the panel says so; slides then switch those words to a readable colour.
## Apply a brand kit [#apply-a-brand-kit]
Choose a brand kit in the brand menu on **Home** before generating, or apply one later from the editor's Brand panel. SlideDrift updates the carousel design using the selected kit.
The brand button on Home shows the kit Generate will use. Your default kit is marked **Default** and is used unless you pick another. Choose **No brand kit** to keep the template's own colours. On the Brand Kits page, **Create with this kit** opens Home with that kit picked.
When a brand kit is selected during generation or applied in the editor, SlideDrift can use the kit's colors, heading and body fonts, background color, tone, and identity details across the deck. Identity fields can also fill supported header, footer, and template placeholders such as brand display name, website, social handle, and tagline.
The kit's tone and writing guidance shape the words too: in carousels you generate, in carousels the Remix designer writes, and in the posts **For you** writes, which use your default kit. For you posts leave out your website and handle, since they carry no links.
On a Remix design, the kit restyles the whole design. Every colour in it has a job, such as the page, a card, a panel, text or an accent, and takes the kit's colour for that job. Text stays readable on its new background, and the layout keeps its own margins and spacing. To put the design's own colours back, choose **Template** in the Brand panel, or use **Undo**.
Standard designs, such as the starter design Home uses when you don't pick one, take the kit's colours too. A word that would be hard to read on its background, such as a small word in a pale brand colour, switches to a readable colour: your kit's text or background colour, or else near-black or white. Words on photos keep their own colours.
Carousels an AI assistant makes for you through an AI connection use the kit it chooses, or your default kit. When it fills a Remix design, the kit restyles the whole design the same way.
**Include brand details** is on by default when you apply a kit. It fills only template slots marked for a brand name, website, social handle, tagline, logo, or profile photo. Ordinary text and images are left alone. Turn the option off to restore the template's original values.
## Edit a brand kit [#edit-a-brand-kit]
On the Brand Kits page, select a kit to edit it in the right panel. The page previews your changes on three gallery templates; choose **Save changes**, or **‹ Brand Kits** to go back to your kits without saving. You can also edit or delete a saved kit from the brand menu on Home or the editor's Brand panel, in the same panel. Update the kit when your style changes, then apply it again to the carousel you are working on.
Each kit's menu (**⋯**) has **Edit**, **Duplicate**, **Set default** and **Delete**:
* Use **Duplicate** when you want to make a close variation without rebuilding the kit from scratch.
* Use **Set default** to have new carousels use one kit unless you pick another. **Clear default** means new carousels use no kit unless you pick one.
* **Delete** removes the kit after you confirm. Carousels that already use it keep their look.
## Use brand kits with templates [#use-brand-kits-with-templates]
Templates provide the layout direction and identify which content is a logo, profile photo, or other brand field. Brand kits provide the matching values.
When using both, choose the template for structure first, then apply the brand kit so colors, fonts, tone, and identity placeholders can adapt to your brand. Remix designs keep their layout while their colours and fonts take the kit's.
Your logo stays visible on every slide. If a dark logo would sit on a dark slide, or a white logo on a light one, SlideDrift shows it in plain white or near-black there instead, the way brands use a one-colour version of their logo. Logos that read on both, or that have their own background, always appear as designed. This works for logos you add or import from now on, and an older kit picks it up when you next save it. If its logo still doesn't switch, upload the logo again. Header and footer words work the same way: a handle, website or slide number that would disappear on a slide is shown in plain white or near-black there.
Saved templates can also keep reusable slide structure and deck-level settings. If you want every new carousel to start from the same layout and brand direction, create or choose the template, apply the brand kit, polish the reusable deck, then save the result as a template when your plan allows it.
## Common issues [#common-issues]
If brand details do not appear on a slide, that slide may not include supported identity placeholders or marked brand-content slots.
If you do not want saved identity details in a deck, turn off **Include brand details**. The marked slots return to the template defaults.
If a logo looks too small, too large, or cropped, replace it with a cleaner logo file or adjust the individual image slot in the editor when supported.
If you reach your plan's brand kit limit, delete a kit you no longer use, or upgrade to a plan with a higher limit.
## Tips [#tips]
Use brand kits for broad consistency, then make slide-level edits where needed. Some templates may still require manual polish after applying a brand.
# Credits and billing (/docs/credits-and-billing)
Understand credits, credit costs, plan limits, and billing actions.
SlideDrift uses credits for generation, remixing, image generation, export, AI rewrite actions, and AI slide edits.
The exact credit cost is shown in the product before you run an action.
Processed PDF sources are saved to your account. Reusing one does not charge the PDF processing cost again, but generating a new carousel from it still uses the normal generation credits.
## Current credit costs [#current-credit-costs]
* Generate carousel: 10 credits.
* Generate with a Pro template: 30 credits (Free accounts: 2 a day).
* Standard AI image: 5 credits.
* Pro AI image: 40 credits.
* AI graphic, including Cover Creator: 80 credits (paid plans only).
* Photo Style result: 80 credits per source photo (paid plans only).
* Process a PDF source: 2 credits per page, with a 20-credit minimum (paid plans and trials).
* Remix fast: 100 credits.
* Remix HQ: 300 credits.
* Export without the SlideDrift banner: 20 credits.
* Publish a scheduled LinkedIn carousel without the SlideDrift banner: 20 credits, charged once LinkedIn accepts the post. Scheduling is free.
* AI rewrite actions: 5 credits.
* AI slide edits on Remix slides (**Edit With AI** and **Reroll Slide**): 5 credits per edit. An edit that fails or is interrupted uses no credits.
## Plan credit amounts [#plan-credit-amounts]
* Free: 200 credits.
* Starter: 1,000 credits.
* Pro: 5,000 credits.
* Agency: 20,000 credits.
Paid plan credits reset on the billing cycle. Free credits do not reset on billing.
## Plan limits [#plan-limits]
Current paid plan prices are:
* Starter: $29/month.
* Pro: $59/month.
* Agency: $199/month.
Custom brand profile limits are:
* Free: 1 custom brand profile.
* Starter: 1 custom brand profile.
* Pro: 5 custom brand profiles.
* Agency: 25 custom brand profiles.
LinkedIn account limits are:
* Free: not included.
* Starter: 1 LinkedIn personal profile.
* Pro: 3 total LinkedIn accounts, including personal profiles and Company Pages.
* Agency: 10 total LinkedIn accounts, including personal profiles and Company Pages.
LinkedIn Company Pages require Pro or Agency. They count toward the same total LinkedIn account limit as personal profiles.
Saved custom template limits are:
* Free: not included.
* Starter: not included.
* Pro: 25 saved custom templates.
* Agency: 100 saved custom templates.
Storage for uploaded images, videos, and saved PDF sources is:
* Free: 50 MB.
* Starter: 1 GB.
* Pro: 5 GB.
* Agency: 25 GB.
AI agent connection limits for MCP are:
* Free: 1 active connection.
* Starter: 2 active connections.
* Pro: 5 active connections.
* Agency: 20 active connections.
Export limits are daily safety limits. Free accounts can export watermarked files up to the free daily limit. Paid plans have higher daily export limits and can remove the SlideDrift banner when exporting.
Plan limits are enforced where the action happens. For example, LinkedIn scheduling checks connected account limits before using another LinkedIn profile or Company Page, and saved custom templates check the current plan before saving another reusable template.
If an account reaches a plan limit, SlideDrift should explain the relevant plan requirement before continuing.
## Credit history [#credit-history]
Signed-in users can open the credits page to see remaining credits, usage this cycle, current plan, and recent credit activity.
Each activity row names what used the credits, such as **Generate** or **Graphic or Photo Style**. A carousel post that LinkedIn publishes appears as **Export or publish**, like an export.
## Seven-day trial [#seven-day-trial]
Each eligible account can start one seven-day trial. A card is required, but Stripe charges $0 when the trial starts. Choose Starter, Pro, or Agency as the plan that should begin when the trial ends. Cancel before the end date to avoid the first charge.
Trial credits are separate from Free credits:
* Starter trial: 250 trial credits.
* Pro trial: 1,250 trial credits.
* Agency trial: 1,250 trial credits.
Trial credits do not refill. Unused trial credits expire when the trial ends, while your Free credits remain available if you return to Free.
The trial includes premium templates, unbranded exports, Pro AI images, up to 5 brand profiles, 3 LinkedIn accounts including Company Pages, 25 custom templates, 5 AI connections, 20 exports per day, and 1 GB of storage. Some AI helpers use 5 trial credits, and normal generation or export actions show their credit cost before they run.
Open **Manage trial** from the account menu to:
* Change the plan that begins after the trial without changing the trial credits or end date.
* Start the paid plan immediately and receive its monthly credits after payment succeeds.
* Update the payment card.
* Cancel renewal while keeping trial access until the shown end date.
If the trial ends without a paid plan, your carousels, brand kits, and saved work remain. Plan limits apply again, so new uploads or other paid actions may wait until you subscribe or move back within the Free limits.
## Billing [#billing]
Billing actions use Stripe. Depending on your account state, SlideDrift can send you to checkout or the billing portal.
During checkout, Stripe may ask for billing details, a phone number, or card authentication such as 3D Secure. If too many checkout attempts happen in a short period, wait a few minutes and try again.
If you close checkout before subscribing, the pricing page confirms that no account changes were made. If you choose a different plan while a previous checkout is still open, SlideDrift uses the latest plan choice when it is safe to switch sessions; otherwise it asks you to finish or close the existing checkout first.
If checkout shows a promotion code field for another eligible offer, enter the code before subscribing. Promotion codes are handled by Stripe and may be limited by plan, campaign, redemption count, or expiration date.
If a subscription renewal is overdue, SlideDrift marks the subscription as **Payment overdue** and shows a billing alert in the workspace, Create page, and carousel library. Use **Resolve payment** to open Stripe's payment page when one is available. If Stripe does not provide a direct payment link, open the billing portal instead.
Your bank may require authentication before Stripe can complete the renewal. Follow the payment alert to confirm the payment and restore paid access. A failed payment, dispute, or serious payment risk may restrict paid access until the billing issue is resolved.
## Cancelled paid plans [#cancelled-paid-plans]
When you cancel a paid plan at the end of its billing period, your account menu, Credit History, credit indicator, and plan page show **Ends** with the access end date instead of a renewal or credit-reset date. You keep paid access until that date. If you resume the subscription, the normal renewal and reset dates return.
## Common upgrade blockers [#common-upgrade-blockers]
* You are trying to save more custom brand profiles than your plan includes.
* You are trying to save custom templates without a Pro or Agency plan.
* You are trying to connect or use more LinkedIn profiles or Company Pages than your plan includes.
* You are trying to connect another AI assistant after reaching your plan's active MCP connection limit.
* You need a no-banner export but are on a free plan or do not have enough credits for the action shown.
* A checkout session needs Stripe verification, card authentication, or a valid eligible promotion code before the subscription can complete.
# FAQ (/docs/faq)
Short answers to common SlideDrift questions.
## What can I create with SlideDrift? [#what-can-i-create-with-slidedrift]
SlideDrift creates editable LinkedIn carousels from URLs, pasted text, notes, or rough ideas.
## Can I use a blog post as the source? [#can-i-use-a-blog-post-as-the-source]
Yes. Paste a public blog post URL on the [Create](/create) page.
## Can I paste private notes instead? [#can-i-paste-private-notes-instead]
Yes. Use [Create from text or notes](/docs/create/from-text). Do not paste sensitive or confidential information.
## Can I edit the generated slides? [#can-i-edit-the-generated-slides]
Yes. The generated deck opens in the editor, where you can edit copy, adjust design, work with images, and export.
## Can I export for LinkedIn? [#can-i-export-for-linkedin]
Yes. PDF export is intended for LinkedIn document carousel posts. PNG export downloads image files in a ZIP.
## Can I share a carousel with a link? [#can-i-share-a-carousel-with-a-link]
Yes. The export dialog can create a public share link for the carousel.
## Do exports cost credits? [#do-exports-cost-credits]
Exports can cost credits when the SlideDrift banner is not included. The export dialog shows the cost before you download.
## Where can I see product updates? [#where-can-i-see-product-updates]
See the [changelog](/changelog).
# Getting started with SlideDrift (/docs/getting-started)
Go from your first post idea to your first scheduled LinkedIn post.
This page walks through SlideDrift from your first idea to your first scheduled LinkedIn post. Each step links to a page with the details.
## 1. Sign up [#1-sign-up]
Choose **Continue with Google**, or enter your email and choose **Continue with email**. SlideDrift sends a 6-digit code to that address. Enter it in the same tab. If it doesn't arrive, check spam, then ask for a new code.
A Free account needs no card. It comes with 200 credits.
## 2. Find your way around [#2-find-your-way-around]
Once you're signed in, everything sits in one app:
* The **top bar** shows your credits left, search (⌘K or Ctrl+K), help, notifications and your account menu. On Free it also shows **Upgrade**; during a trial it shows **Manage trial**.
* The **rail** on the left holds **Create**, then **Home**, **For you**, **Library**, **Explore** and **Publish**, with **Settings** at the bottom.
* Choosing **Library**, **Explore** or **Publish** opens a panel with that area's pages. For example, **Library** has Carousels, Graphics, Saved and Brand Kits, and **Publish** has Schedule and Analytics.
* Some pages open options in a panel on the right, such as filters or drafts.
On a phone, the rail and its pages open as one menu.
## 3. Start on Home [#3-start-on-home]
**Home** greets you and asks for your notes, a link or half an idea. Under the box you choose what to make: **Post ideas**, **Carousel**, **Graphic** or **Photo Style**.
A new account can answer two optional questions here. **Your first week** then shows four steps: make your first carousel, add your brand, connect LinkedIn and schedule your first post. You can hide it.
## 4. Get post ideas, or make a carousel [#4-get-post-ideas-or-make-a-carousel]
**Post ideas** is selected when Home opens. Paste your material and SlideDrift suggests five posts in the formats you choose: carousels, image posts, text posts or polls. Drafting ideas is free. Tick the ones you want and choose **Make posts**. Text, image and poll drafts use no credits; each carousel costs 30 credits. See [Post ideas from your material](/docs/create/post-ideas).
Choose **Carousel** when you already know the post should be a carousel. Paste a link or your notes, pick a template and a Brand Kit if you want, and choose **Generate**. A standard carousel costs 10 credits; a Pro template costs 30. See [Create carousels](/docs/create), or start [from a link](/docs/create/from-url), [from your notes](/docs/create/from-text) or [from a PDF](/docs/create/from-pdf).
The cost shows before anything runs.
## 5. Use For you when you're short of material [#5-use-for-you-when-youre-short-of-material]
**For you** in the rail is a feed of post suggestions from this week's news in your niche and from blogs you follow. Choose **Following** to pick your niche. A text or image idea opens in the scheduling composer; a carousel idea starts in Create. See [For you and blog feeds](/docs/create/this-week).
## 6. Add your brand [#6-add-your-brand]
A Brand Kit holds your logo, colours, fonts and writing style, so new carousels start in your brand. Open **Brand Kits** under **Library** and choose **New brand kit**. You can start from your website or fill in the form. Free accounts can keep one Brand Kit. See [Brand kits](/docs/brand-kit).
## 7. Edit your carousel [#7-edit-your-carousel]
A new carousel opens in the editor. Change the words, slides, design and images there. Read every slide before you share it. See the [Editor overview](/docs/editor) and [Improve generation results](/docs/create/improve-results).
Your carousels are saved under **Library**, in **Carousels**. See [Projects](/docs/projects).
## 8. Export [#8-export]
Choose **Export** in the editor to download a PDF or PNG files, or to make a share link. Free exports carry the SlideDrift banner. On a paid plan or trial you can remove it for 20 credits. See [Export](/docs/export).
## 9. Schedule your first post [#9-schedule-your-first-post]
Connecting LinkedIn and scheduling need a paid plan or an active trial.
1. Open **Schedule** under **Publish**, or choose **Post it on LinkedIn** in the editor's export dialog.
2. Connect your LinkedIn profile.
3. Choose **New post**, pick the post type and your carousel, and write the post text.
4. Pick a time and choose **Schedule post**.
Drafts made by Post ideas wait in the **Drafts** panel on Schedule. Making a draft doesn't publish it, and nothing posts until you schedule or publish it. Scheduling is free. A carousel uses 20 credits when it publishes, or none when it carries the SlideDrift banner. See [LinkedIn scheduling](/docs/export/linkedin-scheduling).
## What Free and the trial include [#what-free-and-the-trial-include]
**Free**
* 200 credits. They don't refill.
* Daily limits, including 5 carousels, 2 Pro-template carousels and 5 exports a day. See [Limits](/docs/limits).
* One Brand Kit.
* Exports carry the SlideDrift banner.
* No LinkedIn connection or scheduling.
**Seven-day trial**
* One trial per eligible account. It needs a card, but you pay $0 when it starts.
* Pick Starter, Pro or Agency as the plan that begins when the trial ends. Cancel before then to avoid the first charge.
* 1,250 trial credits, or 250 for a Starter trial. They're separate from your Free credits and end with the trial.
* Paid features, including LinkedIn scheduling for up to 3 accounts, up to 5 Brand Kits and exports without the banner.
Start it from **Upgrade** in the top bar or from **Your first week** on Home. Open **Manage trial** to change the plan, start paying now or cancel. See [Credits and billing](/docs/credits-and-billing) for every cost and plan.
## Try it without an account [#try-it-without-an-account]
You can make a carousel as a guest on [Create](/create), up to a daily limit. When you reach it, choose **Create an account** to carry on with the same idea and template in the same browser.
## Other ways to start [#other-ways-to-start]
* [Free planning tools](/docs/create/free-tools) help you find a topic, hook or outline first.
* [Use cases](/docs/create/use-cases) turn a goal, such as repurposing an article, into a brief.
* The [Chrome extension](/chrome-extension) sends an article or selected text to Create.
* [Templates](/docs/templates) let you pick the look first.
# SlideDrift docs (/docs)
Learn how to create, edit, export, and share LinkedIn carousels with SlideDrift.
SlideDrift turns URLs, notes, text, and rough ideas into editable LinkedIn carousels.
Use these docs when you want to create a carousel, improve the result, edit the deck, export it, or understand your account and credits.
## Start here [#start-here]
* [Getting started](/docs/getting-started): Create your first carousel from a URL, notes, or an idea.
* [Best practices](/docs/best-practices): Give SlideDrift stronger input and review the output faster.
* [Create carousels](/docs/create): Start from a URL, pasted text, free tool result, use case, template, or brand profile.
* [Editor](/docs/editor): Edit slides, design controls, images, and AI actions.
* [Brand kits](/docs/brand-kit): Reuse brand colors, fonts, tone, and identity details.
* [Export](/docs/export): Download PDF/PNG files or create a share link.
## Common workflows [#common-workflows]
* Turn a blog post into a carousel: use [Create from a URL](/docs/create/from-url), choose any template or story mode that fits the source, then review the draft in the [editor](/docs/editor).
* Turn messy notes into slides: use [Create from text or notes](/docs/create/from-text), keep one job per carousel, then use [Improve generation results](/docs/create/improve-results) if the first draft needs sharper direction.
* Plan before generating: use the [free LinkedIn tools](/docs/create/free-tools) to draft a hook, outline, post, hashtag set, or carousel brief, then send the result into Create.
* Keep the design on brand: set up a [brand kit](/docs/brand-kit), apply it during generation or in the editor, then fine-tune colors, typography, and images.
* Publish the finished deck: use [Export](/docs/export) for PDF, PNG, share links, embeds, or LinkedIn scheduling.
## Account and help [#account-and-help]
* [Projects](/docs/projects): Find and reopen saved carousels.
* [Credits and billing](/docs/credits-and-billing): Understand credits, plans, and usage.
* [Connect an AI assistant with MCP](/docs/integrations/mcp): Use a compatible AI assistant to create, inspect, export, share, and schedule carousels through your SlideDrift account.
* [Troubleshooting](/docs/troubleshooting): Fix common creation, editing, and export issues.
* [Privacy and data](/docs/privacy-and-data): Learn what to avoid uploading and how public share links work.
* [Support](/support): Start from the docs, then email support with account-specific questions.
## Product updates and AI-readable docs [#product-updates-and-ai-readable-docs]
User-facing product changes are tracked in the [changelog](/changelog).
SlideDrift also publishes [`/llms.txt`](/llms.txt) and [`/llms-full.txt`](/llms-full.txt) so AI tools can read a focused version of the public docs.
# Limits (/docs/limits)
Understand account, generation, export, upload, storage, and free-plan limits.
SlideDrift uses limits to protect the app and keep generation, exports, and uploads reliable.
## Free-plan daily limits [#free-plan-daily-limits]
Free accounts have daily action limits:
* Generate carousel: 5 per day.
* Generate with a Pro template: 2 per day.
* Standard AI image: 3 per day.
* Pro AI image: not available.
* Remix fast: 2 per day.
* Remix HQ: not available.
* Export: 5 per day.
* AI rewrite actions and AI slide edits: 20 per day, shared between them.
## Upload limits [#upload-limits]
Image uploads support JPEG, PNG, WebP, and GIF files up to 10 MB.
On paid plans and during a trial, you can use PDF sources up to 50 MB and 100 pages. The PDF must also fit within the account's available storage before it can be processed and saved.
## Storage [#storage]
Images, videos, and saved PDF sources you upload count toward your account's storage. Each plan includes:
* Free: 50 MB.
* Starter: 1 GB.
* Pro: 5 GB.
* Agency: 25 GB.
Any active seven-day trial includes 1 GB of storage, regardless of the plan selected for after the trial.
A new plan's storage applies as soon as the plan changes. Moving to a smaller plan never deletes files, but while you use more than the plan includes, new uploads wait until you delete files or upgrade.
**Your videos** in the LinkedIn video composer shows how much storage you use. When an upload doesn't fit, SlideDrift says how much storage is free.
## Export limits [#export-limits]
Exports are rate-limited. If you export too many times in a short period, wait a moment and try again.
Free accounts may need to complete a verification challenge before exporting.
## Credit limits [#credit-limits]
If you do not have enough credits for an action, SlideDrift blocks the action and shows a message before continuing.
# Privacy and data (/docs/privacy-and-data)
Understand what to avoid uploading, how source content is used, and how share links behave.
Only use SlideDrift with content you are allowed to process and share.
## Do not upload sensitive information [#do-not-upload-sensitive-information]
Do not paste or upload:
* Passwords.
* API keys.
* Private customer data.
* Confidential company documents.
* Private messages or transcripts.
* Financial, legal, or medical records.
If you would not want the information used as source material, do not put it into SlideDrift.
## Public source URLs [#public-source-urls]
When you paste a URL, SlideDrift attempts to read the page so it can generate a carousel from the source material.
If the page is private, gated, or confidential, use a safe summary instead of the original content.
## Uploaded images [#uploaded-images]
Images uploaded through SlideDrift are stored as media assets. Avoid uploading images that contain private or sensitive information.
## PDF sources [#pdf-sources]
Processed PDF sources are saved to your account so you can reuse them without paying the processing charge again. Delete a saved PDF when you no longer need it.
Do not upload confidential, regulated, or sensitive documents. Use only PDFs you are allowed to process and store, and review the generated carousel against the original source before sharing it.
## Share links [#share-links]
Share links are public to anyone who has the link. Do not create a share link for a carousel that contains private information.
# Projects (/docs/projects)
Find, reopen, and manage your saved carousels.
Saved carousels are available from your carousel library.
## Open your carousels [#open-your-carousels]
Go to your carousels page to see saved decks. From there, you can preview a carousel, reopen it in the editor, or start a new one.
The library loads saved carousels in batches. If your account has more saved decks than the first page shows, use **Load more** to continue through the library without leaving the page.
Signed-in users may also see recent carousels on the Create page. If the recent list cannot load, open the full carousel library or retry the section; saved work remains in the library.
Preview is useful when you want to inspect a saved carousel before reopening it. If saved preview images are still being prepared, SlideDrift can render the live slides in the preview modal so you do not have to open the editor just to identify the right deck.
## Create a new carousel [#create-a-new-carousel]
Use the Create New button from the carousel library, or open [Create](/create) directly.
## Delete a carousel [#delete-a-carousel]
Open the carousel card's actions in the library and choose **Delete**. SlideDrift asks you to confirm before permanently deleting the carousel.
Deletion cannot be undone. Preview or open the carousel first if you are not sure which saved deck the card represents.
## Delete several carousels [#delete-several-carousels]
1. Open [My Carousels](/carousels) and choose **Select**.
2. Tick the cards you want to remove. Use **Filter by title** to narrow the list, then tick a matching card to reveal the selection controls.
3. Choose **Select all** to include matching carousels beyond the loaded cards. For a library with more than 5,000 matches, the action selects only the newest 5,000.
4. Review the selected count, choose **Delete**, and read the confirmation before continuing.
Changing the title filter clears your selection. Use **Clear** to untick everything or **Done** to leave selection mode.
Bulk deletion keeps carousels with a post, follow-up, or trigger still to go out in Schedule, and tells you how many were kept. For carousels it deletes, it also removes their posts from Schedule, including published post history and results. This cannot be undone. If deletion stops partway through, the message tells you how many were already deleted; check the remaining library before trying again.
## Empty library [#empty-library]
If you have not created a carousel yet, the library shows an empty state with a button to create your first carousel.
## Sign-in required [#sign-in-required]
The carousel library is available to signed-in users. If you are not signed in, SlideDrift sends you to the login page.
Guest-created carousels may be claimable after signup or login when the guest flow is available. If you expected a guest carousel to appear after signing in, return to the create or editor path you were using and complete any account-claim prompt.
# Templates (/docs/templates)
Use templates to start with a specific visual direction or save reusable carousel designs.
Templates control design direction. They are not the same thing as your source content.
Use templates when you want SlideDrift to create or edit a carousel with a specific visual style.
## Browse templates [#browse-templates]
Open [Templates](/templates) to browse Standard, Remix, and saved personal designs in one grid. Use the **Standard**, **Remix**, **Favourites**, and **My Templates** filters to narrow the library, or filter by profession when you need a design for a specific audience. Signed in, these open from the **Filters** button beside the search. The selected library filter stays in the page address, so you can return to the same view or share it.
Sort the results by **Trending**, **Most viewed**, or **Newest**. SlideDrift shows the first 24 matching designs and lets you load another 24 without changing your filters or sorting.
Signed-in users can use **Favourites** to revisit public templates they have saved. Select the heart beside a template's favourite count to add or remove it without leaving the library. Template cards can also show favourite and view counts, while **Trending** on Create highlights designs receiving the most saves.
System templates shown in the public picker are filtered to templates that are ready for generation, so starting from a listed template should produce a usable draft instead of exposing templates that still need review.
Template cards use saved preview images when they are available. If a saved preview is still being prepared, the preview modal still opens the rendered slides so you can inspect the template before using it. Saved carousels use the same live preview fallback, so the Preview action can load the full deck on demand instead of showing an empty placeholder.
Template cards and template detail pages can show public usage and view signals when enough activity is available. These labels help you see which starter designs are being previewed or used by other SlideDrift users without exposing private account activity.
Some global starter templates now have their own public detail pages. From a template preview, choose **View Details** when it is available to see the template structure, use cases, slide count, and related starter designs before opening it in SlideDrift.
When you filter the template catalog by profession, SlideDrift groups related story variations under their shared visual style. That keeps the catalog easier to scan while still letting you start from the representative template for that profession and style.
Template detail pages for profession-specific templates can also show related story variations and nearby styles. Use these links when you like the visual direction but want a different angle, topic, or story structure.
Profession pages can also show published **Remix templates** in their own section. These designs open through the same profession and style routes as the rest of the public catalog, and their previews keep the authored layout and typography until you deliberately change deck-wide theme, font, or spacing controls.
## Use a template from Create [#use-a-template-from-create]
Templates can also be selected from the [Create](/create) page. If you start from a template, SlideDrift uses your source content with that visual direction.
Create keeps template discovery in short sections so the page stays easy to scan:
* **Favourites** shows saved choices for signed-in users, with curated choices as a fallback.
* **Trending** highlights templates receiving the most saves.
* **Standard Templates** shows a small set of reusable layouts and links to the full Standard library.
* **Remix Templates** starts with a focused set and lets you load more or open the full Remix library.
* **Your Templates** shows recent reusable designs you created and links to the full personal library.
The Create page shows selected options as removable chips above the input, including the selected source, template, brand, story mode, and generation preferences. When you pick a template, the selected template cue remains visible until you remove it or choose a different template.
Use this flow when the content and visual style both matter:
1. Open Create.
2. Add the source URL, pasted text, or imported brief.
3. Choose the template or template style.
4. Choose a Brand Kit if the deck should use your colors, fonts, tone, or identity details.
5. Confirm the selected chips above the input.
6. Generate and review the editable deck.
### Standard templates and Remix designs [#standard-templates-and-remix-designs]
Choose a Standard template when you want a predictable reusable layout. Choose a Remix design when you want your content in that design's style: **Use template · 30** keeps the design as drawn, and **Recreate · 100** has the Remix designer rebuild the deck around your content. Either way, the resulting slides stay editable. **Remix templates**, below, explains both actions.
## Certified remix templates [#certified-remix-templates]
Some remix templates use certified design families. These are curated visual systems that keep the generated carousel inside a stricter layout and quality path.
When certified remix templates are available, they appear with the other **Remix Templates** in the template picker. You can generate from certified styles such as **Product Gallery**, **Warm Editorial**, and **Data Crisp**. Data Crisp is an indigo-led editorial style designed for analytical, finance, and data-heavy stories.
Generating with a Pro template costs 30 credits, and SlideDrift shows the cost before generation. Free accounts can use Pro templates twice a day; paid plans have no daily limit. If you aren't signed in, SlideDrift asks you to create a free account first.
Certified remix templates currently generate social carousels in 4:5 portrait format. If you need another format, choose a standard template or adjust the design after generation.
## Save your own template [#save-your-own-template]
In the editor, you can save a carousel as a template when that action is available. Saved templates appear in your template tools so you can reuse the design later.
Signed-in users can open **Your Templates** on the Templates page to see saved templates separately from the public catalog.
Saved custom templates come with the Pro and Agency plans and with a trial. Pro includes up to 25 saved custom templates, Agency includes up to 100, and a trial includes up to 25. Free and Starter accounts can use public templates, but saving reusable custom templates requires Pro, Agency, or a trial.
Saved templates keep the reusable slide structure and deck-level settings that are available for that template, so starting from the template can preserve more of the intended format and shared design behavior.
Use a saved template when you want to create a new carousel from that design. Open it in the editor when you want to update the reusable template itself.
Template generation now treats template text more carefully. Fixed labels, step markers, button text, and generated content areas can be handled as different slot types, so new carousels are less likely to overwrite template chrome or leave generated copy cut off.
Template text styling is also preserved more consistently during generation, including explicit text colors, background colors, and font choices when the template defines them.
## Template preview and browsing tips [#template-preview-and-browsing-tips]
Use preview before starting when you need to inspect slide structure, typography, image treatment, or the likely shape of the finished carousel.
If a saved preview image is not ready, SlideDrift can render live slides in the preview modal so you can still inspect the template or saved carousel before opening it.
Public view and usage signals can help you choose between similar templates, but they are only one signal. Pick the template that best matches the story you want to tell and the source material you have.
Profession pages may group story variations under one visual style. Use related variations when you like the design but need a different angle, topic, or structure.
## Remix templates [#remix-templates]
A Remix design offers two actions on its card and in its preview:
* **Use template · 30** keeps the design as drawn and writes your content into its own text boxes, including its small labels. Slide numbers are recounted for your deck and photos are chosen for your topic. Remix designs are Pro designs, so this costs 30 credits. Free accounts can use Pro templates twice a day.
* **Recreate · 100** rebuilds the deck in that style around your content with the Remix designer, at the Remix price (100 credits).
Some templates use a guided remix flow. When available, SlideDrift may ask for structure and hook choices before generating the carousel.
With **Recreate**, the Remix designer can design each slide more freely from the design's visual system while keeping the result editable in SlideDrift. Your source and approved outline control the slide count, order, and purpose; the Remix design controls the visual treatment instead of forcing a fixed sequence of stats, quotes, comparisons, or calls to action. When source imagery is available, the remix flow checks that usable images are available and steers the generated deck toward real image modules instead of placeholder image panels.
The Remix designer also checks proof and stat slides against the source. If the source does not include a real number, rating, or measurable proof point, SlideDrift uses more qualitative wording instead of inventing a stat.
Public Remix designs, such as **Cinematic Keynote**, appear in the template catalog with real example slides and preview images before you generate from them.
Review Remix decks carefully before exporting. Check that proof slides are grounded in the source, image modules use real or relevant imagery, optional blocks still support the main story, and selected brand colors or fonts did not reduce readability.
# Troubleshooting (/docs/troubleshooting)
Fix common issues with creating, editing, exporting, and sharing carousels.
Use this page when something does not work as expected.
## A page cannot load your work [#a-page-cannot-load-your-work]
A failed load shows a message and a retry action on Templates, Graphics, Schedule, Analytics, AI Connections, and supported post pickers. Choose **Try again** rather than treating the page as an empty library. If a template opened from a link cannot load in Create, retry it there; Generate waits until the template is available.
If For you cannot load your ideas, refresh for your own niche’s ideas. Suggestions from other niches do not mean your own feed is empty.
## An email sign-in code does not arrive [#an-email-sign-in-code-does-not-arrive]
Check the email address and spam folder. Use **send a new code** after the countdown, then enter the newest code within ten minutes. Choose **Use a different email** if the address was wrong. If Google sign-in fails, follow the recovery message or use email sign-in.
If the page says there have been too many code requests or attempts, wait an hour before trying again. If it says the code has expired or had too many guesses, request a new code when allowed.
To end all your account sessions, choose **Edit profile** from the account menu to open Account settings and choose **Sign out everywhere**. This includes the browser you are using.
## A URL does not generate well [#a-url-does-not-generate-well]
Try copying the important text from the page and using [Create from text or notes](/docs/create/from-text).
Some pages block extraction, require login, or load content in a way that is hard to read automatically.
## The carousel is too generic [#the-carousel-is-too-generic]
Add more direction to your source:
* Who the carousel is for.
* What the reader should learn.
* What tone you want.
* Which points matter most.
See [Improve generation results](/docs/create/improve-results).
## Generation stops before finishing [#generation-stops-before-finishing]
If generation fails or the connection ends before it finishes, the editor keeps the failure visible and offers recovery from the saved source. Retry from the same carousel when offered. Review or save any local edits first if retry is blocked. Placeholder slides are not finished content; do not export them as a completed deck.
If a returning guest needs an extra security check, complete the check when SlideDrift asks for it and let the generation continue. Do not open several new generations for the same idea while one is still waiting or finishing.
## Export fails [#export-fails]
Check that:
* You are signed in.
* The carousel still exists.
* The deck has slides.
* You have completed any required verification.
* The export service is available.
In development mode, export is not available.
If the export fails before a file or share link is delivered, SlideDrift should not count that attempt against the delivered export allowance.
## An export shows earlier carousel settings [#an-export-shows-earlier-carousel-settings]
Save your latest changes in the editor, then export again. A new export uses the saved carousel settings, including supported header, footer, and branding choices. A file you already downloaded does not update itself.
## A share link shows the wrong content [#a-share-link-shows-the-wrong-content]
Open the carousel in the editor, make sure the latest version is saved, and generate the share link again.
If an embed shows old content, refresh the share link from Export and replace the iframe code on the destination page if needed.
## The editor says a newer version is saved [#the-editor-says-a-newer-version-is-saved]
Keep the tab open. Your current edits are still visible, but autosave is paused so SlideDrift does not overwrite the newer saved version by accident.
Choose **Open latest in new tab** to compare the saved version against the edits in your current tab. If the message appeared after another tab saved changes, use **Keep this tab's version** only when you are sure the current tab should replace the newer saved copy. If the message appeared while generation was still running, wait for generation to finish and choose **Check again**.
If the editor offers **Restore edits**, it found a local recovery copy from this browser session. Restore it when navigation interrupted autosave, then save again after reviewing the deck.
## Credits look wrong [#credits-look-wrong]
Open the credits page and review recent activity. Credit usage is recorded by action type. If usage cannot load, SlideDrift shows that credits are unavailable rather than showing zero. Retry before deciding that you have run out.
If a plan limit blocks an action, check [Credits and billing](/docs/credits-and-billing) for the current limits on brand profiles, LinkedIn accounts, saved custom templates, exports, and paid actions.
## LinkedIn scheduling is unavailable [#linkedin-scheduling-is-unavailable]
Check that you are signed in, on a plan that includes LinkedIn scheduling, and using a connected LinkedIn profile or Company Page within your plan limit.
If **Publish now** is disabled, SlideDrift should explain when posting is not enabled for the selected account type in the current environment. Use scheduling or draft saving when those actions are available.
If a post shows **Retrying**, LinkedIn had a temporary problem and SlideDrift tries again automatically. Choose **Try now** to publish it straight away. Reconnect LinkedIn only when the post is marked failed with a connection issue; the post row then offers **Reconnect**.
Company Pages require a Pro or Agency plan. If no pages appear after connecting LinkedIn, confirm your LinkedIn user has admin access to the page you want to schedule from.
## You still need help [#you-still-need-help]
Open [Support](/support) to browse common help paths or email support.
When emailing, include your account email, the carousel or page where the issue happened, what you expected to happen, and any error message or export file issue.
# Use free LinkedIn tools (/docs/create/free-tools)
Use SlideDrift's free tools to format, preview, size-check, draft, and plan LinkedIn content before creating a carousel.
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. The planning tools answer in one step. The hook and idea tools show the answer you pick as a text post, an image and a carousel, so you can post it the way that suits it.
Formatting, previewing, sizing, and counting work in the browser and do not need an account. The idea, hook, outline, brief, and angle tools, the post generator, and the AI hashtag suggestions use AI. Visitors get three free AI runs a day without an account, and signed-in accounts get 20, without using credits.
SlideDrift also provides a [Google Docs and Sheets planning template pack](/google-carousel-templates) when you want a copyable planner, blog-to-carousel brief, hook swipe sheet, or founder content calendar before generating a deck.
## Available tools [#available-tools]
* [LinkedIn Text Formatter](/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](/tools/linkedin-post-preview): 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](/tools/linkedin-carousel-size): Check carousel dimensions, aspect ratio, slide count guidance, and PDF export basics before designing or uploading a document post.
* [LinkedIn Post Generator](/tools/linkedin-post-generator): Write a LinkedIn post from a topic or your own notes, with a tone, audience, and optional ending, then edit it, copy it, or send it to the formatter, preview tool, or Create.
* [LinkedIn Character Counter](/tools/linkedin-character-counter): Check character count, word count, line count, hashtag count, and warning thresholds before publishing or repurposing a post.
* [LinkedIn Hashtag Generator](/tools/linkedin-hashtag-generator): Pick and copy a focused hashtag set from a topic or industry, with optional AI suggestions.
* [LinkedIn Carousel Brief Generator](/tools/linkedin-carousel-brief-generator): Turn a rough idea into a seven-slide plan: a cover hook, five slides, and a closing line.
* [LinkedIn Carousel Idea Generator](/tools/linkedin-carousel-idea-generator): Say what you do and get ten ideas for your field, each ready as a text post, an image or a carousel.
* [Carousel Outline Builder](/tools/carousel-outline-builder): Turn a rough idea or your notes into a cover, slide-by-slide outline, and closing line.
* [LinkedIn Hook Generator](/tools/linkedin-hook-generator): Get ten hooks for a topic, each ready as a text post, an image or a carousel.
* [Blog-to-Carousel Angle Finder](/tools/blog-to-carousel-angle-finder): Paste a link, article, newsletter, or notes and see three carousels it could become.
The [Tools](/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.
## Plan a carousel in one step [#plan-a-carousel-in-one-step]
The idea, hook, outline, brief, and angle tools each ask one question:
* The Idea Generator asks what you do.
* The Hook Generator, Outline Builder, and Brief Generator ask what the carousel is about. You can paste a rough idea or your notes.
* The Angle Finder asks for a link, an article, a newsletter, or your notes. It reads a public link when you run it. If a page can't be read, paste the text instead.
You can also say who the carousel is for, and what you do on the outline and brief tools. Both are optional, and the tools remember them on your device for next time.
Each tool opens with a labelled example of a real answer. When you run it, the answer usually arrives in under ten seconds. An outline or brief shows as its cover and slides, and each angle as its cover with its first slides. Use **Look** to try the slides in different colours. When you are signed in, the first look uses your default Brand Kit's colours.
## One answer, three kinds of post [#one-answer-three-kinds-of-post]
The Hook Generator and the Idea Generator list their ten answers. Pick one to see it three ways, drawn as it would look on LinkedIn:
* **Text post.** Choose **Write the post** and the AI writes a full post that opens with your hook or idea. It uses one of your free runs. Then copy it or open it in the Text Formatter. Signed in, **Schedule** opens a new post with the text filled in.
* **Image.** The line drawn as a 4:5 image in your colours, in the browser, so it costs nothing. Choose **Download image**, or, signed in, **Schedule** to open a new post with the image attached.
* **Carousel.** Its cover as a LinkedIn document. **Make this carousel** opens Create with the line as the cover and title.
The Outline Builder and the Brief Generator can also turn the plan into a text post, and each angle in the Angle Finder can become one. The Post Generator shows its post's opening line as an image and a carousel too.
## Format LinkedIn text [#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.
The Text Formatter, Post Preview Tool, and Character Counter share one post editor. Switch between **Formatter**, **Post preview**, and **Character counter** at the top, and your text comes with you, also when you open one of the other two pages.
You can paste a draft, select text and make it bold, italic, underlined, or struck through (⌘B, ⌘I, and ⌘U work too), add bullets or a numbered list, add a separator line, clean up line breaks, and undo any change. Bold and italic use the sans style that matches LinkedIn's own type; bold italic, serif, and monospace styles are under **Aa**. The preview shows the post as LinkedIn's feed draws it on a phone or a computer, light or dark, cut at **…more** where the feed cuts it, and tells you about how many characters show before the cut. The editor works in the browser and does not require an account.
The formatter uses stylized Unicode characters for bold, italic, monospace, underlined, 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 **Make a carousel from this post**. Create opens with the post in its box as plain text, without the styled letters, so you can choose a template and generate a visual carousel from the same post. Signed in, **Schedule** opens a new post with the text filled in.
## Preview and check LinkedIn posts [#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 an optional author name, headline, and photo, show the post with a carousel cover, images, or a link-preview placeholder, compare phone and desktop previews, check where the **…more** cut falls, review hashtags, and copy the final text. Photos and images stay in your browser.
Use the LinkedIn Character Counter when length is the main question. It checks characters, words, lines, and hashtags against practical warning thresholds, shows about how much of a post appears before **…more**, and also checks the limits for comments, headlines, About sections, and connection notes. Bold and italic letters and most emoji count as two characters there, the strict count, so text that fits there fits on LinkedIn.
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. SlideDrift carousels are already 1080 x 1350, so **Create a carousel** opens Create ready for your content.
## Draft posts and hashtags [#draft-posts-and-hashtags]
Use the LinkedIn Post Generator when the output should stay as a text post first. Give it a topic or paste your notes and examples, then choose the tone, audience, and optional ending. It keeps your own points and shapes them into a post. Edit the draft in place, copy it, send it to the formatter or preview tool, or, signed in, choose **Schedule**. Its opening line can also become an image or a carousel.
Use the LinkedIn Hashtag Generator when you need a focused set of hashtags for a post or carousel caption. Choose from the suggestions, or choose **Get AI hashtags** for a set tailored to your topic. Copy the selected tags, preview them with the rest of the post, or choose **Create a carousel** to start a carousel on the same topic.
## Use a tool result in Create [#use-a-tool-result-in-create]
1. Open the tool that matches what you already have.
2. Run it, or start from its example.
3. Choose **Make this carousel** on the hook, idea, outline, brief, angle, or post you want.
4. Review what the tool put in Create's box before generating.
Create receives your material, not instructions. A hook or idea arrives as the first line, which becomes the carousel's title, followed by what it is about. An outline or brief adds its slides and closing line. A post arrives as the post. When the Angle Finder read a link, Create gets the link and reads the page itself, with the angle you chose as its direction.
Everything stays editable. You can change the text, choose a template, adjust generation preferences, and then generate the carousel. Generating it costs the same as any other carousel.
## Free runs [#free-runs]
Visitors get three free AI runs a day across the free tools, without an account. Each run answers the whole question at once. When the day's runs are used, the tool says when they come back, and a free account lets you keep going.
Signed in, the tools don't use credits. Free accounts and trials get 20 runs a day. Paid plans include a monthly allowance of runs, which resets at 00:00 UTC on the first day of each month, and then the same 20 a day. What you have left shows next to the run button.
## When to use each tool [#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 brief generator when a rough idea should move directly toward a short slide plan.
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.
## Keep your work through sign-up [#keep-your-work-through-sign-up]
When a hook or post tool asks you to sign up, your current inputs and result can return to the same tool after sign-in when browser storage is available. Finish sign-in in the same browser within 30 minutes. If SlideDrift cannot keep the work, allow browser storage or copy it before leaving.
# Create from a PDF (/docs/create/from-pdf)
Process a PDF once, then use or reuse it as the source for a carousel from a Standard template or a Remix design.
Use a PDF source when the material you want to turn into a carousel is stored in a document rather than on a public webpage.
PDF sources are available on paid plans and during a trial. SlideDrift extracts the document text and supported visuals before generation, then saves the processed source to your account so you can reuse it without paying the PDF processing charge again. On the Free plan, paste the text you need into the input box instead.
## Process a new PDF [#process-a-new-pdf]
1. Start from the box on the homepage or open [Create](/create), then select **+** (Add source) and choose **PDF**.
2. Select **Upload PDF** and choose a file from your device. SlideDrift checks it and shows the page count and processing cost.
3. Select the button that shows the cost, such as **Process for 20**, to process and save the document.
4. Add an instruction for the carousel, choose any template or Brand Kit options, and select **Generate**.
5. Review the result in the editor.
PDF processing costs 2 credits per page, with a 20-credit minimum, so a PDF of up to 10 pages costs 20 credits. Carousel generation is charged separately, and SlideDrift shows both costs before charging them. If processing fails before the PDF is saved, you aren't charged.
## Reuse a processed PDF [#reuse-a-processed-pdf]
Documents you processed earlier are listed in the same **PDF** panel, under **Upload PDF**. Choose one to attach it again. Reusing the saved source has no additional PDF processing charge, although the new carousel still uses the normal generation credits.
You can search your saved PDFs by title or filename. When you have more than five, **View all** opens the full **Saved PDFs** list. Delete a saved source from its menu when you no longer need it; using that document again later will require another upload and processing charge.
## Standard templates and Remix designs [#standard-templates-and-remix-designs]
A processed PDF can ground a carousel from a Standard template or a Remix design, whether you use the design as drawn (**Use template · 30**) or have the Remix designer recreate it (**Recreate · 100**). SlideDrift uses the extracted document as the source and can pass supported document visuals into the generation flow.
For important documents, check the finished deck against the original PDF before exporting. Extraction helps ground the draft, but it does not replace a factual review.
## Limits and privacy [#limits-and-privacy]
* PDF sources require a signed-in account on a paid plan or a trial.
* A PDF can be up to 50 MB and 100 pages. Split a longer document and upload the part you need.
* Password-protected PDFs are not supported.
* The file must fit within your account storage limit.
* Only upload documents you are allowed to process and store.
Avoid confidential, regulated, or sensitive documents. See [Privacy and data](/docs/privacy-and-data) for the general source-safety guidance.
# Create from text or notes (/docs/create/from-text)
Turn pasted text, notes, outlines, or rough ideas into a carousel.
Use text input when your source is not a public URL.
This is useful for drafts, notes, call summaries, outlines, or ideas that only exist in your own workspace.
## Create from text [#create-from-text]
1. Open [Create](/create).
2. Paste your notes, outline, draft, or idea into the input box.
3. Add a short instruction if the source needs direction.
4. Generate the carousel.
5. Review and edit the result.
## Helpful input format [#helpful-input-format]
You can paste messy notes, but a little structure helps:
```text
Audience: SaaS founders
Goal: Explain why onboarding emails fail
Tone: Practical and direct
Points:
- Most teams send too much too soon
- The first email should help users reach one win
- Follow-ups should respond to user behavior
```
## Keep one job per carousel [#keep-one-job-per-carousel]
If your notes cover several topics, split them into separate generations. One focused source usually creates a cleaner carousel than one overloaded source.
# Create from a URL (/docs/create/from-url)
Turn a public article, blog post, newsletter, or webpage into a carousel.
Use a URL when your source material is already published online.
SlideDrift reads the page, extracts the source content, and uses it to generate an editable carousel.
With the [SlideDrift Chrome extension](/chrome-extension), you can capture the current article, selected text, a link, a video URL, or your own transcript notes into a structured brief before opening Create.
## Create from a URL [#create-from-a-url]
1. Open [Create](/create).
2. Paste the public URL into the input box.
3. Choose any available template, brand, story, or planning options you want to use.
4. Generate the carousel.
5. Review the deck in the editor.
## Add direction beside a link [#add-direction-beside-a-link]
Paste a public link with notes about the audience, angle, or points to keep. SlideDrift reads the linked page and keeps your notes alongside it. A link inside brackets or parentheses is also recognised. Review any claims in the result against your source.
When the Chrome extension sends selected text or a video brief, that text stays the source even when it includes a source URL. SlideDrift does not expand a selection into the whole page or fetch a video transcript. Whole-page captures still read the linked page.
## What URLs work best [#what-urls-work-best]
Use pages with readable article-style content, such as:
* Blog posts.
* Articles.
* Newsletters published on the web.
* Long-form landing pages with a clear argument.
Pages that depend heavily on logins, scripts, popups, or private access may not extract cleanly.
## If the URL does not work [#if-the-url-does-not-work]
If SlideDrift cannot read the page, copy the important text from the source and use [Create from text or notes](/docs/create/from-text) instead.
This is also a better option when the page contains private, gated, or messy content.
For videos, SlideDrift works best when you paste notes or transcript text you have permission to use. The Chrome extension can pass a video URL and title into Create, but it does not fetch or scrape captions for you.
# Improve generation results (/docs/create/improve-results)
Get better carousel drafts by improving the source, direction, and review process.
If the first generated carousel is not quite right, you usually do not need to start over from nothing.
First check whether the source was clear enough, then decide whether to adjust the input or edit the deck directly.
## Improve the source [#improve-the-source]
Before generating again, make sure the source has:
* A clear audience.
* One main idea.
* Specific examples or points.
* A useful takeaway.
If the source is vague, SlideDrift has to make more decisions for you.
For claims, stats, ratings, and other proof points, include the real number in the source. The Remix designer avoids presenting unsupported numeric proof as a stat slide, so grounded evidence gives the draft stronger material to use.
For template-based generation, SlideDrift also tries to fit generated text as complete thoughts inside the selected design. Short, specific source material still works best because it gives the generator enough detail without forcing long copy into compact template slots.
## Add a short instruction [#add-a-short-instruction]
Add one or two lines before your source:
```text
Create a practical carousel for early-stage founders.
Make the opening slide specific and avoid generic motivation.
```
This helps SlideDrift understand what kind of carousel you want.
## Use Plan Mode when useful [#use-plan-mode-when-useful]
When available, Plan Mode creates an editable outline before the slides are generated. Use it when you want to review the structure first.
Plan Mode is most useful for longer sources, important posts, or content where the story order matters.
In **Review outline**, you can:
* Edit each slide title and key point.
* Add or remove supported content slides and reorder the middle of the story.
* Choose **Photo**, **Stock**, or **Text only** for each slide.
* Upload a photo or select one from your media library when a slide should use a specific image.
Choose **Generate slides** when the outline is ready, or **Skip review** to continue without changes. If outline preparation fails, you can retry it or generate without the outline. PDF sources continue through the same review step after processing, including when you recreate a Remix design.
## Edit instead of regenerating [#edit-instead-of-regenerating]
If the structure is good but a few slides need work, edit the deck in the [editor](/docs/editor) rather than generating a new carousel.
If you open a carousel while generation is still finishing, wait for the loading placeholders to be replaced before making final edits. SlideDrift guards against saving placeholder text as finished copy, but the best review point is after the generated slide text has loaded.
## Review the first slide [#review-the-first-slide]
Before polishing the whole deck, check whether the opening slide gives people a reason to keep reading.
Look for:
* A specific promise instead of a generic topic.
* A clear audience, problem, or outcome.
* Wording that is easy to understand at a glance.
* Enough curiosity that slide two feels worth opening.
If the first slide feels too broad, edit the headline directly in the editor or add a sharper instruction before regenerating. For more examples, see [LinkedIn carousel first slide examples](/blog/linkedin-carousel-first-slide-examples).
# Create carousels (/docs/create)
Start a new carousel from a URL, pasted text, notes, a PDF, or a template.
The [Create](/create) page is where you start a new carousel.
You can paste a public URL, write directly into the input box, or use a PDF source on a paid plan or during a trial. You can also start from a template when you want a specific visual direction.
You can also start from a structured brief created elsewhere, such as a free planning tool, a use-case page, the [Chrome extension](/chrome-extension), or the Google Docs and Sheets planning templates.
On desktop, the create input can focus itself when the page is ready and may rotate example prompts while it is empty. The examples are only suggestions; replace them with your own URL, notes, or idea before generating.
If the input is empty or too short, choose **Generate** to see what is missing. SlideDrift keeps the action available so a missing topic or invalid URL is explained instead of looking like an account or plan restriction.
## Main ways to start [#main-ways-to-start]
* [Create from a URL](/docs/create/from-url) when the source is a public article or page.
* [Create from text or notes](/docs/create/from-text) when the source is private, unpublished, or rough.
* [Create from a PDF](/docs/create/from-pdf) when you want to process and reuse a document as the source.
* [Use free planning tools](/docs/create/free-tools) when you need a topic, hook, outline, or source angle before generating.
* [Start from a use case](/docs/create/use-cases) when you want the carousel shaped around a goal such as personal branding, thought leadership, repurposing, agency work, or employee advocacy.
* [Improve generation results](/docs/create/improve-results) when the first draft needs more direction.
## Optional controls [#optional-controls]
Depending on your account and selected template, the create box may show extra controls for source, template, brand, story mode, quality, format, slide count, imagery, or Plan Mode.
Use these when you want more control before the carousel is generated.
Selected options appear as chips above the input. Remove a chip when you want to clear that selection before generating.
### Add, replace, or remove a source [#add-replace-or-remove-a-source]
Open the source menu to switch between a URL, PDF, or another supported input. Removing the active source clears that selection while keeping your written instruction available.
### Add source images before generation [#add-source-images-before-generation]
Use the Photos control to upload owned images or select suitable images from your media library. Arrange the selected images before generation so SlideDrift can use them as source material for image-led slides.
When you choose a template from the Create controls or a template card, the selected template stays visible as a removable cue so you can confirm the design direction before you generate.
When you do not choose a template, SlideDrift still starts from the default Light design direction so the first draft has a consistent structure and visual baseline.
Use the preferences control to choose the slide count, output format, and image density before generation. SlideDrift supports 5 to 12 slides, common carousel formats such as 1:1, 4:5, and 9:16, and image preferences from text-led to image-rich.
Some certified remix templates use a fixed 4:5 portrait format so the generated carousel can stay inside the certified design system. Sign in before generating with those templates.
Use optional controls deliberately:
* Choose a template when you want a specific visual structure.
* Choose a brand profile when the deck should use your colors, fonts, tone, logo, handle, website, or tagline.
* Choose a story mode when the same source could become a checklist, mistakes post, framework, case study, hot take, or another narrative shape.
* Choose imagery level based on whether the source has strong visuals and whether the deck should be image-led or mostly text-led.
* Use Plan Mode when you want to inspect or adjust the proposed structure before SlideDrift designs the deck.
### Review the outline before SlideDrift designs the deck [#review-the-outline-before-slidedrift-designs-the-deck]
Enable **Review outline before generating** when the sequence matters. You can rewrite a proposed slide, add another step, and approve the final structure before full slide generation begins.
## After generation [#after-generation]
SlideDrift opens the carousel in the editor. From there, you can edit text, adjust design, work with images, apply brand settings, export, or create a share link.
Signed-in users may also see recent carousels on the Create page. Use those shortcuts to return to a draft or open a previous carousel without leaving the create flow.
During generation, the editor may show the deck structure before every slide is finished. Placeholder text and preview slides are replaced as real slide content arrives, so you can see progress without waiting for the whole carousel to complete.
Create also labels the active waiting stage while it reads the source and drafts the slides. For standard generation, the status keeps the usual 15-30 second expectation visible and opens the editor when the draft is ready.
The editor now shows generation progress directly on the canvas and briefly confirms when the deck is ready to edit.
If a generation is interrupted while placeholder slides are still visible, SlideDrift can continue the active generation instead of treating those placeholders as finished slide text. Saves and exports should use the generated copy once it arrives.
If the generation connection closes before SlideDrift receives a completion event, the editor shows an error instead of silently treating the partial draft as finished. Start the generation again when that happens.
Signed-in generation checks available credits before starting. If your account does not have enough credits, SlideDrift blocks generation before the draft begins.
Guests can start creating before signing up. If you have already created a guest carousel and SlideDrift needs an extra security check, the check appears only after you try to generate again and then continues the request once it is complete.
When you generate from a saved or system template, SlideDrift uses the template's text slots to keep fixed labels, structural prompts, and generated body copy in their intended roles. That helps generated text fit the design without cutting sentences mid-thought.
When the Remix designer uses source imagery, SlideDrift favors real image regions that can be filled with usable source or curated stock images. That helps image-led remix decks avoid empty placeholder panels when the original source has little or unreliable imagery.
Review proof and stat slides before publishing. The Remix designer avoids inventing unsupported numbers when the source does not include a real proof point, but you should still check that every measurable claim is backed by the source you provided.
# Post ideas from your material (/docs/create/post-ideas)
Turn notes, a link, or an idea into a mix of LinkedIn drafts.
Use **Post ideas** on Home, or open [Post ideas](/ideas), when you have material but want help choosing what to post. It suggests five ideas in a mix of carousels, image posts, text posts, and polls. Signed-in Home starts with Post ideas; choose **Carousel** when you want to make a deck directly. Links carrying a carousel brief, template, or Brand Kit choice open the Carousel composer.
## Draft your ideas [#draft-your-ideas]
1. Paste your notes, a public article link, or a short idea.
2. Choose the post formats you want in the mix.
3. Choose who the posts are for and what you want readers to do next. Use a suggested answer or write your own.
4. Choose **Quick**, **Standard**, or **Deep** for the carousel depth.
5. Enter your website for your brand, or pick a look.
6. Review the ideas in their LinkedIn-style previews. Tick the ones you want to make. On a carousel card, you can change the suggested design or cover photo when those choices are available.
While ideas are being drafted, the page shows **Writing your post ideas** and preview outlines for the selected formats. Wait for the suggestions before choosing posts to make.
**More ideas** adds different angles from the same material. You can also change the material and draft a new set. Edited notes stay available when you leave and return in the same browser, provided browser storage is available.
Drafting ideas uses no credits. Daily limits apply, and guests may be asked to complete a security check or create an account to continue.
## Make the selected posts [#make-the-selected-posts]
Choose **Make posts** with the number you have ticked. Guests create an account or sign in first; keep the same browser and allow browser storage so your choices can return after sign-in. Your email must be confirmed before posts can be made.
Carousels cost 30 credits each and follow the Free account's limit of two Pro-template carousels a day. Text, image, and poll drafts made through Post ideas use no credits. Check the total shown before making them. These prices apply to this workflow; other tools and For you can have different costs.
SlideDrift uses your existing default Brand Kit when you have one. Otherwise it tries to create a kit from the website or look you chose, within your plan limit. If the website cannot be read, it uses a preset look and tells you what happened.
The selected posts are saved as drafts without a day or posting time. Carousels may still show **Writing** while generation finishes. A refused or failed idea shows **Not made** with its reason; review that message before trying again.
## Review and schedule [#review-and-schedule]
Choose **Keep as drafts** to return to Home, or **Schedule drafts** to open the Drafts panel in Schedule. Review the words, images, poll options, and completed carousel before choosing an account and time.
Making drafts does not publish them. Connecting LinkedIn and scheduling require a paid plan or an active trial. See [LinkedIn scheduling](/docs/export/linkedin-scheduling) for account limits and publishing costs.
For weekly news and followed articles instead of your own material, use [For you](/docs/create/this-week).
# For you and blog feeds (/docs/create/this-week)
Get post suggestions from your niche's weekly news and the blogs you follow, then edit, schedule or turn them into carousels.
**For you** is a feed of post suggestions for signed-in users: ideas from this week's news for your niche, and new posts from the blogs and newsletters you follow. Each suggestion is shown the way the post looks on LinkedIn.
## Get weekly ideas for your niche [#get-weekly-ideas-for-your-niche]
1. Open **For you** in the app menu, under Home.
2. Choose **Following** at the top of the page and pick your niche. Until you follow something, the first card in the feed, **Make this feed yours**, opens the same panel.
3. Review the source and date shown with each idea.
4. For a text post, choose **Edit** to open it in the scheduling composer, or **Schedule** to open it with your next suggested posting time filled in. Nothing is posted until you schedule or publish it there.
5. For an image post, **Edit** and **Schedule** work the same way, with the image attached. An image post is a text post whose story has a key figure, drawn as an image in your Brand Kit colours. The image is saved to your media library when you open it in the composer, so it counts toward your storage.
6. For a carousel idea, choose **Make carousel** to start it in Create with the idea's brief and source, or **Edit** to review the brief and template first. The button shows what the carousel costs before you press it.
Free accounts see three ideas each week. Paid plans and active trials see the complete weekly set. The ideas are starting points based on current US news for the selected niche, and others in the same niche see the same examples, so review the source and make each post your own before publishing. When you pick a niche that has no ideas yet that week, SlideDrift looks for its news straight away, and your first ideas usually arrive within a few minutes. Until then, and in a week when your niche has none, For you shows the best idea from each niche other people follow.
Turn on the Monday email under **Following** to get three of the week's ideas in your inbox every Monday. The email shows a preview of the post each idea can become. Each idea's buttons open it in For you: a text or image post opens in the scheduling composer, and a carousel idea opens on its card, where you see the price before anything starts. You can turn the email off there or use the unsubscribe link in an email.
## More like this and Not for me [#more-like-this-and-not-for-me]
Each idea has **More like this** and **Not for me**:
* **More like this** moves ideas from the same news site, and in the same format (carousel or text post), higher in your feed from then on.
* **Not for me** hides that idea and moves similar ones lower. On a post from a blog you follow, it just hides the post.
* **Undo** takes either one back.
On a Free account this also decides which three of the week's ideas you see.
## Follow a blog or newsletter [#follow-a-blog-or-newsletter]
Choose **Following** at the top of **For you** and paste a public blog or newsletter address. You can paste the site's address or its RSS or Atom feed. Choose **Ideas · free** to keep new articles as suggestions, or **Made for me** to make posts automatically. Pick the post type, how many to make, and a carousel template when needed, then review the credit cost before choosing **Follow**. To change these choices later, choose **Edit** next to the blog you follow. SlideDrift checks working feeds about once an hour. Posts already present when you add the feed can appear in For you, but they do not create automatic drafts.
Feed limits are:
* Free: 1 feed.
* Starter: 3 feeds.
* Pro: 10 feeds.
* Agency: 50 feeds.
An active trial uses the feed limit of the plan selected for after the trial.
## Choose what happens to a new post [#choose-what-happens-to-a-new-post]
**Ideas · free** is free. A new post appears in **For you**, where you can choose what to make from the article:
* **Write post** creates a saved LinkedIn text post for 5 credits, in your default brand kit's tone and writing guidance when it has them. When the article contains a usable figure, SlideDrift also turns that figure into an image in your Brand Kit colours. The finished post stays in For you with **Edit** and **Schedule**; either button opens the scheduling composer with the text and image, when there is one, ready to review.
* **Make carousel** sends the article to Create and starts the carousel at Create's normal price.
* **Edit** opens Create with the article so you can choose a template before making the carousel.
SlideDrift charges for **Write post** only after the post has been written and saved. If it fails, no credits are used and you can try again. Nothing is generated in the background unless you choose the automatic option below.
**Made for me** creates saved posts automatically from new articles. Choose the format:
* **Best fit** picks a text post, image post, or carousel to suit each article.
* **Carousel** makes a draft in your chosen template. Choose **Change** to browse available gallery templates, saved designs, or your own templates.
* **Text** writes a text post from the article.
* **Image** makes an image post from the article's key figure, or a text post when there is no suitable figure.
Text and image posts cost 5 credits each. Carousels use the normal generation price: 10 credits for Standard, 30 for a Pro template, or 100 for a Fast Remix template. Automatic posts use your default Brand Kit where supported, including its writing guidance; carousel drafts also use its colours, fonts, and identity details where the design has a place for them.
Choose **1 a week**, **3 a week**, **1 a day**, or **All** for each blog. Weekly limits count the last seven days, and daily limits count the last 24 hours. **All** still allows at most three automatic posts per blog in 24 hours, with text, image, and carousel posts counted together. New follows start with **1 a week**; existing blogs keep their previous setting until you change it. Articles beyond the limit stay available as free ideas.
The panel shows the weekly credit ceiling for a fixed limit, or an estimate based on the blog's recent pace for **All**. Open that cost line for the breakdown. Publishing a carousel costs another 20 credits; publishing text or image posts is free.
Credits are reserved when an automatic post starts, charged when it is ready, and released if generation fails. If the account cannot cover the post, SlideDrift leaves the article available without starting it. Ready posts stay in **For you** with **Edit** and **Schedule**. Review them before publishing; automatic creation does not publish them. When ready-email delivery is available for a carousel draft, the email links to the same places.
Open a generated draft in the editor to review its wording, layout, images, and source before exporting or scheduling it.
# Start from a use case (/docs/create/use-cases)
Use SlideDrift use-case pages to start a carousel from the kind of content you already have.
SlideDrift use-case pages help you start with the goal behind the carousel, not only the source format.
Use them when you know what the carousel is for, such as personal branding, thought leadership, content repurposing, agency work, or employee advocacy.
## How use-case pages work [#how-use-case-pages-work]
1. Open [Use Cases](/use-cases).
2. Choose the page that matches your goal.
3. Paste a URL, note, rough idea, framework, article, memo, or company update.
4. Or choose one of the example starting points on the page.
5. Select **Generate carousel**.
6. Review the imported brief in [Create](/create), then generate the editable carousel.
The use-case page prepares the brief. The Create page still handles generation, template selection, preferences, editing, and export.
Each page also shows the source-to-carousel transformation more clearly. Review the example input, the resulting carousel direction, the before-and-after LinkedIn post preview, and example deck ideas before choosing a starting point. Related planning tools and templates are grouped on the same page when you want another route into Create.
After the brief opens in Create, review it before generating. You can still change the source, choose a template, apply a brand profile, adjust generation preferences, or remove a selected option chip before creating the deck.
## Agency client workflow [#agency-client-workflow]
Use the [Agencies](/use-cases/agencies) use case when you are turning client briefs, campaign angles, launch notes, public articles, or approved source text into a review-ready carousel draft.
For client work, prepare the source before generating:
* Name the client audience and post goal.
* Include the approved source material or URL.
* Add the main point, proof points, forbidden claims, tone, and CTA.
* Choose a client [brand profile](/docs/brand-kit) when the carousel should use that client's colors, fonts, logo, handle, website, or tagline.
After generation, review the carousel before sending it to a client. Check that the opening slide is specific, the proof points are supported by the source, the copy matches the client's voice, and the design uses the intended brand profile or template direction.
When the deck is approved, use [PDF export](/docs/export/pdf) for a LinkedIn document post. If you use [LinkedIn scheduling](/docs/export/linkedin-scheduling), save a draft when the caption, target account, posting time, or final PDF still needs approval.
## What gets imported into Create [#what-gets-imported-into-create]
The imported brief includes the use case, your source text, and a prompt direction for the carousel.
When the page includes an example transformation, you can also open that example in SlideDrift. This sends the example input and slide direction into Create so you can see how the workflow starts.
## When to use a use case [#when-to-use-a-use-case]
Use a use case when the format of the source is less important than the outcome.
For example:
* Use personal branding when you want to turn a story, lesson, or opinion into a profile-building carousel.
* Use thought leadership when you want to explain a point of view or framework.
* Use content repurposing when you already have an article, newsletter, webinar, or long-form source.
* Use agency or employee advocacy pages when the carousel needs to support a client, team, or company workflow.
If you only need help finding a topic, hook, outline, or article angle before generation, use the [free planning tools](/docs/create/free-tools) instead.
Use-case pages work best when the outcome is clear. If you only have a broad topic, start with the idea generator, hook generator, outline builder, or angle finder first, then bring the stronger brief into Create.
# Create a graphic (/docs/editor/ai-covers)
Start from a carousel cover design, change the headline and imagery, then download it or apply it to slide 1.
Use **Graphics** when you need a standalone LinkedIn graphic, such as a carousel cover or a single-image post, without rebuilding a full deck. In the editor, **Cover Creator** makes the same kind of graphic for slide 1.
The public [Graphics library](https://slidedrift.com/covers) includes searchable carousel cover designs, post-type filters, individual design pages, and profession-specific variations. Design pages show more designs from the same collection, and **Recreate this cover** keeps the exact variation you selected. You can also open Cover Creator from slide 1 in the editor.
## Create a standalone graphic [#create-a-standalone-graphic]
1. Open [Graphics](https://slidedrift.com/covers). Signed in, it is under **Explore → Graphics**.
2. Write the change you want in the prompt.
3. Choose a source. Browse the design library, or select **Use my images** to start from one to three images you own.
4. Add any reference images, color direction, brand profile, or output-size choice you need.
5. Select **Generate graphic** and compare the result with the starting design.
6. Download the finished image, or choose **Build a carousel around it** to continue in Create.
You can prepare the instruction before signing in. SlideDrift asks you to sign up or sign in when you generate the result.
Standalone generations are saved under **Library → Graphics**. Reopening or downloading a graphic you already generated does not cost generation credits.
When you start from your own images, choose existing files from the media library or upload new ones, then describe the graphic you want SlideDrift to create. You do not need to choose a library design first. With no palette selected, the generated design can draw its colors from the source images; you can still apply a saved brand profile or custom colors instead.
## Apply a style to an existing photo [#apply-a-style-to-an-existing-photo]
Use the separate [Photo Styles guide](/docs/editor/image-styles) when you want to apply a fixed visual treatment to one or more photographs. Each source photo creates its own styled image, which you can download or use as the starting point for a carousel.
## Create a cover in the editor [#create-a-cover-in-the-editor]
1. Open slide 1 in the editor.
2. Select **Cover Creator** above the slide. The action appears on supported standard cover slides.
3. Choose a design from the cover library or the **Yours** shelf.
4. Describe the changes you want. SlideDrift starts with an instruction based on the current cover headline when one is available.
5. Choose the output size and color direction.
6. Select **Generate cover** and review the result beside the original.
7. Select **Apply to slide 1** when the cover is ready.
Applying a cover replaces slide 1 with the generated image, including its rendered headline. Save a restore point before applying it if you may want the original editable cover elements later.
Each generation costs 80 credits. The cost is shown on the generation button before you run it. Generating another version costs credits again.
## Choose colors and images [#choose-colors-and-images]
The color choices keep three different intentions separate:
* **Original** keeps the selected design's current color direction.
* **My brand** uses colors from the carousel's applied brand profile, or the available saved brand profile.
* **Design's** uses colors detected from the selected design.
When you choose **My brand** or **Design's**, you can remove suggested colors or add a custom color before generating.
Add up to three reference images when you want the graphic to include a headshot, product, or logo. Choose an existing image from your media library or upload a new one.
Each attached image receives a label such as `@image1`. Insert that label into the instruction to make the request specific, for example: “Replace the person with `@image1`.” SlideDrift redraws the reference into the design's visual direction rather than placing it on top unchanged.
Avoid uploading private, sensitive, or confidential images.
## Reuse or revise a previous graphic [#reuse-or-revise-a-previous-graphic]
Open the **Yours** shelf in the editor Cover Creator, or open **Library → Graphics**, to find graphics you generated earlier.
* Select **Use** to apply a saved graphic to slide 1 without generating it again.
* Select **Edit** to use that saved graphic as the starting point for another change. The new generation costs credits.
* In Graphics, select **Edit again** to continue from the current generated graphic rather than returning to the original source.
During the current editing session, generated versions remain available as thumbnails so you can compare them and apply the best result.
## Related guides [#related-guides]
* [Edit slides](/docs/editor/edit-slides)
* [Images and media](/docs/editor/images-and-media)
* [Photo Styles](/docs/editor/image-styles)
* [Brand kits](/docs/brand-kit)
* [Credits and billing](/docs/credits-and-billing)
# Design controls (/docs/editor/design-controls)
Adjust slide format, layout, backgrounds, visual elements, and settings for the whole carousel.
Design controls help you refine the look of a carousel after generation.
Available controls depend on the slide type and template, but the editor supports format changes, slide-level adjustments, Carousel settings, and element-level edits.
## Slide format [#slide-format]
Use the format control when you need a different output size. The editor uses the selected format when previewing and exporting.
## Slide and element controls [#slide-and-element-controls]
Depending on the selected slide or element, you can adjust settings such as:
* Text content.
* Position and sizing.
* Backgrounds.
* Layout and spacing.
* Visual elements.
* Button treatment, size, corners, borders, and colors when the selected block supports button styling.
* Text block width and per-slide margins when those controls are available.
* A slide-level layout image for supported standard slide layouts.
Make design changes after the message is clear. It is easier to polish a strong deck than to rescue a confusing one with styling.
Color controls now use a shared picker across the editor. Depending on the control, you can enter a hex value, adjust opacity, use the visual picker, or choose colors detected from the current slide and carousel.
Selected text can use custom colors instead of only fixed preset swatches. When a text selection is active, the editor can also apply inline highlight, font, size, weight, bold, italic, underline, or clear-formatting changes to just that selection.
Inline highlights are rendered as connected highlight shapes on the canvas and in export views, so multi-word or wrapped highlights look like one continuous mark instead of disconnected blocks.
For supported remix blocks, the properties panel can also change block text, background color, and border color without regenerating the slide.
## Add and style blocks [#add-and-style-blocks]
Open **Blocks** to add text, lists, quotes, calls to action, stats, badges, callouts, charts, images, icons, or dividers to a supported slide.
Lists can use bullets or numbers. Quote sources and stat descriptions are optional: leave the field empty when the supporting line is not needed. Badge and Callout controls can change the background, border, corners, and spacing around the text.
### Add a chart [#add-a-chart]
Open **Blocks** and choose the chart that matches the comparison you want to show:
* **Area** for change and volume over time.
* **Line** for a trend across data points.
* **Bar** for comparing values across categories.
* **Pie** for parts of a whole.
* **Radar** for comparing several dimensions.
* **Radial** for circular values, progress, or stacked rings.
Every chart remains editable in the properties panel. You can change point labels and values, add or remove points, and adjust the color, height, and label size. Style-specific controls include smooth, linear, or stepped lines; area fills; horizontal or vertical bars; pie or donut shapes; radar grids; radial layouts and gauges; legends and centre totals; axes, grid weight, and point markers where available.
The designed-slide library also includes data layouts with editable charts. Use these when you want a complete starting composition instead of adding a chart to an existing slide.
### Find an icon [#find-an-icon]
Select an Icon block, then use **Search icons** in the properties panel. The initial grid shows common choices; typing at least two letters searches the full Remix Icon catalogue without loading every icon into the panel at once.
You can browse the [official Remix Icon library](https://remixicon.com/) for the full visual reference. To use a specific result manually, expand **Enter an exact icon name** and enter the name shown by Remix Icon, such as `compass-3-line`. The `-line` version is outlined and the `-fill` version is filled.
## Backgrounds [#backgrounds]
A slide's own background, and the shared background in **Carousel** settings, can use solid colors, gradients, images, or Background Art.
Background Art gives you curated vector patterns such as frames, grids, lines, waves, arrows, dots, circles, and photo-safe accents. Open the Background Art gallery to search, filter by family or slide use, and choose a preset.
Use **Brand Kit** colors when you want the art to follow the carousel theme. Use **Original** colors when you want the preset's designed palette. You can also adjust whether the art fills or fits the slide and lower the intensity when the pattern competes with the content.
## Position and spacing [#position-and-spacing]
Use position and spacing controls when a selected element needs a cleaner placement inside the slide. The editor also supports dragging existing elements to reorder them on the current slide, and supported elements can be moved between slides by dragging them into a different slide area.
## Carousel settings [#carousel-settings]
Open **Carousel** from the editor's left toolbar for settings that apply across the carousel. Use them for deck-wide choices such as shared background behavior, content scale, slide margins, and the SlideDrift export banner setting. The shared background is used by slides that do not have their own custom background, so theme defaults do not replace the deck-wide choice.
Header and footer settings can also show automatic slide progress as a line, segments, or dots. Choose the progress color, spacing from the slide edge, and width. The indicator updates when slides are reordered.
The Typography section lets you choose deck-wide heading and body fonts for themed text. You can start from font packs such as Clean SaaS, Bold Creator, Editorial, Luxury, Technical, Friendly, Minimal, and Premium Startup, or choose heading and body fonts separately.
Heading fonts are used for titles and slide hooks. Body fonts are used for paragraphs and supporting text. New themed text follows these deck-wide choices, and supported generated, shared, and exported views load the selected Google fonts when they are used in the carousel.
**Carousel** settings also has **Replay tips** under **Help**, which shows the guided editor tips again.
# Edit slides (/docs/editor/edit-slides)
Edit text, add slides, duplicate slides, delete slides, and reorder your carousel.
Use the editor to turn the generated draft into a finished carousel.
## Move through slides [#move-through-slides]
Use the slide navigator to select the slide you want to edit. Review the deck from first slide to last so the story flows naturally.
For longer carousels, open **Slide overview** from the canvas controls. The overview shows the deck as a grid so you can jump to a slide or move slides earlier and later without scrolling through the canvas.
## Edit text [#edit-text]
Select text on the current slide and update it directly in the editor controls. Keep each slide focused on one idea.
When you select part of a text element, SlideDrift can format just that selection. Use the inline toolbar or the selection controls in the properties panel to apply bold, italic, underline, text color, highlight, font, size, or weight without changing the whole text box.
Very long unbroken words are fitted to the available text width in the editor and export renderer, so URLs, technical terms, or compact labels are less likely to run off the slide.
For selected text, SlideDrift also includes AI text actions such as rewriting, expanding, or changing tone when available.
When you need to copy or review wording on the canvas, text can be selected without turning every click into a move action.
While editing a text element, use its visible move grip when you want to reposition or reorder the block. Multiline text stays clipped to the slide canvas while the caret moves through the copy, so editing a longer text box does not scroll the slide itself.
## Add, duplicate, delete, and reorder [#add-duplicate-delete-and-reorder]
The slide action controls let you:
* Add a blank slide.
* Add a designed slide when available.
* Duplicate the current slide.
* Delete a slide.
* Move a slide earlier or later in the deck.
Use duplicate when you want to preserve a layout but change the message.
**Add designed slide** opens editable cover, content, quote, image, and data/CTA layouts. The previews use the current carousel design settings where supported, and the new slide remains editable after you add it.
If you need to reorder several slides at once, use **Slide overview** to review the full deck sequence before export.
## Regenerate or improve slide content [#regenerate-or-improve-slide-content]
SlideDrift includes AI actions for selected slide content in the editor. Use them when a slide is close but needs clearer wording or a stronger version.
On Remix slides, the **AI Edit** panel has two options. **Reroll Slide** gives the slide a new design with the same content, and **Edit With AI** applies a change you describe, such as making the headline bigger or removing a badge. Each edit uses 5 credits, shown on the button, and an edit that fails or is interrupted uses none. An edit can take a few minutes, and the panel shows while it is still working. Undo returns the slide to how it was before the edit.
Always review AI edits before exporting.
When the whole first draft feels generic, start with the slide that defines the promise. Replace broad wording with a specific audience, decision, problem, or outcome, then review the remaining sequence against that sharper direction.
## Add or remove optional blocks [#add-or-remove-optional-blocks]
Some remix slides include optional blocks such as badges, CTAs, quote cards, proof cards, stat cards, or footer notes.
Select an optional block on the slide to hide, restore, or delete it from the properties panel. You can also press Delete or Backspace after selecting an optional block.
On remix slides, open the Blocks panel to add a new optional element to the active slide. You can click an element or drag it onto the slide when the slide supports remix editing.
When you select editable remix text, images, or optional blocks, SlideDrift prioritizes the most relevant target so the properties panel and on-canvas actions match what you clicked.
For supported Remix slides, select a card, its text, or its image directly on the canvas. The properties panel lists the editable elements inside the selected card so you can move between them without guessing which layer is active.
* Text targets can change their copy and supported typography, alignment, spacing, and color settings.
* Image targets can be replaced or removed, then adjusted for fit, position, zoom, grayscale, or overlay when the design exposes those controls.
* Card targets can change supported text and colors. Button-like targets can also change treatment, size, corners, and borders.
When you add a block or image to a Remix slide, select an existing target first if you want to place the new element before or after that part of the composition. With no target selected, SlideDrift adds it to the slide's supported default area.
## Move elements [#move-elements]
You can drag supported existing elements to change their order on a slide. Drop an element at the top when it should become the first block. When multiple slide areas are visible, supported elements can also be dropped into another slide area.
Header and footer areas no longer block normal canvas selection, so clicking an editable element near those zones should still select the element itself.
# Use Photo Styles (/docs/editor/image-styles)
Transform owned photos, save reusable styles, and insert, download, or schedule each result.
Use [Photo Styles](https://slidedrift.com/photo-styles) when you want to restyle an existing photograph without writing the full visual prompt yourself.
Each style page shows the original example beside the transformed result. The selected style keeps the same visual recipe for every photo, while your optional direction can call out details that should remain recognizable.
## Apply a style [#apply-a-style]
1. Open the [Photo Styles library](https://slidedrift.com/photo-styles).
2. Compare the before-and-after examples and choose a style.
3. Select **Choose your photos**, then upload images or pick them from your media library.
4. Optionally describe something to preserve, such as a clothing color or sign.
5. Choose your Brand Kit's colors, or pick colors yourself, when the selected style supports palette controls.
6. Select **Create styled image** or **Create styled images**.
7. Review each result, then download it or choose **Schedule on LinkedIn**.
The currently published style accepts up to six photographs in one batch. SlideDrift processes them separately: one source photo creates one styled result, never a collage. Each result is charged separately and saved automatically.
Photo Styles are available on paid plans and cost 80 credits per source photo. The generation button shows the total for the photos that still need results before you run the batch.
## Save styles for later [#save-styles-for-later]
Signed-in users can select **Save** on a Photo Style page. Saved Photo Styles appear with saved public templates and favorite graphics under **Saved** in **Library**.
Open [Saved designs](https://slidedrift.com/saved) when you want to return to a design without searching the public galleries again. Select the same **Saved** button on a Photo Style or template page to remove it from your library.
Public Photo Style pages can also show view, save, and use signals. Treat these as discovery cues rather than a guarantee that a style fits your source photo.
## Choose good source photos [#choose-good-source-photos]
* Use an image you own or have permission to transform.
* Start with a clear subject and enough surrounding space for the selected treatment.
* Review the style's **Keeps** and **Simplifies** lists before generating.
* Use the optional direction for a specific detail that matters; the style recipe itself stays fixed.
* Avoid uploading private, sensitive, or confidential images.
## Work with the results [#work-with-the-results]
Use the photo thumbnails to switch between sources and results when you process a batch. A failed photo can show its own error without merging it with the other outputs.
Choose **Download** for the selected result. Choose **Schedule on LinkedIn** when you want to prepare it as a single-image post.
You can also apply a Photo Style while editing a carousel:
1. Open **Media** in the editor's left toolbar, choose **Generate**, then **Restyle an image**.
2. Pick a style.
3. Choose one of your saved images, or select **Upload** to add a photo.
4. Optionally say what the style should preserve.
5. Select **Apply Photo Style · 80 credits**.
6. When the result is ready, choose **Insert into slide**.
A style that needs brand colors links to its full Photo Style page instead, where you choose the colors first.
## Related guides [#related-guides]
* [Create a graphic](/docs/editor/ai-covers)
* [Images and media](/docs/editor/images-and-media)
* [LinkedIn scheduling](/docs/export/linkedin-scheduling)
* [Credits and billing](/docs/credits-and-billing)
# Images and media (/docs/editor/images-and-media)
Add, replace, upload, search, or generate images inside the editor.
Use the media tools when a carousel needs stronger visuals.
SlideDrift includes a media picker that can be opened from image-related controls in the editor.
## Add or replace an image [#add-or-replace-an-image]
1. Select the image area or image element you want to change.
2. Open the media picker.
3. Choose an uploaded image, search result, or generated image when available.
4. Apply the image and review the slide.
For templates that expose editable image targets, selecting an image opens focused image controls in the properties panel. From there you can replace the image, remove it when supported, adjust overlay strength, or toggle grayscale when those controls are available for that image.
For standard slides with a main slide image or accent image, select the image on the canvas to open focused image controls in the properties panel. You can replace it from the media picker, change the supported size setting, or remove it from the slide.
When a remix slide has multiple editable images, the properties panel lists detected slide images so you can swap or adjust the right image target. Background images can also be replaced from the image controls when the current slide exposes that target.
Image styling can inherit deck-level settings when available, while selected image elements can still use their own radius and shadow choices.
## Upload images [#upload-images]
Signed-in users can upload images for use in carousels. Uploads are stored as media assets and can be reused where the media picker is available.
Avoid uploading private, sensitive, or confidential images.
You can also select and arrange source images on Create before generation. This gives SlideDrift an approved image set to consider while designing the new deck.
## AI images [#ai-images]
To make a new picture from a description, open **Media** in the editor's left toolbar, choose **Generate**, then **Create an image**.
1. Under **Model**, choose **Standard** (5 credits, square 1:1 images) or **Pro** (40 credits, with 1:1, 4:5, 9:16 and 16:9 shapes and an optional **Reference Image**).
2. Describe the image you want.
3. Choose the **Aspect Ratio** that best matches the slide area.
4. Select **Generate Image**. The button shows the cost before you generate.
5. Review the result, then select **Insert into Slide**.
AI images need an account. On the Free plan you can make three Standard images a day; Pro images need a paid plan or a trial. If a generation fails, you aren't charged. Each generated image is saved to your **Library** tab, so you can reuse it without generating it again. Review the result before using it in a finished deck.
To restyle a photo you already have instead, choose **Restyle an image**. See [Use Photo Styles](/docs/editor/image-styles).
## Image-led remix decks [#image-led-remix-decks]
Remix designs can use source imagery when the source includes usable images. If the source does not have enough strong imagery, SlideDrift may use curated stock imagery so image-led layouts do not turn into empty placeholder panels.
When reviewing a remix deck, check the image crop, focal point, overlay strength, and grayscale setting on image-heavy slides before exporting. Replace images that look generic, off-topic, or too tightly cropped for the slide message.
## Images in standard template generation [#images-in-standard-template-generation]
When a standard template includes image areas, a newly generated carousel uses usable source images when they are available. If the source does not provide suitable images, SlideDrift looks for relevant stock imagery and can use a neutral fallback when no stock result is available.
The generated carousel does not copy the template author's image assets into the new deck as a fallback. The template still provides the visual structure, while the new carousel receives imagery intended for its own source and topic.
## Practical review checklist [#practical-review-checklist]
* Make sure each important image supports the slide's main idea.
* Replace weak placeholder-style imagery before exporting.
* Check that text remains readable over image overlays.
* Avoid uploading private, sensitive, or confidential images.
* Reopen the export or share preview after large image changes so you can catch crop or loading issues.
# Editor overview (/docs/editor)
Learn the main SlideDrift editor areas and what you can change after generation.
The editor is where you review, refine, and prepare your carousel for export.
From the editor, you can change slide text, move through the deck, adjust design settings, work with images, apply brand settings, add or remove supported blocks, and export.
After your first generated deck is ready, SlideDrift may show a short guided tour that points out the canvas, blocks, brand controls, and export action. You can close it when you are ready to work.
While a new carousel or remix is still generating, the editor shows progress on the canvas and then confirms when the draft is ready to edit. Remix generations can also show the current generation stage in that progress area, so the status stays near the work area without taking over the canvas.
## Main editor areas [#main-editor-areas]
* The canvas shows the current slide.
* The slide navigator helps you move between slides.
* The toolbar includes common actions like format, save, version history, preview, and export.
* The side panels contain Layers, text, block, media, background, brand, and Carousel settings.
* The properties panel changes based on the selected slide, text, image, or remix block.
When a properties panel is open, the canvas keeps space for it on larger screens. On smaller screens, the panel moves lower on the page so the slide, toolbar, and navigation remain usable.
## Work with panels [#work-with-panels]
**Slide overview**, **Version history**, **Keyboard shortcuts**, **Background Art**, media browsing, and **Save as template** open in the right panel. Slide overview lets you drag slides into a new order and keeps the moved slide selected. Saving your own template still requires an eligible plan.
On wide app pages, use the tab on a supported right panel’s edge to hide it and give the page more room. Select the tab at the window’s right edge to bring it back, or use **Command + backslash** on Mac and **Ctrl + backslash** elsewhere. On smaller windows, panels open as sheets. Short tasks such as importing a PDF or previewing slides close when you select their ×.
## Select and position elements [#select-and-position-elements]
Open **Layers** when a slide has overlapping cards, text, or images and selecting the right element on the canvas is difficult. The panel lists the editable parts of the current slide, including the contents inside supported Remix cards. Locked elements remain visible in the list but cannot be moved.
On the canvas, drag an editable element to place it precisely. Shift-click to select more than one element, or drag over several elements to select them together. The **Position on slide** controls can align the selection to the slide margins or tidy a group into an even arrangement. Duplicate and delete actions apply to the current selection.
Use the canvas zoom controls to zoom in, zoom out, or return to **Fit**. Selecting a slide again also recentres it after the editor measures the available canvas space.
## What to review first [#what-to-review-first]
Start with the story before fine-tuning design:
1. Check the opening slide.
2. Read the slide order.
3. Fix unclear copy.
4. Remove repeated points.
5. Adjust design once the message works.
Then review the workflow-specific parts of the deck:
* Use text controls for slide wording, selected-text formatting, and AI rewrite actions.
* Use media controls for replacing image slots, uploaded images, search results, or AI images.
* Use the Brand panel when a saved brand profile should fill identity placeholders or restyle the carousel.
* Use Background Art and typography settings when the deck needs broader visual polish.
* Use Export only after the carousel is saved and the final slide order is correct.
## Save restore points [#save-restore-points]
Signed-in users can open **Version history** from the editor toolbar to save a named checkpoint or restore one of the latest checkpoints for the carousel.
Use checkpoints before bigger edits such as applying a new template direction, changing a brand profile, or making a broad deck rewrite. Restoring a checkpoint brings back the saved title, slides, format, brand, and carousel settings, then autosaves the restored version.
## Autosave and recovery [#autosave-and-recovery]
SlideDrift autosaves editor changes after a short pause while you work. Autosave waits when a carousel is still generating, when another save is already running, or when SlideDrift detects that a newer version has been saved somewhere else.
If saving fails, your edits stay in the tab and autosave pauses. Check your connection, then choose **Try saving again**. If you are signed out, use the offered sign-in link in a new tab, return to the editor, and retry saving. Keep the editor tab open until the save succeeds.
If navigation interrupts autosave, the editor can keep a local recovery copy for that carousel. When you reopen the editor in the same browser session, choose **Restore edits** to bring those unsaved changes back, or discard the recovery copy if you no longer need it.
If another tab or a generation step saved a newer version first, SlideDrift keeps your current tab's edits visible and pauses autosave. Open the latest saved version in a new tab to compare it. When the conflict is from another edit, you can choose to keep the current tab's version after confirming that it should replace the newer saved copy.
## Replay the guided tour [#replay-the-guided-tour]
Open **Carousel** settings and choose **Replay tips** under **Help** when you want to see the guided editor tips again.
## Related guides [#related-guides]
* [Edit slides](/docs/editor/edit-slides)
* [Design controls](/docs/editor/design-controls)
* [Images and media](/docs/editor/images-and-media)
* [Export overview](/docs/export)
# Watermark and attribution (/docs/export/attribution)
Understand the SlideDrift banner, free exports, and paid exports.
Exports can include a SlideDrift banner depending on your account and settings.
## Free exports [#free-exports]
When the SlideDrift banner is included, export can be free.
The export dialog explains whether the current export includes the banner and whether credits are required.
Free accounts export with the SlideDrift banner and may need to complete a verification challenge before downloading. Free exports also have a daily safety limit. SlideDrift counts export allowance after a file or share link is delivered, so a failed render should not spend the daily export slot.
When the banner is enabled and editable for your account, **Carousel** settings let you show it on every slide or only on the last slide. The same placement is used for editor previews, PDF exports, PNG exports, and refreshes for scheduled posts.
Select the SlideDrift badge in the editor’s slide preview or Slide overview to open its banner settings. If removal is locked, the settings explain the account or upgrade step needed.
The banner is sized from the export canvas so it stays readable without becoming oversized on larger carousel formats.
## Paid exports [#paid-exports]
When the banner is not included, exports can cost credits.
The export dialog shows the credit cost before you download.
## Removing the banner [#removing-the-banner]
Paid plans can remove the SlideDrift banner. If the banner is locked for your account, the editor will show an upgrade message in **Carousel** settings.
Paid plans have higher daily export safety limits. If you hit a daily limit, wait until the limit resets or upgrade for more export headroom.
# Image links (/docs/export/image-links)
Get a public JPEG link for each slide, ready for an Instagram or TikTok carousel or any app that posts images from a link.
Image links give you one public link per slide. Each link opens a JPEG image of that slide.
Use them when another tool needs slide images by link instead of a file, such as an Instagram or TikTok carousel.
## Get image links [#get-image-links]
1. Open the carousel in the editor.
2. Click Share, then Export.
3. Every slide starts ticked. Untick any slide you want to leave out.
4. Under Share, choose Image links.
5. Click Get image links.
6. Copy one link at a time, or use Copy all to copy every link, one per line, in slide order.
## Who can see them [#who-can-see-them]
Anyone who has a link can open that image, so share links only with the tools and people you intend to. SlideDrift does not list or publish them anywhere.
The links work for 30 days after you create them, and the dialog shows until when. After that, SlideDrift deletes the images. If you need them again later, create a new set.
## Credits and limits [#credits-and-limits]
Image links follow the same rules as PDF and PNG exports:
* 0 credits when the slides include the SlideDrift banner.
* 20 credits when the banner is turned off.
* Each set counts as one export toward your daily export limit.
If your request is interrupted and retried, you get the same links without being charged twice.
## Tips [#tips]
* Portrait 4:5 slides (1080 × 1350) work well for Instagram and TikTok carousels.
* Check each image before posting. The links show the slides as they were when you created them; later edits need a new set of links.
* Through an AI assistant connected with MCP, ask it to export the carousel as image links.
# Export overview (/docs/export)
Export your finished carousel as PDF, PNG files, share links, viewer downloads, embeds, or LinkedIn document posts.
Use Export when your carousel is saved, reviewed, and ready to share.
SlideDrift supports downloads, public share links, website embeds, and LinkedIn scheduling from the export dialog.
## Export options [#export-options]
* [Export as PDF](/docs/export/pdf): best for uploading a document carousel to LinkedIn.
* [Export as PNG](/docs/export/png): downloads a ZIP with image files.
* [Image links](/docs/export/image-links): gives you a public JPEG link for each slide, for an Instagram or TikTok carousel or another app that posts from a link.
* [Share links, viewer downloads, and embeds](/docs/export/share-links): creates a public viewer link, can attach a branded PDF for viewers, and provides iframe embed code.
* [LinkedIn scheduling](/docs/export/linkedin-scheduling): connects LinkedIn accounts and queues carousel document posts.
* [Watermark and attribution](/docs/export/attribution): explains the SlideDrift banner and credit behavior.
## Before exporting [#before-exporting]
Review the deck carefully:
1. Read every slide.
2. Check images and spacing.
3. Confirm the slide order.
4. Decide which slides to include. Export starts with every slide ticked.
5. Choose PDF, PNG, share link, embed, or LinkedIn scheduling.
Export is not available in local development mode. Use the production app for real exports.
SlideDrift validates export format, mode, slide selection, and output dimensions before rendering. If an export fails before delivery, try again after checking the deck still has valid slides.
## Choose the right output [#choose-the-right-output]
Use PDF when you want to upload a document carousel to LinkedIn or schedule a LinkedIn document post from SlideDrift.
Use PNG when you need individual slide images for another tool, manual upload, or a quick visual review.
Use image links when another tool should fetch the slides by link, for example an Instagram or TikTok carousel.
Use a share link when someone should view the carousel in a browser.
Use a viewer PDF download when people opening the public share page should also be able to save a current, SlideDrift-branded copy of the full deck.
Use an embed when the carousel should appear inside another website page.
Use LinkedIn scheduling when you want the carousel PDF, caption, target account, timezone, and posting status to stay together in SlideDrift.
## Delivery and limits [#delivery-and-limits]
SlideDrift counts delivered export allowance after a file or share link is delivered. If rendering fails before delivery, the failed attempt should not count as a delivered export.
Free exports include the SlideDrift banner. Paid plans can remove the banner when exporting, subject to the current plan and credit rules.
# LinkedIn scheduling (/docs/export/linkedin-scheduling)
Connect LinkedIn accounts and draft, schedule, or publish carousel, image, multi-image, video, poll, and text posts.
SlideDrift can connect LinkedIn accounts and publish carousel, single-image, multi-image, video, poll, or text posts.
Use this when you want to keep the post, caption, target account, and posting time together instead of tracking the work elsewhere.
## Connect LinkedIn [#connect-linkedin]
1. Open **Schedule** under **Publish** in the app menu, or choose **Post it on LinkedIn** in the export dialog.
2. Choose **Connect profile** for a personal LinkedIn profile, or **Add Company Page** if your plan includes Company Pages.
3. Complete the LinkedIn authorization screen.
4. Return to SlideDrift and confirm the account appears in the Schedule page or export dialog.
Connecting a profile and a Company Page now asks for the same LinkedIn permissions, so connecting one does not cancel the other connection. Older connections may need **Reconnect** once to grant the current permissions. Reconnect each account SlideDrift flags before scheduling with it.
LinkedIn scheduling requires a paid plan. Starter includes 1 connected personal profile. Pro includes 3 total LinkedIn accounts, and Agency includes 10 total LinkedIn accounts. Pro and Agency can use those account slots for personal profiles and LinkedIn Company Pages.
If your plan limit is reached, disconnect an extra account or upgrade before scheduling with another profile or Company Page. Company Pages require a Pro or Agency plan and can only be connected when LinkedIn returns pages where your LinkedIn user has admin access.
Before removing a connected account, move any posts you do not want to run to **Drafts**. Posts left scheduled for that account will fail at their publish time unless you reconnect it first. Removing the account also cancels its unpublished repeats.
## Create a post from Schedule [#create-a-post-from-schedule]
1. Open **Schedule** and choose **New post**, or select an empty time in the calendar to start a post at that time. The post opens on its own page, with its details in the panel on the right (under the post on smaller screens).
2. In the details, choose **Carousel**, **Image**, **Images**, **Video**, **Poll**, or **Text**.
3. Just below, choose one of your newest carousels (or **All carousels** to search all of them by title), add an image, add 2 to 20 images, upload a video, or set up the poll. A text post needs only its text. **Change**, next to the carousel in the post, takes you back to this choice.
4. Write the post text in the preview, then choose the connected LinkedIn profile or Company Page.
5. Pick the scheduled time and review the desktop or mobile feed preview.
6. Optionally, add comments, reshares, or triggers under **After it posts**, and other accounts, repeats, or a colour tag under **More options**.
7. Select **Schedule post**, **Publish now**, or **Save as draft**. Once it's saved, the post opens on its own page. Posts to several accounts take you back to Schedule.
Select a post in the calendar or the list to open it on its own page. On wide screens its details sit in the panel on the right, with **Client approval** as the panel's second tab; on smaller screens they sit with the post. The arrows at the top step to the previous and next post, and the menu next to them has **Duplicate**, **Copy to another account**, **Repeat**, **Client approval**, and **Cancel post**.
If you leave a post page with unsaved writing, return to that post or **New post** in the same browser tab. When SlideDrift finds a recovery copy, choose **Restore writing** to recover the caption and first comment, or **Keep current writing** to discard the copy. For a new post, the post type is also restored. Media, later comments, and other settings are not part of this writing recovery; review them and save the draft. Recovery depends on browser storage and is cleared when you save or explicitly discard the writing.
**Cancel post** removes the post from Schedule and prevents publication. A cancelled draft cannot be restored. Use **Save as draft** when you want to keep the work.
When you schedule from a carousel in the editor, **Carousel** is already selected with that carousel, and you can still switch to another type. Switching keeps what you added to each type, and only the type you post goes out.
Image posts accept JPG, PNG, GIF, or WebP images. Add useful image alt text before saving or publishing; SlideDrift requires it so the post has a description for people using screen readers. Text posts need post copy but no media.
### Add an image to an image post [#add-an-image-to-an-image-post]
There are three ways to add the image:
* **Upload**: select the upload area to choose a file, or drop a file onto it.
* **Paste**: copy an image or screenshot, then press Cmd+V (Mac) or Ctrl+V (Windows) while you are creating an image post. When the cursor is in the caption and you paste copied text, SlideDrift pastes the text as usual.
* **Choose from library**: pick an image that is already in your SlideDrift media library, such as one you uploaded earlier, or drop a new one into the library window. The library shows only your own images.
SlideDrift prepares new images in your browser before uploading them. Photos and screenshots larger than 2,048 pixels on the longest side are scaled down, and large files are compressed, so a photo up to 40 MB can still be used. Images are never enlarged. Transparent images stay PNG. Other images may be saved as JPG, and WebP images are converted because LinkedIn does not accept WebP. GIFs are uploaded as they are so the animation keeps working, and must be 10 MB or smaller. The composer shows upload progress, and how much a large image was reduced.
New uploads and pasted images are saved to your media library and count toward your storage. When a file name describes the picture, SlideDrift offers it as alt text; pasted images start with empty alt text, so describe the image yourself.
Text, image, multi-image, video, and poll posts do not use credits. Scheduling a carousel is free; it uses 20 credits when it publishes, or none when it carries the SlideDrift banner.
## Poll and multi-image posts [#poll-and-multi-image-posts]
A **Poll** asks one question of up to 140 characters, with 2 to 4 options of up to 30 characters each. Choose how long it stays open: 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, or 2 weeks. A poll also needs post text, which LinkedIn shows above it. LinkedIn lets the poll's author see who voted and how; for a Company Page, every Page admin can see this.
An **Images** post shows 2 to 20 images together, in the order you set. Upload them, drop them onto the upload box, or choose them from your image library, then drag them into the order you want. JPG, PNG, GIF, and WebP images work. Alt text is optional: choose **Alt** on an image to describe it for people using screen readers. The post text is optional.
Once the post is saved, its poll or images are fixed. You can still change the post text, account, and time. To use a different poll or images, create a new post.
## Video posts [#video-posts]
Choose **Video** to post a video you made. SlideDrift doesn't create or edit videos.
* Upload one MP4 file of 3 seconds to 30 minutes and up to 500 MB, or pick one you uploaded earlier from **Your videos**. The file goes straight from your browser to SlideDrift's storage. The composer shows the upload's progress, and you can cancel it.
* **Thumbnail** (optional): the image LinkedIn shows before the video plays. Upload one or choose it from your image library, in the same shape as the video. SlideDrift sends LinkedIn a JPG or PNG of up to 2 MB and converts other images. Without a thumbnail, LinkedIn picks a frame.
* **Captions** (optional): an .srt file. LinkedIn takes English captions only.
* The post text is optional.
Videos are saved in your media library and count toward your storage, like images. A video stays there after its post publishes or is cancelled, until you delete it: open **Your videos** and delete the ones you no longer need. A video or thumbnail that a draft, scheduled, or failed post still uses can't be deleted.
When the post is due, SlideDrift uploads the video to LinkedIn and waits while LinkedIn processes it, which can take a few minutes for a long video. If LinkedIn doesn't accept the thumbnail or captions, the video still posts without them. If LinkedIn can't process the video itself, the post fails with LinkedIn's reason; upload a corrected video in a new post.
Once the post is saved, its video, thumbnail, and captions are fixed. You can still change the post text, account, and time.
## Post to several accounts [#post-to-several-accounts]
With two or more connected LinkedIn accounts (Pro or Agency), the composer shows **Also post to** under **More options**. One draft then becomes one post for each account you choose.
1. Choose the first account in the account picker, then open **More options** and tick the other profiles or Company Pages.
2. The text in the preview is shared by every account. To tailor it, open that account's tab under **Text for each account** and choose **Write different text for this account**. **Use the shared text** removes it again.
3. To space the posts out, open an account's tab and pick its **Posting time**, from **Same time** up to 4 hours after the first post.
4. Select **Schedule post** or **Save as draft**. **Publish now** posts to one account only.
Polls, multi-image, and video posts go to one account at a time. In a post to several accounts, each account posts its own comment right after the post goes live, so **Comment as**, comments that go up later, reshares, and triggers are available only when you post to one account.
SlideDrift checks every account before it creates anything. If one account needs reconnecting, is not covered by your plan, or cannot add the comment, no post is created and the message names that account.
Each post is separate once it is created. It has its own row on the Schedule page, marked with how many accounts the draft went to, for example **3 accounts**, and you edit, retry, or cancel it on its own. A carousel sent to three accounts uses 20 credits for each post LinkedIn publishes, 60 in total, the same as scheduling it three times. Carousels with the SlideDrift banner stay free.
To reuse a selection, choose **Save these accounts as a set** and name it. Saved sets appear above the account list in the composer on this browser.
## Schedule a carousel from the editor [#schedule-a-carousel-from-the-editor]
1. Open the carousel in the editor.
2. Click **Schedule** in the editor toolbar, or open Export and choose **Post it on LinkedIn**.
3. Choose the connected LinkedIn profile or Company Page.
4. Pick the scheduled time.
5. Write the LinkedIn caption.
6. Add optional comments under the preview with **Add a comment**.
7. Review the desktop or mobile feed preview.
8. Click **Schedule post**.
Scheduling a carousel is free. When the post is due, SlideDrift turns the carousel's latest saved slides into a PDF for LinkedIn and uses 20 credits, or none when the carousel carries the SlideDrift banner. You are charged once, only after LinkedIn accepts the post. The LinkedIn account and carousel must both belong to you.
If you edit the carousel after scheduling it, your saved changes are what go out. While a carousel is scheduled, the editor toolbar shows when it publishes.
SlideDrift will not schedule a carousel when your remaining credits cannot cover it together with your other carousels due before your credits renew. If you run out of credits before a post is due, SlideDrift does not publish or charge it, and the post moves to **Issues** so you can add credits and retry.
When the composer is available for your account, you can also save the post as a draft or use **Publish now** instead of choosing a future time. **Publish now** starts right away. The composer shows each step, from preparing your slides and uploading to LinkedIn to the post going live, then links to the live post. You can close it at any time: SlideDrift tells you when the post is live or needs your attention, and the Schedule page shows it as **Publishing** until it finishes.
**Publish now** is available only when LinkedIn posting is enabled for the selected account type in the current environment. If it is not available, SlideDrift disables the action and explains that LinkedIn posting is not enabled yet.
If LinkedIn has a temporary problem while publishing, SlideDrift keeps the post in the queue and retries automatically instead of marking it failed immediately. The post shows **Retrying** with its next attempt, and **Try now** publishes it straight away. Issues that need your action, such as a rejected connection, an image that cannot be loaded, or not enough credits, appear as failed at once so you can fix them directly.
If you are not ready to pick a time, save the post as a draft. Drafts keep the carousel, target account, and caption work together so you can return later from the Schedule page.
## Choose a posting time [#choose-a-posting-time]
Click the posting time in the composer to open the time picker. **Suggested time** is a general suggestion, not a time calculated from your audience’s activity. When a LinkedIn profile or Company Page is selected, the picker starts with **Next free slot**: the earliest of that account's preferred times that has no other post for the same account within an hour of it. Scheduled posts, posts that are publishing, and drafts with a time all count. Cancelled and failed posts do not. When you edit a post, its own time does not count against it. If none of the preferred times in the next four weeks is free, the picker says so and you can pick a time yourself.
The picker also offers **Suggested time**, the next few of your preferred times, and **Select a custom date**. All times use the time zone shown under the picker.
To change preferred times, choose **Set preferred times**:
* **This account** gives the selected profile or Company Page its own times.
* **All accounts** changes your default times. An account without its own times uses these.
* **Use defaults** removes the selected account's own times.
If daylight saving skips your chosen time, SlideDrift moves it forward by the clock change. If the time occurs twice, it uses the first occurrence. The picker explains adjustments, and repeats follow the same rule; review their dates before saving.
Preferred times and the time zone are saved in this browser, so they don't carry over to another browser or device.
## Write the caption [#write-the-caption]
The scheduling composer shows the post inside a LinkedIn-style preview so you can see the first visible lines before the "see more" fold and check the selected carousel or image.
Choose **Suggest text** under the caption to have SlideDrift draft it, or **Improve** once you've written something. On a carousel post it works from the slides, and on a poll or image post from the poll or the image descriptions; on a video or text post, write a few words first. Each suggestion uses 5 credits, and choosing it again gives another version. Review the result before scheduling or publishing.
### Format the caption [#format-the-caption]
LinkedIn posts have no text formatting of their own, so the toolbar under the caption uses special Unicode letters that look bold or italic in the feed.
* **Bold**, **Italic**, and **Bold italic** restyle the selected text, or the word at the cursor. Press the same button again to turn the text back to plain. You can also press Cmd+B or Cmd+I (Ctrl+B or Ctrl+I on Windows).
* The emoji button adds an emoji at the cursor.
* **Undo** and **Redo** step back and forward through your caption changes, including formatting, emoji, and assisted captions. Cmd+Z undoes and Shift+Cmd+Z redoes (Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z on Windows).
Use styled letters for a few words, not whole paragraphs. They count as two characters each toward the 3,000-character limit, and so do most emoji. Screen readers and LinkedIn search may not read styled letters as normal words.
### Tag companies [#tag-companies]
The **@** button in the toolbar (**Tag a company**) adds `@` and a company's name to the caption. When the post goes out, LinkedIn shows the name as a link to the company's Page, and the composer lists the names the caption tags.
* **Your Pages** lists the Company Pages you've connected to SlideDrift.
* To tag another company, paste its LinkedIn link, such as `linkedin.com/company/name`, under **Tag another company** and choose **Find**, then choose the company to add it. It's saved under **Companies you've tagged**, so you can tag it again in later posts, and `@` with its name links wherever you type it. Choose the cross beside a company to forget it. You can keep up to 50 companies.
* Looking a company up needs one of your Company Pages connected to SlideDrift, because LinkedIn only lets Page admins look companies up.
* You can also type `@` and the name yourself. It must match the name on LinkedIn exactly, including capital letters, or it posts as plain text. If you rename your own Page on LinkedIn, reconnect it in SlideDrift.
* If one of your Pages has the same name as a company you tag, `@` with that name links to your Page.
* A company whose name uses characters such as brackets, `#`, or `@` can't be tagged, and its name posts as plain text.
* LinkedIn doesn't let apps tag people. Add them on LinkedIn once the post is live.
### Check links [#check-links]
When the caption contains a link, the composer checks how it is written without opening it. It flags links that look broken, such as `htps://` or a web address with no ending like `.com`. Links post as clickable text. LinkedIn doesn't add a link preview card to posts that SlideDrift publishes.
### Unsaved changes [#unsaved-changes]
If you close the composer after editing the caption or comments without saving, SlideDrift asks before discarding your changes. Your browser also warns you if you try to close or reload the tab while those edits are unsaved.
## Add a signature [#add-a-signature]
A signature is a saved sign-off, such as a follow line or your usual hashtags, that goes at the end of the caption.
1. Under the character count, select **Save a signature** the first time, or **Manage signatures** from the signature menu later.
2. Give each signature a name and its text. You can save up to 10, each up to 1,000 characters.
3. Turn on **Add to new posts** for one signature to add it automatically whenever you start a new post in the composer. This is off until you choose one.
4. In the composer, open the signature menu and select a signature to add it to the end of the caption.
Each signature in the menu shows how many characters it adds and what the caption count would become. Selecting another signature replaces the one already at the end. A signature that is already in the caption, at the end or above a line such as a P.S., is not added again. **Remove signature** takes it off the end.
SlideDrift never shortens your caption to fit a signature. If adding it would take the caption over LinkedIn's 3,000-character limit, the signature is not added and the menu shows how many characters to cut first.
If you edit a signature while it is at the end of the caption you are writing, the caption gets the new text too. Posts you have already saved keep the text they were saved with.
Caption assist rewrites the text above your signature and keeps the signature at the end. If the new caption would be too long with it, SlideDrift leaves the signature off and tells you how many characters to cut before you add it again.
Signatures are saved in the browser you use for SlideDrift. They do not follow you to another browser or device.
## Add comments [#add-comments]
Under the post preview, choose **Add a comment**, or choose **Add a step** and then **Comment** under **After it posts**, to prepare up to four comments of up to 1,250 characters each. Each one goes up as a separate comment on your post, from the account and at the time you pick. They only go out if the post does.
**After it posts** lists every comment, reshare, and trigger in the order they happen, each with the account it comes from. Select a comment there to jump to it under the post.
* **Timing**: **Right after it posts**, 15 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, or 1 day after the post goes live, or **Custom** for any number of minutes from 5 minutes to 30 days. One comment can go up right after the post and up to three later. A new comment starts at **Right after it posts** when no other comment uses it.
* **Suggest text** under a comment drafts it from the post, and **Improve** rewrites what you wrote, for 5 credits each.
* **Comment as**: the account that publishes the post, or another of your connected LinkedIn profiles or Company Pages, for example your Company Page commenting on your personal post an hour after it goes live. Accounts that can't comment stay in the menu with the reason, such as **Reconnect it to allow comments**. Company Pages need a Pro or Agency plan.
The comment right after the post goes up as soon as LinkedIn accepts the post. The timing of the others starts when LinkedIn accepts the post, not when you scheduled it, and they never go out before the comment right after it. SlideDrift checks for due comments every few minutes, so one can arrive a few minutes after its time.
The account for the comment right after the post is set when you first save the post, and the composer shows it locked after that. To use a different account for that comment, give it a later time or create a new post. The other comments can change account while the post is a draft, scheduled, or failed.
If an account needs reconnecting or lacks comment access, the composer names it and shows a **Reconnect** link. SlideDrift checks each account again just before it comments. If the account was disconnected, expired, lost comment access, or is no longer included in your plan, SlideDrift doesn't switch to another account: the post still publishes, and that comment shows as failed with the reason. Reconnect the account or change your plan, then retry the comment.
The Schedule page lists the comments under their post, such as **Comment right after it posts** and **Comment 1 hour after**, with the account each comes from and whether it went up. Retry a failed comment right after the post from the post menu, or a later one with **Retry** next to it. If LinkedIn may have received a comment but did not return a clear result, open the published post and check LinkedIn before trying again.
## Reshare from your other accounts [#reshare-from-your-other-accounts]
If you have connected more than one LinkedIn profile or Company Page, choose **Add a step** under **After it posts**, then one of your other accounts under **Reshare from**. The reshare starts 1 hour after the post goes live. Select it in the list to change the time to 15 minutes, 3 hours, 1 day, or a custom delay, to add optional text of its own (**Suggest text** drafts it for 5 credits), or to remove it. The account that publishes the post can't also reshare it.
Each reshare uses that account's own LinkedIn connection. SlideDrift checks the account when you save and again just before it reshares. If the account was disconnected, needs reconnecting, lacks posting access, or is no longer included in your plan, the reshare fails with the reason, and no other account reshares in its place.
## Reshare or comment when a post gains traction [#reshare-or-comment-when-a-post-gains-traction]
For a Company Page post, choose **Add a step** and then **Gaining traction** under **After it posts**. Enter a number of likes or impressions, then choose what happens when the post reaches it: another of your connected accounts reshares the post, with optional text of its own, or the Page adds a comment. **Suggest text** drafts either one for 5 credits. A post can have up to three triggers, and each one runs once.
SlideDrift checks the Page's numbers 2, 6, and 24 hours after the post goes live, and acts the first time the post has reached your number. The last check is at 48 hours: if the post hasn't reached the number by then, the trigger ends and the Schedule page says so. The earlier checks only compare the numbers, and SlideDrift doesn't keep them. They share a daily limit, so on a busy day a post may only be checked at 48 hours.
Triggers work on Company Page posts only. SlideDrift reads a profile post's numbers only when you ask for them, and never keeps them, so it can't watch a profile post. LinkedIn also shares a Page's results only with its super admins, so connect the Page as a super admin for its triggers to run.
A post can have up to three comments that go up later, counting the ones you add in the composer and promo comments. An account can reshare a post once, either as a reshare or by a trigger. When a trigger acts, its reshare or comment runs like any other: SlideDrift checks the account again first, and the reason shows if it fails.
## Track comments, reshares, and triggers [#track-comments-reshares-and-triggers]
The Schedule page lists each comment, reshare, and trigger under its post: when it goes out, and whether it went out or failed with the reason. A reshare or comment added by a trigger shows the number it reached. Choose **Retry** next to a failed one to send it again, or **Remove** to drop it. If LinkedIn may have received it but did not confirm it, check LinkedIn instead. SlideDrift does not send it again.
You can change comments, reshares, and triggers in the composer while the post is a draft, scheduled, or failed. To stop a later comment, reshare, or trigger that hasn't gone out yet, even after the post is live, choose **Cancel** next to it. They only go out if the post goes live: cancelling the post cancels them, and a failed post holds them until you try it again and it publishes.
## Use the Schedule page [#use-the-schedule-page]
The Schedule page shows connected LinkedIn accounts, recent carousels, and the post queue for all supported post types.
Use the calendar view to see scheduled, publishing, published, and failed posts by date. Use the list view when you want to filter upcoming posts, drafts, published posts, or issues.
You can create carousel, image, multi-image, video, poll, or text drafts, choose a connected account, write the post, and pick a time later. Drafts are useful when you want to prepare the post now and finish the final scheduling step later.
In the Drafts list, use **Preview** to inspect the carousel without leaving the queue. Choose **Edit carousel** when the deck itself needs changes before you schedule it.
Published carousel rows show the credits publishing used, for example **Published · 20 credits**. Image, multi-image, video, poll, and text rows keep their own post-type preview and details in the same queue.
After a post is published, use **View on LinkedIn** to open the live LinkedIn post from the queue.
To post something again, open the menu on a scheduled, published, or failed post and choose **Duplicate**. SlideDrift adds a new draft with the same account, caption, comment right after it posts, and carousel, image, images, video, or poll, with no time set. A comment right after it posts set to come from another of your accounts keeps that account while it is still connected; otherwise the copy's comment comes from the posting account. Comments that go up later, reshares, and triggers are not copied. Pick a time in Drafts when you are ready. The copy is a new post: a carousel copy publishes the latest saved version of the carousel and is charged when it publishes, the same way as any other scheduled carousel. If the original account is no longer connected, the draft has no account and no comment. Choose an account and add the comment again before you schedule it.
### Repeat a post [#repeat-a-post]
To post a scheduled post again later, open its menu and choose **Repeat…**, or open the post and choose **Set up repeats** under **More options**. Choose how often, from every week to every 12 weeks, and how many repeats, up to six. Each repeat goes out at the same time of day in your timezone.
LinkedIn can turn down a post that matches an earlier one word for word, so each repeat gets its own wording, starting from the original caption. The window shows every date in a row, with a mark on each repeat that still needs new wording. Select a repeat to change its wording in a preview of the post. SlideDrift won't save a repeat worded the same as the original or another repeat, even if only capitals, spacing, or bold letters differ. For a carousel, **Rewrite** drafts new wording with the caption assistant and uses 5 credits each time.
Each repeat is a new scheduled post on the same account, with the same carousel, image, images, or poll and the same comment right after it posts. It shows **Repeat 1 of 3** in the queue, and the original shows how often it repeats. Edit or cancel a repeat on its own like any other post. A carousel repeat publishes the latest saved version of the carousel and is charged when it publishes, the same way as any other scheduled carousel. Comments that go up later and reshares are not repeated.
To stop, open the menu on the original or any repeat and choose **Stop repeats**. Every repeat that hasn't gone out is cancelled; posts already on LinkedIn stay. Cancelling the original, or removing its LinkedIn account from SlideDrift, also cancels its repeats that haven't gone out. A post can have one set of repeats at a time.
### Colour tags [#colour-tags]
Tag a post with a colour to group it, for example by campaign or topic. Open the menu on a post and choose **Tag**, or pick a colour under **More options** > **Tag** when you write or edit a post. There are six colours, and a post has one tag at a time. Published posts can be tagged too, and repeats and duplicates keep the original's tag.
To name the colours, for example "Launch" or "Hiring", choose **Tag** and then **Rename tags…**. Leave a name empty to keep the colour's own name.
Tagged posts show their tag in the list and a coloured edge in the calendar. Once a post has a tag, use the tag menu above the queue to show only posts with one tag, in both the list and the calendar.
### Month, Week, and Day views [#month-week-and-day-views]
The calendar has **Month**, **Week**, and **Day** views. Month shows the whole month at a glance. Week and Day show each day hour by hour, in the timezone shown next to the dates. On a phone, the calendar opens on Day.
Use the note button on a day to add a private reminder, such as a launch, webinar, or deadline. Month shows notes under the date; Week and Day show them in the all-day row. Select a note to edit or delete it. You can keep up to three notes on one day, with up to 120 characters in each. Only you can see these notes, and they are never sent to LinkedIn.
To move a post in Week or Day view, drag it to a new time. Times snap to 15 minutes. In Month view, drag it to another day. It keeps its time, so a post at 9:05 on Tuesday moves to 9:05 on Thursday. On a touch screen, press and hold the post, then drag it.
From the keyboard, focus the post's move handle and press Space or Enter to pick it up. The arrow keys move it by 15 minutes or one day in Week and Day, and by one day or one week in Month. Press Space or Enter again to drop it. Escape cancels the move.
* You can move scheduled posts and drafts that already have a time. A moved draft stays a draft.
* Published posts, posts that are publishing, and failed posts stay where they are. Open a failed post to fix and reschedule it.
* You can't drop a post on a time that has already passed. In Month view, that includes today once the post's time has gone by.
* SlideDrift runs the same checks as editing the post. If the move can't be saved, for example because the account needs reconnecting or there aren't enough credits that month, the post goes back to its original time and a message explains why.
When you have more than one connected account, use the account menu to show only one profile or Company Page. The calendar view, date, and account filter are kept in the page address, so you can bookmark a view. If you bookmark the calendar while it shows today, the bookmark always opens on the current day, week, or month.
## Send a post for client approval [#send-a-post-for-client-approval]
Open a draft, scheduled post, or failed post: on wide screens **Client approval** is the second tab of the panel beside it, and on smaller screens the **Client approval** bar on the post opens it. Choose **Make a review link**, then **Copy** and send it to the reviewer. One link can hold up to 20 posts: choose **Add posts** in the menu to put more drafts or scheduled posts in the same link, for example next week's posts. The link works for 14 days, and the reviewer does not need a SlideDrift account. In the same menu, **Email it** opens your email app with the link ready, and **See what they see** opens the review page.
The review page lists the posts in the link with their dates and shows each one as it will appear on LinkedIn: its caption, comment right after it posts, account, time, carousel or other media, poll, and video details when present. The reviewer approves each post or requests changes. On a carousel they can pick a slide, and their comment says which slide it is about ("Slide 3: ..."). Their name is optional and remembered in their browser. SlideDrift shows each answer beside the post, where choosing a comment's slide shows that slide, on the post in Schedule and in the notification centre; email delivery is also used when it is available.
Each answer keeps its own thread: choose **Reply** under it to answer there, or write in the box at the bottom to start a new message. The reviewer sees your messages on the review page, with your profile name. They can reply under any answer or message, or add a comment without approving or asking for changes. Either of you can add up to 4 images to a message, such as a screenshot or a marked-up slide (JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB each); select an image to see it full size. Images count towards your storage and are not listed in your media library. A post's conversation holds up to 300 messages, and it closes once the post goes out.
Turn on **Only post once it's approved** when the post must not publish before the current version is approved. The post keeps its time and goes out then if your client has approved it. Editing the post after approval marks the new version as needing approval again, and the post keeps its time. If its time comes before the approval, it is not published and you get a notice; once they approve it, choose a new time. **Publish now** also needs the approval first. You can make a new link for the same posts, take a post out of the link, or turn the link off at any time.
## Review notifications and results [#review-notifications-and-results]
The notification bell reports recent publishing outcomes, failed or unconfirmed posts and comments, client approval answers and comments, and LinkedIn connections that need attention. Read state is kept in the current browser, so another browser or device can show a different unread count.
Published posts show their numbers in their Schedule row. A Company Page post shows the impressions, likes, comments and engagement kept by its 48-hour check, and a newer post says when they arrive. If none were kept, **Get numbers** reads them from LinkedIn. Choose **Details** to see all of a post's numbers beside the post. Open **Analytics** in the sidebar (it was called Results) to see how a connected account's posts did over 7 days, 30 days, 90 days or 12 months: totals with the change on the period before, a chart with one bar per post, your top posts, how carousels compare with your other posts, and a table of every post. Choose a total to chart and rank by it, including the engagement rate (likes, comments, reposts and clicks for each impression), and open a post to see all its numbers beside the post itself. Company Page posts receive stored numbers from the 48-hour check, including impressions, reach, reactions, comments, shares, and clicks where LinkedIn provides them. Profile results are fetched only when you open a post and are not stored for the dashboard totals.
Engagement rate is likes, comments, reposts, and clicks divided by impressions, multiplied by 100. It includes only posts with all five counts. These are interactions rather than unique people, so the rate can exceed 100%, especially with few impressions. If Analytics cannot load, use its retry action.
Company Page results require a Page connection made by a super admin. LinkedIn makes stored Page results available for up to 12 months. Newer posts can remain pending until their 48-hour check is complete.
## Recover a failed post [#recover-a-failed-post]
When LinkedIn cannot publish a post, the Schedule page moves it to **Issues**, says what went wrong on the post row and offers the fix: **Reconnect** for a connection LinkedIn rejected or that expired, **Add credits** when credits ran short, **Edit post** when LinkedIn rejects the post itself, **Open carousel** when one of its images can't be loaded, or **Try again**, which publishes it straight away. A post that did not publish is never charged. To change the account, content, media, or time first, open the post menu and choose **Edit & retry**.
Publishing stops after five unsuccessful automatic attempts. Open the failed post, check its account and media, and use the recovery action shown.
When LinkedIn rejects a connection, SlideDrift stops using it at once instead of retrying: publishing and scheduling from that profile or Company Page ask you to reconnect first. From 14 days before a connection expires, when the reminder emails start, its card on the Schedule page also offers **Reconnect**.
If LinkedIn rejects the post itself, SlideDrift moves it to **Issues** right away instead of retrying, because LinkedIn would reject the same post again. Check the caption, media, and account, then try again.
If there were not enough credits when the post was due, nothing was charged. Add credits, then choose **Try again**.
If a Company Page no longer appears after reconnecting, confirm that your LinkedIn user still has Page admin access and that the connection has the required Community Management permission before trying again.
## Review before scheduling [#review-before-scheduling]
Before clicking Schedule post or Publish now:
1. Confirm the selected LinkedIn profile or Company Page.
2. Check the timezone and posting time.
3. Read the caption in the feed-style preview.
4. Check any comments with their timing and account, any reshares with their timing, and any triggers with their numbers.
5. Preview the carousel slides, check each image and its alt text, play the video, or read the poll question and options.
6. Confirm the selected pages are the pages you want to publish.
7. Save as a draft if any part still needs review.
## Things to check [#things-to-check]
* Make sure the carousel is saved before scheduling a carousel post.
* Save your final edits before the post is due; the latest saved slides are what publish.
* Check the image and its alt text before scheduling an image post.
* Keep captions under the shown character limit.
* Fix any link the composer flags before scheduling.
* Check the selected timezone before picking a time.
* Reconnect LinkedIn if the account appears disconnected.
* Confirm the selected Company Page if your workspace has multiple connected LinkedIn accounts.
* Do not schedule private, confidential, or sensitive carousel content.
* Use a draft instead of scheduling when the caption, target account, or final carousel still needs approval.
# Export as PDF (/docs/export/pdf)
Download your carousel as a PDF for LinkedIn document posts.
PDF is the recommended format for LinkedIn carousel posts.
## Download a PDF [#download-a-pdf]
1. Open the carousel in the editor.
2. Click Share, then Export.
3. Keep PDF selected.
4. Every slide starts ticked. Untick any slide you want to leave out, or choose This slide to export only the slide you're looking at.
5. Click Download PDF. The button shows what the export costs.
## Best use [#best-use]
Use PDF when you want to upload the carousel as a document post on LinkedIn.
Before uploading, open the file and check that every slide looks right.
## Export after creating as a guest [#export-after-creating-as-a-guest]
If you created the carousel before signing in, choose **Export**, then create a free account or sign in. SlideDrift claims the guest carousel into your account, returns you to the same editor, and reopens Export so you can continue the download.
If you choose a paid plan from the guest export prompt, completing Stripe checkout also returns to that carousel with Export ready. Cancelling checkout returns to pricing without changing your account; the claimed carousel remains in your account so you can return to its editor later.
## If export fails [#if-export-fails]
If export fails, check:
* You are signed in.
* The carousel has slides.
* Your account can export today.
* The export service is available.
Free accounts may need to complete a verification challenge before exporting.
# Export as PNG (/docs/export/png)
Download carousel slides as image files in a ZIP.
PNG export gives you image files for the selected slides.
SlideDrift downloads PNG exports as a ZIP file.
## Download PNG files [#download-png-files]
1. Open the carousel in the editor.
2. Click Share, then Export.
3. Choose PNG.
4. Every slide starts ticked. Untick any slide you want to leave out, or choose This slide to export only the slide you're looking at.
5. Click the Download button to get the ZIP file.
6. Unzip the file before uploading or sharing the images.
## When to use PNG [#when-to-use-png]
Use PNG when you need individual slide images, want to share slides outside LinkedIn, or want more control over where each image is used.
For LinkedIn document carousel posts, PDF is usually simpler.
# Share links (/docs/export/share-links)
Create a public viewer link, optional branded PDF download, or website embed for a carousel.
Share links let people view a carousel in the browser. Website embeds let you place the same shared carousel on another page.
The export dialog can create a public link with a carousel-specific share ID. When sharing is on, SlideDrift also provides iframe embed code for the same carousel.
## Create a share link [#create-a-share-link]
1. Open the carousel in the editor.
2. Click Share, then Export.
3. Under Share, choose Public link.
4. Click Create public link, then copy the link.
5. Send or publish the link where you want people to view the carousel.
## Let viewers download a PDF [#let-viewers-download-a-pdf]
You can attach one prepared, SlideDrift-branded PDF to the public share page.
1. Turn on the SlideDrift banner in the editor's **Carousel** settings and save the carousel.
2. Open **Export**, choose **Public link**, and create the link if it is not on yet.
3. Select **Allow viewers to download PDF**.
4. If there is no current branded PDF, click **Prepare branded PDF**. SlideDrift prepares all pages, downloads your copy, and turns on viewer downloads.
Preparing the PDF uses one normal export allowance and costs 0 credits while the SlideDrift banner is included. Viewer downloads do not use another export allowance or credits.
Editing the carousel pauses viewer downloads so an old file is not served as the latest deck. Save the edits, then prepare the branded PDF again to resume downloads. Disabling the public link also stops future PDF downloads.
If a viewer PDF cannot be downloaded, the error stays on the share page so you can keep reading the slides. Use the retry action when it is offered. Shared slides and embed navigation also fit smaller screens.
## Embed a carousel [#embed-a-carousel]
1. Open the carousel in the editor.
2. Click Share, then Export.
3. Under Share, choose Public link, and create the link if it is not on yet.
4. Click Copy code next to Website embed.
5. Paste the iframe code into the page where you want the carousel to appear.
The embed view is available only when the carousel owner has enabled both sharing and embedding for that carousel.
If the embed does not appear on the destination site, confirm that the share link is still enabled, the iframe code was copied completely, and the website allows iframes from SlideDrift.
## What viewers see [#what-viewers-see]
The public share page shows the carousel slides with navigation controls and a SlideDrift call to action. When the owner has prepared and enabled a current branded PDF, viewers also see **Download branded PDF**. The call to action can send viewers back to SlideDrift with referral attribution, so creators can share public carousels while keeping the viewer path into SlideDrift intact.
Embedded carousels use a compact viewer intended for pages outside SlideDrift. They are marked as noindex so the public share page remains the main viewer path.
## Privacy note [#privacy-note]
Anyone with the link or embed can view the shared carousel and, when enabled, download its PDF. Do not create share links, embeds, or viewer downloads for private, confidential, or sensitive content.
If you need to revise a shared carousel, reopen the deck in the editor, make the edits, save the latest version, and regenerate or refresh the share path from Export.
# MCP prompt recipes (/docs/integrations/mcp-recipes)
Short copy-paste prompts for creating, exporting, and planning SlideDrift carousels.
Replace anything in `[square brackets]`, then paste the prompt into your connected AI assistant.
## Create from a URL [#create-from-a-url]
```text
Turn this article into a 7-slide LinkedIn carousel. Show me the credit cost before creating it: [URL]
```
You get an editable SlideDrift draft.
## Create from notes and images [#create-from-notes-and-images]
```text
Create a 7-slide carousel from these notes and use my attached images. Do not reuse an image. Show me the cost first: [notes]
```
The images are added to your owned SlideDrift assets.
## Review the story first [#review-the-story-first]
```text
Plan an 8-slide carousel from [URL or notes]. Show me every slide. Do not create it until I approve the plan and credit cost.
```
Planning is free. Creation waits for your approval.
## Export a PDF [#export-a-pdf]
```text
Find my carousel called [title]. Show me the PDF export cost, then wait for my approval before exporting it.
```
You get a time-limited download link.
## Get image links for Instagram or TikTok [#get-image-links-for-instagram-or-tiktok]
```text
Find my carousel called [title]. Show me the cost of exporting it as image links, then wait for my approval before creating them.
```
You get one public JPEG link per slide, in order. Anyone with a link can open that image, and the links work for 30 days.
## Build a campaign [#build-a-campaign]
```text
Plan [number] weekly carousel drafts from [folder or notes] for my [LinkedIn account]. Show me the run sheet and total cost first. Keep every post as a draft.
```
You approve the campaign once. Publishing still requires a separate approval.
## Schedule after review [#schedule-after-review]
```text
Find my carousel called [title]. Show me the account, full caption, date, time, and export cost. Wait for my approval before scheduling it.
```
Nothing is scheduled until you confirm the final details.
## Check credits without changing anything [#check-credits-without-changing-anything]
```text
Show my SlideDrift credit balance and current MCP action costs. Do not create, export, or schedule anything.
```
For setup and permissions, see [Connect an AI assistant with MCP](/docs/integrations/mcp).
# Connect an AI assistant with MCP (/docs/integrations/mcp)
Connect SlideDrift to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, or another compatible MCP client.
Create editable LinkedIn carousels from your AI assistant. MCP is included on every plan: Free accounts can have 1 active connection, and Starter, Pro, and Agency allow more.
## Connect in three steps [#connect-in-three-steps]
1. Open the MCP or integrations settings in your AI assistant.
2. Add this remote server:
```text
https://slidedrift.com/mcp
```
3. Sign in to SlideDrift, or create a free account, and choose **Allow connection**.
That is it. No API key is needed. Test the connection with:
```text
List my SlideDrift templates.
```
Then try one of these:
```text
Turn this article into a LinkedIn carousel:
Make a 7-slide carousel from these notes
Export my newest carousel as a PDF
```
Your assistant shows the credit cost and waits for your approval before it creates or exports anything, then gives you a link to open the carousel in the SlideDrift editor.
## What you can ask it to do [#what-you-can-ask-it-to-do]
| Create | Manage | Deliver |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| Create from a URL or text | Find your carousels and covers | Export PDF, PNG, or image links |
| Use your images and brand kits | Remix a cover or create one from your image | Create or disable share links |
| Plan before creating | Check credits and jobs | Draft or schedule LinkedIn posts |
SlideDrift can create a draft directly from a URL or text; a separate outline is not required. If you want to inspect the story first, ask it to plan before creating.
For background creation, the assistant can use `execution: "async"` and check progress with `get_job`.
## Generation request limits [#generation-request-limits]
Carousel generation and Brand Kit imports through an AI connection use a plan-based request allowance:
| Plan | Allowance |
| ------- | -------------------------- |
| Free | 5 requests per hour |
| Starter | 5 requests per 10 minutes |
| Pro | 10 requests per 10 minutes |
| Agency | 20 requests per 10 minutes |
An active trial uses the allowance of the plan being trialled. One connection can use the account's full allowance, and a batch uses one request for each carousel it starts. Cover generation has a separate allowance of 5 requests per 10 minutes on every plan.
If SlideDrift refuses a confirmed request before paid work starts, that request does not keep a generation slot. The assistant receives the reason and, when the allowance is temporarily full, how long to wait before trying again. See [Developer resources](/developers#errors-and-recovery) for the complete API and MCP rate-limit policy.
### Remix designs [#remix-designs]
Template search shows whether each result is a standard template or a Remix design, and what each way of using it costs. A Remix design can be used in two ways:
* **As is** (the default, **Use template** in the app): SlideDrift keeps the design and writes your content into its own text boxes, including its small labels. Slide numbers are recounted for your deck and photos are chosen for your topic. Remix designs are Pro designs, so it costs 30 credits, and Free accounts can use Pro templates twice a day. Exact wording works.
* **Recreate**: the Remix designer rebuilds the deck in that style around your content, as Remix does in the app. It costs the Remix price, runs in the background, and writes its own wording.
Ask for "as is" or "recreate" by name. Batches and campaigns use Remix designs as is.
## How approvals work [#how-approvals-work]
* You see the exact cost before generation or export.
* Cover generation shows its exact cost and requires its own confirmation.
* Existing-carousel edits show an exact preview, create a recovery checkpoint, and cost zero generation credits.
* Campaign posts start as drafts.
* Scheduling or publishing requires a separate approval.
* If you ask for something SlideDrift can't do yet, the assistant can offer to send the request to the SlideDrift team. You approve the exact text first. It is sent without your name, email, or account details unless you choose to let the team follow up, in which case they can see your account email. It uses no credits.
* The assistant can only access SlideDrift work you own.
For a focused editing task, you can approve a 5–30 minute session limited to one carousel and the named edit types. After the first approved edit, the assistant can make further edits you request within that scope without another SlideDrift confirmation prompt. Your AI client may still apply its own approval policy. The session cannot export, share, schedule, publish, use credits, or edit another carousel, and it stops when it expires or you revoke the connection.
Before showing a generation quote, SlideDrift checks that the selected template is either your own private template or a public template that is ready to use. If a previously saved prompt refers to an unavailable template, the assistant stops before generation or credits are approved and asks you to choose another template.
Saving a social draft and scheduling a post are free. A scheduled carousel uses 20 credits when it publishes, or none with the SlideDrift banner, and its latest saved slides are what go out. SlideDrift refuses to schedule a carousel when your remaining credits cannot cover it together with your other carousels due before your credits renew.
## Edit an existing carousel [#edit-an-existing-carousel]
Ask your assistant to open the carousel and describe the change you want. It can replace or remove text, update supported text styling including border colors, replace or restyle images you own, adjust supported slide layout and background settings, or reorder elements on native SlideDrift slides.
The assistant first reads the current slide and element targets. Before an individually confirmed edit, or the first edit that opens a bounded session, it previews the exact changes for approval. Each applied edit request saves one restore point before updating the carousel. Open **Version history** in the editor if you want to return to that earlier version.
Edits stop safely if the carousel changed after the assistant read it, is still generating, or is linked to a post that is scheduled or publishing. HTML and Pro template slides are not editable through MCP yet. A multi-edit session also requires a private carousel; keep the public share link disabled or confirm each edit separately.
## Tool reference [#tool-reference]
SlideDrift exposes 34 tools when existing-carousel editing is enabled. Your assistant chooses them automatically.
* **Create:** `search_templates`, `plan_carousel`, `create_carousel`, `create_carousel_batch`, `get_job`
* **Brand and images:** `list_brand_kits`, `import_brand_kit`, `list_source_images`, `prepare_source_image_upload`, `finalize_source_image_upload`
* **Covers:** `search_covers`, `list_my_covers`, `generate_cover` (in the app, covers are under **Graphics**)
* **Carousels:** `get_carousel`, `edit_carousel`, `list_carousels`, `get_credit_balance`, `export_carousel`, `create_share_link`, `disable_share_link`
* **Campaigns:** `plan_campaign`, `create_campaign`, `get_campaign`, `retry_campaign_items`, `promote_campaign_posts`, `cancel_campaign`
* **Scheduling:** `list_social_accounts`, `schedule_social_post`, `list_scheduled_posts`, `update_scheduled_post`, `cancel_scheduled_post`, `add_first_comment`
* **Feedback:** `suggest_feature`
Your assistant sees each connected Company Page by name. LinkedIn's terms don't allow a member's name to leave SlideDrift, so it sees a personal profile as "LinkedIn profile". If you've connected several profiles, they're numbered in the order you connected them. The Schedule page in SlideDrift still shows every name.
`plan_campaign` prepares the full run sheet and quote. `promote_campaign_posts` requires a new approval before drafts enter the publishing queue. Promoting is free; each carousel is charged when it publishes.
`import_brand_kit` reads the colors, fonts, logo, and tone from a public website and saves them as a new brand kit after you approve the preview. It uses zero credits and counts toward your plan's brand-kit limit. If you already have a brand kit for that website, the assistant gets that kit back instead of a copy. You can review or edit the new kit in **Brand Kits**.
For a Cover that may take longer to render, call `generate_cover` with `execution: "async"`. SlideDrift returns a durable job ID immediately; use `get_job` until it reports `completed` with the private Cover result. Retrying the same confirmed request with its idempotency key does not create a second paid generation.
## Reconnect for Covers or scheduling [#reconnect-for-covers-or-scheduling]
Covers use the `covers:read` and `covers:write` permissions. Scheduling uses `social:write`. Connections created before these permissions shipped must be removed and reconnected before those tools can run.
When you connect or reconnect, choose the task-based permission bundles the assistant needs. For example, you can allow Cover generation without also allowing LinkedIn scheduling. You can change the selection later by revoking and reconnecting.
## Choose an active connection [#choose-an-active-connection]
**AI Connections** shows your active count and current plan’s limit. If a connection is marked **Paused by plan**, it cannot use SlideDrift. Choose **Use this connection** and review which other connections will be revoked to make room. Their current tokens stop working; reconnect those assistants later if you need them again.
If a new connection reaches the limit, revoke an unused connection or upgrade, then retry the connection from your assistant.
## Revoke access [#revoke-access]
Open **AI Connections** in SlideDrift, find the assistant, and choose **Revoke**. Access stops immediately.
## Need a prompt? [#need-a-prompt]
Open the [MCP prompt recipes](/docs/integrations/mcp-recipes), or see the simpler [MCP overview](/developers/mcp).
## Prefer a JSON API? [#prefer-a-json-api]
Use the [SlideDrift API v1 guide](/developers/api) when your integration needs normal HTTPS requests instead of an MCP client. API v1 uses OAuth bearer tokens rather than static API keys, exposes the same operation catalog as MCP, and keeps the same confirmation, ownership, credit, and durable Cover-job safeguards. The guide links to the live API metadata and OpenAPI 3.1 contract.
## Quick fixes [#quick-fixes]
* **Upgrade required:** the action needs a paid plan, for example generating a Cover on a Free account.
* **Daily limit reached:** a Free account has used today's allowance for that action, for example its two Pro templates. It returns as earlier uses pass 24 hours, or upgrade to continue now.
* **Connection limit reached:** revoke an unused connection or upgrade. Adding the same app again, such as ChatGPT or Claude, replaces that app's older connection automatically.
* **Confirmation required:** review the action and explicitly approve it.
* **Template unavailable:** ask the assistant to search templates again, then choose one from the current results.
* **Job still running:** ask the assistant to check the job again.
* **Authorization expired:** restart the connection from your assistant.
* **Tool error with a reference:** include the reference when reporting the problem so the failed request can be traced without exposing private details.
# Send SlideDrift events to Zapier, Make and n8n (/docs/integrations/webhooks)
Get a signed HTTPS request when a post publishes, fails or needs attention, and connect SlideDrift to Zapier, Make, n8n or your own server.
Webhooks send a signed HTTPS request to a URL you choose when something happens in SlideDrift. Use them to post a Slack message when a carousel goes live, log published posts in a spreadsheet, or alert your team when a post fails.
Webhooks are included in the Pro plan (5 endpoints) and the Agency plan (20 endpoints). A trial includes 5 endpoints.
## Add an endpoint [#add-an-endpoint]
1. Open **Settings** in the app menu, then **Webhooks**.
2. Choose **Add endpoint** and paste the URL your tool gives you. It must be a public HTTPS address.
3. Choose the events to send, then **Add endpoint**.
4. Copy the signing secret. SlideDrift shows it once. You need it only if you check signatures yourself.
5. Choose **Send test** and pick an event. SlideDrift sends a sample right away and shows whether it arrived.
Each endpoint has a **Delivery log** with the status and time of its 50 newest deliveries from the last 30 days. **Pause** stops deliveries to an endpoint; deliveries already waiting are not sent.
## Events [#events]
| Event | When SlideDrift sends it |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `post.published` | A scheduled or Publish now post went live on LinkedIn. |
| `post.failed` | A post couldn't be published and needs your attention. |
| `post.first_comment_failed` | The post went live, but its first comment didn't. |
| `account.reconnect_needed` | A LinkedIn connection expires within 14 days (sent at 14 and 3 days), or LinkedIn stopped accepting it. |
| `carousel.exported` | A carousel was exported as a PDF or PNG. Off by default. |
## Use with Zapier [#use-with-zapier]
1. Create a Zap that starts with **Webhooks by Zapier** and choose the **Catch Hook** trigger. Webhooks by Zapier needs a paid Zapier plan.
2. Copy the webhook URL Zapier shows you and add it as an endpoint in SlideDrift.
3. Choose **Send test** in SlideDrift, then test the trigger in Zapier to load the sample and map its fields.
## Use with Make [#use-with-make]
1. Start a scenario with the **Webhooks** app and its **Custom webhook** trigger.
2. Add a webhook, copy its address and add it as an endpoint in SlideDrift.
3. While Make is waiting to determine the data structure, choose **Send test** in SlideDrift.
## Use with n8n [#use-with-n8n]
1. Add a **Webhook** trigger node and set the HTTP method to **POST**.
2. Add its **Production URL** as an endpoint in SlideDrift. It receives events once the workflow is published.
3. To try the **Test URL** instead, choose **Listen for test event** in n8n, then **Send test** in SlideDrift.
A self-hosted n8n needs a public HTTPS address on the standard port (443).
## What SlideDrift sends [#what-slidedrift-sends]
Each event is a `POST` with a JSON body:
```json
{
"id": "9b1f4c2e-6a7d-4e3b-8c55-2f0a9d61e7b4",
"type": "post.published",
"timestamp": "2026-10-06T20:53:00.000Z",
"test": false,
"data": {
"post": {
"id": "4f0c8a52-1d3e-4b6a-9f27-8e5d2c1b7a90",
"type": "carousel",
"status": "published",
"caption": "Three things we learned launching our first product…",
"scheduled_for": "2026-10-06T20:50:00.000Z",
"published_at": "2026-10-06T20:53:00.000Z",
"linkedin_post_urn": "urn:li:share:7381234567890123456",
"linkedin_post_url": null,
"carousel_id": "c2a7e9d4-5b1f-4e8c-a6d3-7f9b0e2c4a18",
"carousel_title": "Launch lessons",
"schedule_url": "https://slidedrift.com/schedule"
},
"account": {
"id": "e81d6b3a-2c4f-4a9e-b7d5-0f3c9a1e6b24",
"type": "person",
"name": null
}
}
}
```
* `id` identifies the event. It stays the same when a delivery is retried.
* `timestamp` is when the event happened.
* `test` is `true` for requests sent with **Send test**. Their data is sample data.
* `linkedin_post_url` is a link when LinkedIn gives one; otherwise use `linkedin_post_urn`.
* `account.type` is `person` for a profile and `organization` for a Company Page.
* `account.name` is the Company Page's name. For a personal profile it is `null`, because LinkedIn's terms don't allow a member's name to leave SlideDrift. To tell your accounts apart, use `account.id`. SlideDrift shows every account's name on the Schedule page.
`post.failed` adds the number of attempts to `post` and an `error` with a `code` and a plain-language `message`:
```json
"error": {
"code": "account_unusable",
"message": "SlideDrift could not access your LinkedIn account. Please reconnect LinkedIn, then reschedule the post."
}
```
`account.reconnect_needed` carries the `account`, a `reason` (`expires_soon` or `rejected`), `expires_at`, `days_left` and a `reconnect_url`. `carousel.exported` carries the `carousel` (`id`, `title`) and the `export` (`format`, `slide_count`, `delivery`, and a `share_url` for a share link). `post.first_comment_failed` carries the `post`, the `account` and the `first_comment` with its text and error.
## Headers and signatures [#headers-and-signatures]
| Header | Value |
| ------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `webhook-id` | The event `id`. The same on every retry. |
| `webhook-timestamp` | When this attempt was sent, in Unix seconds. |
| `webhook-signature` | `v1,` followed by the signature. |
| `Idempotency-Key` | The event `id` again, for tools that look for this header. |
| `SlideDrift-Event` | The event type, for example `post.published`. |
Requests follow the [Standard Webhooks](https://www.standardwebhooks.com) specification, so its libraries can verify them. To check a signature yourself:
1. Take your signing secret, remove `whsec_` and decode the rest from base64. That is the key.
2. Compute HMAC-SHA256 of `webhook-id`, `.`, `webhook-timestamp`, `.` and the raw request body, then base64-encode it.
3. Compare it with the value after `v1,` in `webhook-signature`, and reject requests whose timestamp is more than 5 minutes old.
```js
import { createHmac, timingSafeEqual } from "node:crypto";
export function isFromSlideDrift(headers, rawBody, secret) {
const id = headers["webhook-id"];
const timestamp = headers["webhook-timestamp"];
const key = Buffer.from(secret.replace(/^whsec_/, ""), "base64");
const expected = createHmac("sha256", key).update(`${id}.${timestamp}.${rawBody}`).digest("base64");
const received = String(headers["webhook-signature"] ?? "").replace(/^v1,/, "");
const fresh = Math.abs(Date.now() / 1000 - Number(timestamp)) < 300;
return fresh && received.length === expected.length && timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(received), Buffer.from(expected));
}
```
**Create new signing secret** in the endpoint's menu replaces the secret straight away. Update your receiver with the new one.
## Retries [#retries]
An endpoint should answer with a 2xx status within 10 seconds. Otherwise SlideDrift tries again after 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 2 hours, 6 hours and 12 hours, then marks the delivery as failed. A retry has the same `webhook-id`, so you can ignore repeats. A test is sent once and not retried.
SlideDrift doesn't follow redirects. If your endpoint redirects, add the final URL instead.
## Limits [#limits]
* Public HTTPS addresses on port 443 only. Local and private network addresses are refused.
* 5 tests a minute for each endpoint.
* Webhooks are included in Pro and Agency. On other plans your endpoints stay listed, but nothing is sent. You can still pause or delete them.
# Changelog
## 2026-10-09 - Clear out your carousel library and see when your plan ends (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/manage-carousels-and-clearer-plan-dates)
Delete selected carousels together, keep pending posts safe, and see clearer plan dates and drafting progress.
Choose **Select** in My Carousels to tick several decks, filter them by title, or select all matching carousels. Review the count before deleting. Carousels with a post, follow-up, or trigger still to go out in Schedule are kept. Deleted carousels also lose their Schedule posts, including published history and results, so read the confirmation carefully: deletion cannot be undone.
Home now starts with **Post ideas** for signed-in accounts. Choose **Carousel** to make a deck directly; links carrying a carousel brief, template, or Brand Kit choice open the Carousel composer. Post ideas shows drafting progress and preview outlines while you wait, and keeps edited notes when you leave and return in the same browser with storage available.
Cancelled paid plans show **Ends** and the access end date in your account and credit views, instead of suggesting another renewal or credit reset.
Undo and redo now keep restored editor history and queued edits together. Showing a hidden optional block handles older saved designs more reliably, and new exports account for your saved carousel settings. If a Photo Style upload fails in the editor, you can select the same photo to try again.
Learn how to [manage saved carousels](/docs/projects), [draft Post ideas](/docs/create/post-ideas), and [check your plan](/docs/credits-and-billing).
## 2026-10-08 - Turn your material into a mix of posts (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/post-ideas-and-easier-sign-in)
Post ideas drafts carousels, images, text posts, and polls from your material, with easier email sign-in and clearer recovery.
Choose **Post ideas** on Home to turn notes, an article link, or a short idea into five suggestions. Pick your formats, audience, next step, and carousel depth, then choose which posts to make. You can change a carousel's suggested design and cover photo when those choices are available.
Drafting ideas uses no credits. Making the selected carousels costs 30 credits each; text, image, and poll drafts in this flow are free. Account and daily limits still apply. Your posts wait as undated drafts until you review them and choose an account and time.
Create an account or sign in with Google or a six-digit email code. Home now offers optional welcome questions and a checklist for your first carousel, brand, LinkedIn connection, and scheduled post.
Editor actions such as Slide overview and Version history open in the right panel. Supported panels on wide app pages can tuck away to an edge tab when you want more room.
Failed saves keep your edits and offer a retry or sign-in step. Generation updates preserve newer local edits, copies keep their canvas format, and approval refreshes preserve unsaved post changes. Analytics and shared PDF failures offer clearer recovery, and scheduling explains daylight-saving adjustments.
## 2026-10-07 - Free accounts keep a brand kit (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/free-accounts-keep-a-brand-kit)
A free account can now keep one brand kit, imported from your website or set up yourself, so your carousels stay in your colours, fonts and logo.
A free account can now keep one brand kit. Import it from your website or set it up yourself in **Brand Kits**, then pick it from the brand menu on Home or in the editor. Your carousels come out in your colours, fonts and logo.
Starter also keeps one kit. Pro keeps 5 and Agency 25, so each brand or client can have its own.
## 2026-10-06 - A clearer look across SlideDrift (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/a-new-look-for-slidedrift)
A new logo, readable type, and a consistent light and dark appearance across the website and app.
SlideDrift has a new Dots logo, Manrope type, and a calmer layout across the website and app. Light pages use neutral surfaces, dark mode uses Soft black, and selected navigation items use a soft sage tint.
The new look also reaches shared carousel pages, blog illustrations and For you email previews. Generation uses the SlideDrift logo as its loading indicator.
Your carousel artwork keeps its own colours and fonts. Keep creating, editing, exporting and scheduling from the same places.
## 2026-10-06 - Keep your source and recover your writing (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/clearer-creation-and-recovery)
Notes stay with linked sources, post writing can be restored, and account and retry steps are clearer.
Create keeps your notes when you include a public link, recognises links inside brackets, and keeps extension selections and video briefs as text. On phones, Generate shows its credit cost. A failed template handoff offers a retry before generation.
If you leave an unsaved post page, return in the same browser tab and choose **Restore writing** to recover the caption and first comment. Review the media and other settings before saving. **Suggested time** is now clearly labelled as a general suggestion.
Guest prompts explain when an account is needed before Recreate or protected editor tools start. At the guest limit, account creation keeps your typed idea and template in the same tab when browser storage is available.
Failed loads on Templates, Graphics, Schedule and AI Connections offer retry steps. Unavailable credits no longer appear as zero. AI Connections shows plan-paused connections and lets you choose which to use after reviewing any required revocations.
Editor tools fit more clearly on phones. Select the SlideDrift badge in a slide preview to open its settings. Before cancelling a draft or removing a LinkedIn account, the confirmation explains the loss of the draft or the effect on scheduled posts.
## 2026-10-05 - See which brand kit Generate will use (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-kit-choice)
Home names the kit your carousel will get, your default included, and No brand kit really means none. Start from a kit with Create with this kit, and carousels made through AI connections get your kit on Remix designs too.
Home's brand menu now shows the kit Generate will use before you press it. Your default kit is marked **Default** and is used unless you pick another, and **No brand kit** keeps the template's own colours. Each kit appears as a small slide in its own colours and heading font, with the presets tucked under one row.
On the Brand Kits page, **Create with this kit** opens Home with that kit picked.
When an AI assistant fills a Remix design for you through an AI connection, your kit now restyles the whole design, as it does in the editor.
## 2026-10-05 - Your logo stays visible on every slide (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-kit-light-dark-logos)
A dark logo on a dark slide, or a white logo on a light one, now appears in plain white or near-black there, automatically. Imported kits also keep their own copy of the website's logo.
A kit has one logo, and carousels mix light and dark slides. Now, when your logo would disappear on a slide, SlideDrift shows it in plain white on a dark slide or near-black on a light one, the way brands use a one-colour version of their logo. It works in headers and footers, logo blocks and the logo spots in Remix designs, in the editor and in your exports. There's nothing extra to upload.
Logos that read on both, or that sit on their own background, always appear as designed. It applies to logos you add or import from now on.
Website import now also saves a copy of a logo the site links to, so your kit keeps it even if the website changes its files.
## 2026-10-05 - Your brand kit's voice in more places, and slides that stay readable (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-kit-voice-readable-words)
Carousels the Remix designer writes and posts For you writes now follow your brand kit's tone and writing guidance, and words a kit would make hard to read switch to a readable colour.
Your brand kit's tone and writing guidance now shape the words in more places: carousels the Remix designer writes, and the posts **For you** writes, which use your default brand kit. For you posts leave out your website and handle, since they carry no links.
Brand kits also keep words readable on standard designs, such as the starter design Home uses when you don't pick one. A word that would be hard to read on its background, such as a small word in a pale brand colour, switches to your kit's text or background colour, or to near-black or white. Button text in dark kits stays readable too. Header and footer words that would disappear on a slide, such as a design's pale handle on a light kit, are shown in plain white or near-black, the way logos are.
The Brand Kits panel now tells you when your text colour, or small words in your brand colour, would be hard to read on your slide background.
## 2026-10-05 - Website import keeps more logos (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-kit-website-import)
Importing a brand from its website now keeps logos the site draws in the page, gives black-and-white brands their real colour, and explains LinkedIn links. Template on Remix designer carousels brings back the designer's own look.
Website import now keeps the logo when a site draws it in the page instead of linking an image file. The logo is added to your kit as a PNG, so you can check it before you save.
When a site's main colour is a pale grey, the import uses the colour of the site's main button instead, so a black-and-white brand gets its black.
A LinkedIn profile or company link now gets a clear message: paste your own website instead.
On carousels made by the Remix designer, **Template** in the editor's Brand panel now brings back the designer's own colours and fonts after you try another kit.
## 2026-10-05 - Choose what your followed blogs make (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/followed-blog-post-options)
Pick text, image, or carousel posts, control how many each blog makes, and see its weekly credit cost before following.
In **For you → Following**, paste a blog or newsletter address and choose **Ideas · free** or **Made for me** before you follow. Automatic posts can be **Text**, **Image**, **Carousel**, or **Best fit**, which picks a format for each article. Image posts fall back to text when the article has no suitable figure.
Choose **1 a week**, **3 a week**, **1 a day**, or **All** for each blog. New follows start at one a week, and articles beyond your limit stay as free ideas. The panel shows the weekly credit ceiling or estimate before you commit. Text and image posts cost 5 credits; carousels use the chosen template's generation price.
For carousels, browse the available gallery templates alongside your saved designs and own templates. Finished posts stay in For you for you to edit and schedule; making them automatically does not publish them.
## 2026-10-05 - For you drafts come in your brand kit (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/for-you-drafts-in-your-kit)
Automatic For you drafts on Remix designs are now made in your default brand kit's colours and fonts, and you can delete a kit from the brand menu on Home.
When **For you** makes a carousel draft automatically from a Remix design, the design is now made in your default brand kit's colours and fonts, the way carousels you start from Home are. Drafts on other templates already used your kit.
You can now delete a brand kit from the brand menu on Home, as well as from Brand Kits and the editor. If the kit you delete was the one picked on Home, Home goes back to your default kit.
Older brand kits also get the light and dark logo switch when you next save them, so their logo stays visible on every slide.
## 2026-10-05 - Keep your draft as you format and preview (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/post-editor-and-linkedin-connections)
The text tools share one editor, monthly AI allowances reset on time, and connecting a LinkedIn profile keeps your Company Page connection.
The **Text Formatter**, **Post Preview Tool**, and **Character Counter** now share one editor. Your draft comes with you as you switch tools. Format selected text, undo changes, and check the phone or desktop preview in light or dark mode. Signed in, send the finished text straight to a new scheduling draft.
Paid plans' included AI tool runs now reset at 00:00 UTC on the first day of each month. After those runs, signed-in users still have 20 daily runs without spending credits.
Connecting a LinkedIn profile and Company Page now asks for matching permissions, so adding one keeps the other connected. Older connections may ask you to reconnect once before you use them again.
## 2026-10-04 - Brand kits restyle the whole design (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-kits-whole-design)
A brand kit now recolours every part of a Remix design and keeps its text readable, and you make and edit kits in the same panel everywhere.
Apply a brand kit to a Remix design and the whole design takes it on: the page, cards, panels, text and accents each get the kit's colour for their job. Text stays readable on its new background, and the layout keeps its own margins. Choose **Template** in the Brand panel, or **Undo**, to put the design's own colours back.
While you make or edit a kit, Brand Kits shows it on three gallery templates, so the preview is what you get.
**New brand kit** and **Edit** open the same panel on the right from Brand Kits, the brand menu on Home and the editor's Brand panel, with the same fields everywhere, including tagline and platform.
## 2026-10-04 - One idea, three ways to post it (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/free-tools-and-feed-posts)
Free tools now turn an idea into a text post, image, or carousel, and followed articles can become ready-to-schedule posts.
The Hook Generator and Idea Generator now show each answer as a text post, a 4:5 image, and a carousel cover. Pick the format that fits the idea: write and copy the post, download the image, schedule either one when you are signed in, or open the carousel in Create. The Outline Builder, Brief Generator, Angle Finder, and Post Generator can reuse their results in the same ways.
The planning tools now answer in one step. Visitors get three free AI runs a day, while signed-in accounts get 20 daily runs without using credits; paid plans use their included monthly runs first. Formatting, preview, sizing, and character-count tools continue to run in the browser without an account.
In **For you**, choose **Write post** on an article from a blog or newsletter you follow. SlideDrift writes a saved text post for 5 credits and, when the article contains a suitable figure, adds an image in your Brand Kit colours. Review it in the feed, then edit or schedule it. Failed attempts do not use credits.
## 2026-10-04 - A new app layout, Graphics, and client approval beside the post (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/new-app-layout)
The signed-in app opens page options in a right panel, Covers are now Graphics, and an opened post fills the page with client comments, replies and images beside it.
The signed-in app has a new layout. The main menu sits on the left, each area's pages sit beside it, and page options such as filters, drafts and sources open in a panel on the right when you need them. Press ⌘K to search actions, your carousels and the help pages.
Brand Kits shows your kits as real slides. **New brand kit** and **Edit** open beside the page with a live preview. For you is now a feed of ready-to-post ideas, and the niche and blogs you follow live under **Following**.
Covers are now called **Graphics** in the app and on the website. Existing links keep working.
In Schedule, an opened post fills the page as it will look on LinkedIn, with Client approval beside it. Reviewers and your team can comment, reply in threads and add images; images count towards your account's storage. **New post** opens on its own page too, with when to post, the post type and media in the panel on the right.
Carousels whose brand kit was deleted save normally again.
## 2026-10-03 - Private calendar notes and richer weekly emails (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/calendar-notes-and-weekly-email-previews)
Add reminders to calendar days, and see each Monday idea as the post it can become.
You can now add private notes to days in the **Schedule** calendar. Use them for reminders such as a launch, webinar or deadline without creating a post. Notes appear under the date in Month and in the all-day row in Week and Day. Select one to edit or delete it. They are visible only to you and are never sent to LinkedIn.
The Monday **For you** email now shows each idea as the post it can become: an image post, carousel cover or text post preview. Its buttons still bring you into For you to edit, schedule or make the carousel, so following an email link does not start paid work.
## 2026-10-03 - Creative tools finish more reliably, with clearer AI limits (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/creative-reliability-and-ai-limits)
Covers, Photo Styles and AI images keep working in the background, while connected assistants get plan-based generation allowances and useful retry guidance.
Cover Creator, Photo Styles and AI image generation now continue in the background when a result takes longer than a web request. You can keep the page open while SlideDrift checks the job, instead of a long generation stopping at the browser or network time limit.
AI connections now use generation allowances that follow the account's plan: Free gets 5 generations or Brand Kit imports per hour; Starter gets 5, Pro 10 and Agency 20 per 10 minutes. An active trial follows the plan being trialled. Cover generation has its own allowance of 5 per 10 minutes on every plan.
If SlideDrift refuses a confirmed AI request before paid work starts, the unused generation slot is returned. The assistant receives a specific reason and, when the allowance is temporarily full, how long to wait before trying again.
The notification bell also includes **What's new**, drawn from SlideDrift's public changelog, so recent product changes are available inside the app.
## 2026-10-02 - Analytics, and client approval for several posts at once (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/analytics-and-client-approval)
Results is now Analytics, with totals, a chart and your top posts. One client approval link can now hold up to 20 posts.
**Results** is now **Analytics** in the sidebar. Pick 7 days, 30 days, 90 days or 12 months to see how a connected account's posts did: totals with the change on the period before, a chart with one bar per post, your top posts, how carousels compare with your other posts, and a table of every post. Choose a total to chart and rank by it, including the engagement rate, and open a post to see all its numbers beside the post itself.
A **Client approval** link can now hold up to 20 posts, for example next week's. Your client works through them, approves each one or asks for changes, and can point a comment at one slide of a carousel. They still don't need a SlideDrift account.
With **Only post once it's approved** turned on, a post keeps its time and goes out then if your client has approved it. If the time comes first, it isn't published and you get a notice, so you can pick a new time once they approve.
## 2026-10-02 - Drag drafts onto your calendar, and see awareness days and holidays (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/calendar-drafts-and-days)
Schedule gets a side panel, a Drafts tray you can drag onto the calendar, awareness days and public holidays, and each published post's numbers in its row.
**Schedule** has a new side panel with a small month, your accounts and your tags, and one toolbar above the calendar.
Open **Drafts** to see the posts that don't have a time yet. Drag one onto a day in Month and it takes that day's first free posting time for its account, or drop it on one of the free times shown while you drag. In Week and Day it goes where you let go. It stays a draft until you schedule it.
**Other calendars** shows awareness days and the public holidays of your country next to your posts. You can add holidays for other countries, or hide any of them.
Published posts now show their numbers in their Schedule row. A Company Page post shows the impressions, likes, comments and engagement from its 48-hour check, and **Details** opens all its numbers beside the post.
## 2026-10-02 - Image posts in For you (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/for-you-image-posts)
Ideas built on a striking number now come as image posts, with the figure drawn in your Brand Kit colours and ready to schedule.
When one of the week's ideas rests on a figure from the news, such as the 655 days the IRS now takes to resolve an identity theft case, **For you** shows it as an image post: the text post, with the figure drawn as an image in your Brand Kit colours.
**Edit** and **Schedule** open the composer with the image attached and the text filled in, just like a text post. The image is saved to your media library, and posting it doesn't use credits.
## 2026-10-02 - More like this and Not for me on For you (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/for-you-more-like-this)
Tell For you which ideas fit you, and your feed puts similar ideas first and leaves out the ones you hid.
Every idea in **For you** now has **More like this** and **Not for me**. More like this brings ideas from the same news site and in the same format higher up from then on. Not for me hides the idea and moves similar ones down, and on a post from a blog you follow it simply hides the post. Undo takes either back.
On a Free account, your choices also decide which three of the week's ideas you see.
## 2026-10-02 - For you replaces This week (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/for-you)
Post suggestions from your niche's weekly news and the blogs you follow, shown as the posts they become, ready to edit or schedule.
**For you** replaces This week and sits under Home in the sidebar. This week's ideas for your niche and new posts from the blogs and newsletters you follow now arrive in one feed, each shown the way the post looks on LinkedIn.
Text posts open in the scheduling composer with the text filled in, and **Schedule** also fills in your next suggested posting time. Carousel ideas show what **Make carousel** costs before you press it. Add a blog or newsletter by pasting its address at the top of the feed. If your niche has no new ideas yet that week, For you shows what other niches received, so the page is never empty.
## 2026-10-01 - AI slide edits show their cost and finish reliably (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/ai-slide-edits)
Edit With AI and Reroll Slide now use 5 credits per edit, shown on the button, and long edits no longer stop with an error.
**Edit With AI** and **Reroll Slide** on Remix slides now use 5 credits per edit on every plan, the same as an AI rewrite. The cost shows on each button before you start. An edit that fails or is interrupted uses no credits. On the Free plan, AI slide edits share the 20-a-day allowance with AI rewrite actions, and running out of credits opens the usual options to continue.
Edits that take longer than a minute or two now finish and apply instead of stopping with an error, and the panel shows while an edit is still working.
## 2026-10-01 - LinkedIn profile names stay in SlideDrift (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/linkedin-profile-names)
Webhooks, AI assistants and the API now refer to a connected LinkedIn profile without its name.
The name of a connected LinkedIn profile no longer leaves SlideDrift, as LinkedIn's rules for member data require. Webhook events, AI assistants and the API still get each post's text, status and LinkedIn link, and Company Pages keep their names.
If an automation reads `account.name` from a webhook, it is now `null` for a personal profile. Use `account.id` to tell your accounts apart. Assistants list each profile as "LinkedIn profile", numbered in the order you connected them if you have several. The Schedule page in SlideDrift still shows every account by name.
## 2026-09-30 - Image links, webhooks, and broader AI connections (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/image-links-and-webhooks)
Move finished slides into other tools and connect more of SlideDrift's workflow safely.
The new **Image links** export creates one public JPEG URL per slide for workflows that need individual images, including Instagram, TikTok, Buffer, or Postiz. The links use the existing export checks and credit rules, and can also be requested through MCP.
Pro and Agency accounts can now send signed webhook events to Zapier, Make, n8n, or their own endpoint when supported publishing events occur. The new public guide covers event samples, signature verification, retries, and endpoint limits.
AI assistants can also import a Brand Kit from a public website after approval, and the browser connection flow is clearer for people arriving from ChatGPT or Claude.
## 2026-09-30 - Deeper LinkedIn planning and review controls (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/linkedin-workflow-controls)
Plan more post formats, collect client approval, track results, and manage a richer publishing queue.
The Schedule workspace now supports image, multi-image, video, poll, text, and carousel posts with a richer caption editor, saved signatures, preferred posting times, multi-account drafts, first comments from another connected account, follow-up comments, reshares, and performance-based Company Page triggers.
Month, Week, and Day calendars add accessible drag-and-drop rescheduling. Posts can be duplicated, repeated with distinct captions, colour-tagged, and filtered as a campaign queue.
Client approval links let someone review the saved post without a SlideDrift account, approve it or request changes, and optionally hold publishing until the current version is approved. The notification centre surfaces publishing and connection issues, while **Results** compares the LinkedIn posts published through SlideDrift.
## 2026-09-30 - Weekly ideas and blog feed drafts (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/this-week-and-feed-drafts)
Follow timely niche ideas or turn new blog posts into carousel drafts automatically.
The new **This week** workspace collects sourced carousel and text-post ideas for a chosen niche. Free accounts see three ideas each week, while paid plans and active trials see the full set. Each idea can continue into Create or a text-post editor, and the optional Monday email brings the same starting points to your inbox.
You can also follow RSS and Atom feeds. Keep new posts as free ideas to convert when useful, or choose a saved template and let SlideDrift create a draft automatically at the normal generation cost. Automatic drafts are capped per feed, reserve credits safely, and link back to the editor for review before anything is exported or scheduled.
## 2026-09-29 - Schedule LinkedIn carousels for free (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/free-carousel-scheduling)
Scheduling no longer uses credits, and your latest saved slides are what publish.
Scheduling a LinkedIn carousel is now free. A carousel uses 20 credits when it publishes, charged once LinkedIn accepts the post. Carousels with the SlideDrift banner stay free.
Changes you save after scheduling now go out with the post, so you no longer need to reschedule to use the latest slides. While a carousel is scheduled, the editor shows when it publishes.
If your credits cannot cover your scheduled carousels before they renew, SlideDrift tells you when you schedule. If you run out before a post is due, nothing is charged and the post moves to **Issues** so you can add credits and retry.
Posts scheduled before this change were already paid for and are not charged again.
## 2026-09-10 - Seven-day trials and safer export recovery (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/seven-day-trials-and-export-recovery)
Eligible accounts can try paid features for a week, with clearer billing controls and retry-safe exports.
Eligible accounts can now start one card-required seven-day trial. The trial keeps its credits separate from Free credits, shows the exact end date and next plan, and lets you change the renewal plan, update the card, start the paid plan early, or cancel renewal without losing the remaining trial period.
Failed generation and export attempts now release reserved credits when no result is delivered. Export retries can recover from a failed worker attempt without charging twice, while remote source images are prepared more reliably for PDF and PNG rendering.
## 2026-09-09 - Faster recovery and clearer slide positioning (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/editor-recovery-and-positioning)
Saved work loads more reliably, while Layers and positioning controls make dense slides easier to edit.
Saved designs and editor routes now distinguish loading failures from an empty library and offer a clearer retry path. The editor also preserves recoverable local changes when navigation interrupts a save, and it avoids replacing newer saved work without warning.
The new **Layers** panel helps select text, images, cards, and supported nested Remix content when elements overlap. On-canvas positioning now supports multi-selection, alignment to slide margins, tidy group placement, duplication, deletion, and more predictable zooming and recentring.
Brand and media editing also received a consistency pass: website imports validate readable public pages, previews use real carousel treatments, brand fonts reach supported rich text, and filled CTA text keeps readable contrast.
## 2026-09-05 - Faster template browsing on every screen (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/unified-template-browsing)
Sort one unified gallery, save favourites in place, and navigate public pages more easily on mobile.
The Templates library now brings Standard, Remix, and personal designs into one consistent grid. You can filter the library, sort designs by trending activity, views, or recency, and load more results without losing your current choices.
Signed-in users can add or remove favourites directly from template cards. Public pages also share a more compact mobile navigation menu, with template links available from an expandable section and account access kept inside the same panel.
## 2026-09-04 - Easier template discovery (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/easier-template-discovery)
Find saved, trending, standard, Remix, and personal templates without digging through one long gallery.
Create now groups templates into focused **Favourites**, **Trending**, **Standard Templates**, **Remix Templates**, and **Your Templates** sections. Each section stays compact, with direct links to the matching full-library view and a load-more option for Remix designs.
The Templates library also has dedicated Standard, Remix, Favourites, and Your Templates filters. Template cards show clearer type labels and can include favourite and view counts to help you compare designs before previewing or using one.
## 2026-09-03 - Connected carousel planning tools (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/connected-carousel-planning-tools)
Preview a full brief, then carry the same context into the next planning step.
The free LinkedIn planning tools now connect more naturally. An idea or article angle can continue into the Carousel Brief Generator, an outline can continue into the Hook Generator, and the brief can continue into the Outline Builder without making you paste the result again.
The Carousel Brief Generator also shows the proposed hook, audience, direction, and seven-slide structure before generation. You can refine that structure or send the same reviewed brief into SlideDrift to create the editable deck.
## 2026-09-03 - Clearer LinkedIn failure recovery (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/linkedin-failure-recovery)
Failed posts now show the cause and a direct path to edit, reconnect, or retry.
When a LinkedIn post cannot publish after automatic retries, the Schedule page now shows short recovery guidance and keeps the post under **Issues**. Choose **Edit & retry** to review the account, content, and media before rescheduling.
Recovery guidance distinguishes disconnected accounts, media-preparation problems, unavailable publishing, and provider failures so the next action is clearer.
## 2026-09-03 - Saved designs and Photo Styles (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/saved-designs-and-photo-styles)
Keep favorite templates and Photo Styles together, then apply styles inside the editor.
Signed-in users can now save public carousel templates and Photo Styles with one action. The new **Saved designs** library brings them together with favorite covers so useful visual directions are easier to find again.
Image Styles are now presented as **Photo Styles** across the public library. You can apply a style in its full before-and-after workspace, then download the result or schedule it as a single-image LinkedIn post. The editor media panel also lets you select or upload one photo, apply a supported style, and insert the result directly into the current slide.
Photo Style pages can also show public view, save, and use signals to help compare visual treatments before choosing one.
## 2026-09-02 - Remix decks follow your approved story (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/content-led-remix-decks)
Your source and outline now control slide order while the template controls visual style.
Remix Style generation now treats your source and approved outline as the authority for each slide's purpose and sequence. The selected template supplies the visual language without forcing a predetermined order of comparisons, quotes, statistics, images, or calls to action.
This keeps the finished deck closer to the story you reviewed while preserving the chosen Remix Style across the slides that content actually needs.
## 2026-09-02 - Apply one visual style across your photos (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/standalone-image-style-templates)
Choose a before-and-after treatment, process a photo batch, and download each result.
Image Styles now have their own workspace. Choose a curated treatment from its before-and-after example, upload or select up to six owned photographs, and SlideDrift creates one independently styled result from each source photo.
You can add a short direction for details that should remain recognizable and use brand colors when the style supports them. Results are saved automatically, remain separate instead of becoming a collage, and can be downloaded or carried into Create.
## 2026-09-01 - More reliable Remix template browsing (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/more-reliable-remix-template-browsing)
Profession pages now keep published Remix designs visible, linked, and visually faithful.
Profession template pages now show published Remix designs alongside their other style collections, including direct links for profession-specific styles.
Remix previews and generated decks also preserve the template's authored layout and typography more consistently. Deck-wide font, theme, or spacing controls still take over when you choose to customize them.
## 2026-09-01 - Turn a photograph into a styled cover (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/photo-style-cover-templates)
Choose a before-and-after treatment, add your photo, and create a ready-to-use cover.
Cover Creator now includes photo style templates. Choose a treatment by its before-and-after example, upload or select one photograph, and SlideDrift redraws it as a new 4:5 carousel cover while keeping the recognizable subject and moment.
You can add a short direction, apply a saved brand profile or color palette, then download the result or build a carousel around it. The generated image is saved to your Covers library automatically.
## 2026-08-31 - Start covers from your own images (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/cover-sources-and-galleries)
Create without a library design and explore complete profession galleries.
Cover Creator can now start from one to three images you own instead of requiring a library design. Choose files from your media library or upload new ones, describe the cover you want, and let the generated design follow the source colors or apply your brand direction.
Profession pages now show larger reviewed cover collections, while individual cover pages reveal the rest of their related gallery. Selecting **Recreate this cover** keeps the exact profession variation you chose, including designs that are not part of the first public gallery page.
You can also continue from a generated cover with **Edit again** when the current result should be the source for the next version.
## 2026-08-31 - Continue guest exports after signup (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/guest-export-resume)
Return to the same carousel with Export reopened after account setup.
When you create a carousel as a guest and choose **Export**, SlideDrift now carries that exact export task through signup or sign-in. After the guest carousel is attached to your account, you return to the same editor with Export reopened instead of having to find the carousel and start again.
The same return path works when you choose a paid plan from the guest export prompt and complete Stripe checkout. Cancelling checkout keeps the carousel available so you can return and continue later.
## 2026-08-30 - Plan slides and edit Remix layouts directly (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/outline-and-remix-editing)
Review copy and media before generation, then target the right Remix element.
Plan Mode now gives each proposed slide a focused review workspace before generation. Edit the title and key point, add or remove supported content slides, reorder the story, and choose whether each slide should use your photo, relevant stock imagery, or text only. Your own photos can come from an upload or the media library.
Remix slides now use the same clear selection flow for text, images, and cards. Select a target on the canvas, move between the editable elements inside a card, replace or restyle supported images, and add new blocks before or after the selected part of the composition.
PDF sources also continue reliably through outline review into standard or Remix Style generation.
## 2026-08-29 - Build with SlideDrift API v1 (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/api-v1-and-cover-jobs)
Use OAuth-protected JSON operations with confirmations and durable Cover jobs.
SlideDrift now has a public JSON API for integrations that do not use an MCP client. API v1 exposes the same operation catalog as MCP through OAuth bearer tokens, with public discovery metadata and an OpenAPI 3.1 contract.
The API keeps SlideDrift's existing safety model: paid or publishing actions return confirmation details before they run, requests stay scoped to work the connected account owns, and confirmed retries can use idempotency keys. Cover generation can run as a durable asynchronous job so an integration can start the render, poll its status, and retrieve the private result when it finishes.
See the [API v1 guide](/developers/api) for authentication, request examples, confirmations, and Cover-job handling.
## 2026-08-27 - More chart styles and easier PDF starts (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/more-chart-styles-and-easier-pdf-starts)
Start from a PDF on the homepage and build more expressive, editable data slides.
PDF sources are now available directly from the homepage composer as well as the Create page. Paid accounts can upload a document, review its processing cost, and continue into the same saved, reusable PDF workflow without first navigating to another screen.
The editor now offers separate area, line, bar, pie, radar, and radial chart blocks. Each starts with a useful default for its purpose, while the properties panel keeps the data editable and adds controls such as line curves, area fills, bar direction, donut totals, radar grids, radial progress and gauge layouts, labels, legends, axes, grid weight, and point markers where they apply.
## 2026-08-26 - Clearer payment recovery (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/payment-recovery-guidance)
Overdue subscriptions now show their previous plan and the right path to restore paid access.
When a paid subscription renewal cannot be collected, SlideDrift now shows a payment alert across the workspace, Create page, and carousel library. The account menu also identifies the subscription as overdue while preserving the name of the affected plan.
The alert links directly to Stripe's payment page when one is available. If the payment needs bank authentication, the message explains that step; otherwise you can use the billing portal to resolve the renewal and restore paid access.
## 2026-08-25 - Reusable PDF sources and richer data slides (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/pdf-sources-and-data-slides)
Process documents once, reuse them across drafts, and build editable chart-led slides.
Paid accounts can now use a PDF as the source for standard or Remix Style generation. SlideDrift shows the page count and processing cost first, extracts the document, and saves the processed source to the account. The same PDF can then ground another carousel without a second PDF processing charge; normal generation credits still apply.
The editor also has a larger designed-slide library for covers, content, quotes, images, and data/CTA layouts. New editable charts support area, line, and bar styles with configurable labels, values, color, height, grid lines, and point markers.
Deck-wide design controls now include automatic slide-progress treatments for headers and footers, plus more precise slide margins and supported layout-image controls.
## 2026-08-24 - Faster brand and block editing (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-and-block-editing)
Apply brand profiles more clearly, tune core colors, and add richer slide blocks.
The editor's Brand panel now separates the original template styling from saved brand profiles and makes the **Include brand details** choice easier to see. The brand editor focuses on the main brand, background, and text colors, creates supporting colors automatically, and keeps advanced overrides available when you need them.
The Blocks panel now covers text, lists, quotes, calls to action, stats, badges, callouts, images, icons, and dividers. Icon blocks include search across the Remix Icon catalogue, while list, quote, stat, badge, and callout controls expose the settings that matter for each block.
## 2026-08-24 - Create and download covers from the gallery (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/cover-creator-workspace)
Recreate a curated cover without starting a carousel, then download it or continue into Create.
The public [cover library](/covers) now includes the Cover Creator workspace. Write the change you want, choose a design, add your colors or reference images, and compare the generated result with the original without opening a carousel first.
Download the finished cover on its own or continue into Create when it should become the first slide of a full deck. Generated covers are also saved in **Your carousels → Covers**, so you can reopen or download one later without paying to generate it again.
Cover pages now make it easier to recreate a design and show public view and save signals where activity is available.
## 2026-08-24 - Schedule image and text posts (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/image-and-text-scheduling)
Draft, schedule, or publish LinkedIn carousels, single images, and text from one queue.
SlideDrift's LinkedIn scheduler now supports carousel, single-image, and text posts. Choose the post type in **Schedule**, review it in the desktop or mobile feed preview, then save a draft, pick a time, or publish immediately when posting is enabled for the selected account.
Image posts include required, editable alt text. Text and image posts do not need a carousel export and do not use export credits.
First comments can also follow any supported post type when the selected LinkedIn profile or Company Page connection has comment access. Existing connections show a reconnect action when they need the additional permission.
## 2026-08-23 - Create stronger first slides with AI Covers (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/ai-covers-and-public-gallery)
Browse curated cover ideas, adapt them with your headline and imagery, and return to covers you made earlier.
SlideDrift now has a public [cover gallery](/covers) for exploring first-slide designs by post type, visual style, and profession before you start a carousel.
In the editor, **AI Cover** keeps the selected design and your generated version side by side while you refine the headline, output size, and color direction. You can use the original palette, apply your brand colors, or work from colors detected in the cover. Add existing media or upload a headshot, product image, or logo when the new cover should include your own imagery.
The new **Yours** shelf keeps previously generated covers within reach. Reuse one without generating it again, or continue editing it when the text or imagery needs another pass. Versions from the current session also stay available for comparison before you apply the final result to slide 1.
Deck-wide background colors now remain visible on slides that do not have a custom background, instead of being replaced by a theme fallback.
## 2026-08-07 - Build a brand kit from your website (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-profiles-from-websites)
Import your visual identity, refine the essentials, and preview the result before saving.
Custom brand kits can now start from a public website instead of a blank form. Paste the site's HTTPS URL and SlideDrift prepares an editable starting point from the branding it can detect, including the logo, colors, heading and body fonts, imagery, and visual treatments.
The guided setup keeps the important choices clear. Confirm the brand essentials, see changes in a live carousel preview, then review both cover and content examples before saving. You can change the logo and name, palette, or typography and add optional details such as a social handle, profile photo, tagline, or brand voice.
Manual setup remains available when you would rather enter the brand details yourself or the website cannot be read.
## 2026-08-03 - Founding Pro offer renewal reminders (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/founding-pro-renewal-reminders)
The launch offer runs through September 7 with notice before regular pricing begins.
The Founding Pro launch offer is available through September 7, 2026, while the offer remains active. It makes Pro $29/month for the first three months, then $59/month.
Eligible Founding Pro subscribers now receive an email before the first renewal at the regular price, including the renewal date and a link back to SlideDrift for billing access. SlideDrift also stops applying the offer after it ends or becomes unavailable.
## 2026-08-01 - LinkedIn first comments and clearer post previews (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/linkedin-first-comments-and-post-previews)
Add Company Page first comments, open published posts directly, and check formatted copy before the fold.
LinkedIn Company Page posts can now include an optional first comment. Write it in the scheduling composer and SlideDrift sends it after LinkedIn accepts the main carousel post. The Schedule page shows the comment status, lets you retry a clear failure, and asks you to check LinkedIn first when the outcome is uncertain.
Published rows also include a direct **View on LinkedIn** action, so you can open the live post from the queue.
The free LinkedIn Text Formatter now has a clearer writing and preview workspace. Apply supported Unicode styling, clean line breaks, add lists, and switch between desktop and mobile previews to check what appears before the approximate **...more** fold.
## 2026-08-01 - Safer text cleanup through MCP (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/mcp-text-cleanup)
Remove unwanted text and adjust supported borders with recoverable assistant edits.
AI assistants connected through MCP can now remove a text element from a supported native SlideDrift slide and update supported text border colors.
These changes use the existing exact-preview and restore-point workflow, so you can review the target before approval and return to the saved checkpoint if needed.
## 2026-08-01 - Branded PDF downloads on public share pages (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/public-share-pdf-downloads)
Prepare one current PDF and let viewers download it from the public carousel.
Carousel owners can now add an optional **Download branded PDF** action to a public share page. Prepare the all-pages PDF in Export, update the public link, and viewers can download that pinned file without using another export allowance or credits.
The owner stays in control: PDF downloads are separate from public viewing and embeds, editing the carousel pauses an outdated download, and disabling the public link stops future downloads.
## 2026-07-30 - Clearer use-case previews and tool handoffs (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/clearer-use-case-previews-and-tool-handoffs)
Explore source-to-carousel examples, follow generation progress, and start a carousel from a hashtag strategy.
Use-case pages now make the path from source material to finished carousel easier to evaluate. Each page pairs the example input with a carousel outcome, before-and-after LinkedIn post previews, example deck directions, and relevant tools or templates.
Create now gives clearer feedback while SlideDrift reads a source and drafts the slides, including the expected wait before the editor opens.
The LinkedIn Hashtag Generator can also start a carousel from the topic, selected hashtags, and any AI guidance you prepared. Review the imported brief in Create, adjust it, then choose a design and generate the deck.
## 2026-07-29 - Edit existing carousels with your AI assistant (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/edit-carousels-with-ai-assistants)
Make precise, recoverable slide edits through MCP without regenerating the deck or using generation credits.
Connected AI assistants can now edit existing native SlideDrift carousels. Ask for copy, typography, image, layout, background, or element-order changes and review an exact preview before the first edit is applied.
Each applied edit request creates one restore point and checks that it is based on the latest saved carousel version. Edits stop instead of overwriting newer work when the carousel has changed, is still generating, or is tied to a post that is scheduled or publishing.
For focused work, you can approve a 5–30 minute session limited to one carousel and specific edit types. The session cannot export, share, schedule, publish, spend credits, or access another carousel. [Learn how MCP editing approvals work](/docs/integrations/mcp).
## 2026-07-28 - Smoother text editing and safer AI template starts (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/editor-and-mcp-reliability)
Text blocks are easier to edit and reorder, while AI assistants stop unavailable template requests before approval.
Editing text on the carousel canvas is more predictable. Selected text blocks keep a dedicated move grip, supported elements can be dropped reliably at the top of a slide or moved between visible slide areas, and cancelled drags no longer leave a stale preview behind.
Multiline text editing also stays inside the slide canvas, so moving the caret through longer copy no longer scrolls the slide itself.
SlideDrift MCP now checks template access before showing a generation quote. AI assistants can use your private templates and public templates that are ready for generation, while unavailable template requests stop before approval. Tool failures also return a safe reference that can be shared when troubleshooting.
## 2026-07-24 - Brand profiles now carry more of your identity (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-profiles-styling-and-details)
Apply saved colors, fonts, logos, profile photos, and identity details while keeping ordinary slide content intact.
Brand profiles now apply their saved colors and heading and body fonts more consistently across generated and existing carousel slides. Image and vector backgrounds stay in place, so applying a profile changes the brand direction without discarding the deck's visual structure.
You can also save a profile photo alongside your logo. Templates with marked brand slots can fill the right display name, website, social handle, tagline, logo, or profile photo when you apply a profile.
The editor's **Apply brand details** control keeps this predictable. It updates only marked brand slots, leaves ordinary text and images alone, and can restore the template's original values when turned off. Brand profile editing and deletion are also available directly from the Brand panel.
## 2026-07-22 - SlideDrift MCP is ready for production campaigns (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/mcp-production-campaigns)
Connect your AI assistant to plan, generate, and schedule multi-week LinkedIn carousel campaigns with approval at every consequential step.
SlideDrift MCP is now a production integration for paid plans. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, or another compatible assistant through browser-based OAuth—no SlideDrift API key required.
The 26-tool MCP surface can plan and generate carousels, export deliverables, manage share links, and prepare LinkedIn campaigns. A single approved campaign run sheet can create up to 100 paced carousel jobs and scheduler drafts, with progress and retry details available for every item.
The safety model keeps you in control. Campaign posts are drafts by default, every consequential action requires explicit approval, and credit-consuming actions show an exact quote before they run. Moving campaign drafts into the publishing queue is always a separate approval that repeats the selected accounts, dates, captions, and export-credit total.
## 2026-07-19 - Data Crisp joins Pro Templates (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/pro-templates-and-agent-workflows)
Paid-plan users can now create analytical and data-heavy carousels with the Data Crisp certified design family.
The new **Data Crisp** Pro template brings a precise, indigo-led editorial direction to analytical, finance, and data-heavy carousels. Certified styles now appear together under **Pro Templates**, with clearer paid-plan access and pricing.
Generating with a Pro template costs 30 credits. SlideDrift shows the cost before generation, and Free accounts are prompted to upgrade before using these templates.
## 2026-07-17 - More reliable creation, generation, and cleanup (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/create-generation-and-library-reliability)
Create now explains missing input, keeps selected templates attached, loads account state smoothly, streams draft progress, and reliably deletes saved carousels.
Create now explains when a topic, idea, or valid URL is missing instead of leaving **Generate** unavailable without context. Starting from a template card also keeps that selected template attached to the Create handoff, so the generated deck follows the visual direction you chose.
Account controls and the saved-carousel section now hold their layout while session and library data load, reducing flashes and jumps on Create.
Standard generation once again streams incoming slide content into the editor while protecting edits made in other tabs. Fresh template-based decks also use source or stock imagery instead of copying the template author's image assets as a fallback.
Carousel deletion is reliable again for generated decks. You can remove a saved carousel from the library after confirming the permanent action.
## 2026-07-16 - Chrome extension launch and faster draft review (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/chrome-extension-and-draft-review)
Capture source material from Chrome and review LinkedIn post drafts with previews and direct editing.
The [SlideDrift Chrome extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/slidedrift-web-to-linkedi/hbobngdhemcnfbakknajhlodennlecmp) is now available in the Chrome Web Store. Capture the current article, selected text, a link, a video URL, or your own transcript notes, then continue from the structured brief in SlideDrift Create.
The Schedule page also makes draft review quicker. Open the Drafts list to preview a carousel, jump directly into the editor when the deck needs changes, and return to scheduling when the carousel and caption are ready.
## 2026-07-11 - Chrome extension prep, planning templates, and export polish (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/extension-planning-and-export-polish)
Capture source briefs faster, plan carousels in Google Docs or Sheets, and polish editor and export rendering.
SlideDrift now has a public Chrome extension page and a prepared extension flow for turning an article, selected text, link, video URL, or transcript notes into a structured carousel brief. The Create page can recognize imported extension briefs, keep the chosen Story and slide count, and continue into normal carousel generation.
There is also a new Google Docs and Sheets planning template pack for carousel planners, blog-to-carousel briefs, hook swipe sheets, and founder content calendars. Each template is copyable and pairs with the matching SlideDrift creation or planning tool.
Export polish improved too: when the SlideDrift banner is enabled and editable for your account, you can choose whether it appears on every slide or only on the last slide. The banner now scales more consistently across carousel formats, connected inline text highlights render more cleanly in the editor and exports, and long unbroken words are fitted to text boxes instead of spilling past the slide edge.
## 2026-07-10 - Editor version history and faster deck review (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/editor-history-and-launch-offer)
Save carousel checkpoints, scan long decks faster, and reach the Pro launch offer from more upgrade moments.
The editor now includes version history for signed-in users. You can save a named checkpoint before a bigger edit, then restore one of the latest checkpoints if a template, brand, or deck-wide change needs to be rolled back.
Longer carousels are also easier to review. The new slide overview shows the deck as a grid so you can jump to a slide or adjust slide order without scrolling through the canvas.
SlideDrift also shows the limited Pro launch offer in more high-intent upgrade moments, including the shared upgrade prompt and guest export paywall, and scheduled-post failure notices now use clearer action-oriented explanations.
## 2026-07-07 - LinkedIn scheduling retries and refreshed guides (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/scheduling-retries-and-guide-refresh)
Temporary LinkedIn publish failures now retry automatically, and key public guides are easier to scan.
LinkedIn publishing is more forgiving when the provider has a temporary problem. If a scheduled or publish-now attempt hits a transient LinkedIn, network, or posting-environment issue, SlideDrift keeps the post in the queue and retries automatically instead of failing it right away. Problems that need your action, such as a disconnected LinkedIn account or expired carousel PDF, still fail immediately so you know what to fix.
The public blog guides also received a readability and search refresh. Article FAQ sections now use cleaner hierarchy and FAQ metadata, the LinkedIn carousel hook guide has clearer takeaways and hook-selection examples, the URL-to-carousel guide now has a clearer source-fit decision table and pre-publish checklist, and the PDF export guide has a stronger preflight checklist and export decision table.
## 2026-07-04 - More reliable private template generation (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/private-template-generation-styling)
Private template starts now keep authored styling more faithfully during generation.
Generating from a saved or selected template now keeps more of the template's authored visual system through the full generation flow.
When a template defines its own typography, sizing, colors, or rich text styling, SlideDrift avoids replacing those choices with a broad theme pass at the end of generation. Private saved templates are also checked against the signed-in owner during generation, so reusable designs you saved can be loaded more reliably when creating a fresh carousel.
## 2026-07-03 - More faithful template generation styling (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/template-generation-styling)
Template-based generation now keeps more of the selected design's rich text and imagery.
Template-based generation now preserves more of the selected design while the carousel is being created.
Generated text can keep rich text treatments such as highlighted and bold styling from the template instead of flattening those elements into plain text. When a template already includes suitable per-slide imagery, generation can reuse those images before falling back to stock options, so first drafts stay closer to the chosen visual direction.
## 2026-07-02 - More reliable text formatting and tool handoffs (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/editor-formatting-and-tool-handoff)
Selected text styling is steadier in the editor, and the character counter can start a carousel brief.
Selected-text formatting in the carousel editor is more reliable. Color and highlight changes now stay attached to the intended text selection more consistently, and highlighted rich text keeps cleaner spacing in the editor, previews, and exports.
The LinkedIn Character Counter can also hand a measured post draft into Create. After checking length, word count, line count, and hashtags, you can start a carousel from that same draft with the count context included in the brief.
## 2026-07-01 - Smoother export downloads and carousel embeds (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/export-downloads-and-carousel-embeds)
Export downloads are more reliable for signed-in users, and blog carousel examples are easier to scan.
Export downloads now stay on the authenticated SlideDrift app path while the file is streamed from the export service. This improves PDF and PNG delivery for signed-in users without changing the normal export flow.
Public carousel examples in SlideDrift guides also have a cleaner embedded viewer, lighter page chrome, mobile-friendly controls, and a collapsible transcript so readers can swipe the example first and open the slide text only when they need it.
## 2026-06-29 - LinkedIn document-post carousel example (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/linkedin-document-post-carousel-example)
The LinkedIn document posts guide now includes a real SlideDrift carousel example.
The LinkedIn document posts guide now includes an embedded SlideDrift carousel built for the article, with a slide-by-slide transcript alongside the existing workflow guidance.
This makes the guide easier to scan before creating your own document post: you can read the explanation, swipe through an example carousel, then start from Create when you are ready to turn notes, a URL, or an outline into a LinkedIn-ready PDF.
## 2026-06-27 - Product-led blog guides (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/product-led-blog-guides)
Public blog guides now support richer visuals, useful product CTAs, and new LinkedIn carousel guidance.
SlideDrift's public blog guides now support richer in-article modules for practical LinkedIn carousel education, including key takeaways, decision tables, product screenshots, checklists, and product CTAs that point readers toward the right SlideDrift workflow.
The LinkedIn document posts guide has been upgraded with clearer structure, real SlideDrift create-flow imagery, and more direct paths into carousel creation and PDF export guidance. The AI images guide is also now published with practical advice on where generated images help a carousel and where they add noise.
## 2026-06-26 - Carousel size handoff and safer LinkedIn targets (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/carousel-size-handoff-and-scheduling-targets)
The Carousel Size Tool can now start Create, and LinkedIn scheduling keeps target accounts safer.
The LinkedIn Carousel Size Tool now connects more directly to carousel creation. After checking dimensions, aspect ratio, fit guidance, slide-count ranges, and export basics, you can choose **Use in SlideDrift** to bring that sizing brief into Create.
LinkedIn scheduling also keeps the selected post target tied to the connected LinkedIn account on the server. This helps drafts, scheduled posts, and updates stay aligned with the profile or Company Page you selected instead of relying on client-supplied target details.
## 2026-06-25 - LinkedIn Company Page scheduling (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/linkedin-company-page-scheduling)
Pro and Agency users can connect LinkedIn Company Pages for scheduled carousel posts.
SlideDrift now supports LinkedIn Company Pages in the scheduling flow for Pro and Agency accounts. When LinkedIn returns pages where your user has admin access, you can connect selected Company Pages and choose them as the target for drafts, scheduled posts, and supported publish-now actions.
Company Pages share the same LinkedIn account allowance as personal profiles: Pro includes 3 total LinkedIn accounts, and Agency includes 10. Starter remains focused on one connected personal profile.
## 2026-06-20 - Founding 100 offer and Pro promotion-code checkout (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/founding-100-promo-checkout)
The Pro launch offer is clearer on pricing pages and redeemable in Stripe checkout.
SlideDrift now shows the Founding 100 Pro launch offer more clearly across the homepage and pricing cards, including the discounted monthly price while launch spots remain available.
Eligible Pro offers can also be redeemed directly in Stripe checkout. If you have a Pro offer code, enter it before subscribing; Stripe applies the discount while SlideDrift keeps the checkout tied to the eligible Pro offer without changing Starter or Agency checkout behavior.
## 2026-06-18 - Template signals and smoother tool handoffs (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/template-signals-and-tool-handoffs)
Template pages now show public activity signals, and the text formatter can start a carousel from formatted copy.
SlideDrift now shows more context when you browse templates. Template cards and detail pages can display public view and usage signals when enough activity is available, making it easier to spot starter designs other users are previewing or choosing.
The LinkedIn Text Formatter also connects more directly to carousel creation. After formatting a post, you can choose **Use in SlideDrift** to bring the formatted copy into Create as the source brief, then choose a template and generate a designed carousel from the same idea.
The free tools hub has been simplified so tool cards are easier to scan while keeping the same formatting, preview, sizing, generation, and carousel-planning workflows available.
## 2026-06-16 - Clearer plan limits for scheduling and templates (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/plan-limits-for-scheduling-and-templates)
Pricing, scheduling, and saved-template flows now use the same plan limits.
SlideDrift now applies clearer plan limits to LinkedIn scheduling and saved custom templates.
The pricing page shows how many LinkedIn personal profiles each plan includes, and scheduling checks the same limits before connecting or using a profile. Starter includes 1 LinkedIn personal profile, Pro includes 3, and Agency includes 10.
Saved custom templates now follow the plan limits shown in pricing too. Pro includes up to 25 saved custom templates, and Agency includes up to 100. If an account reaches its limit, SlideDrift explains the plan requirement before saving another custom template.
## 2026-06-15 - Safer Remix Style proof slides (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/safer-remix-proof-slides)
Remix Style generation now keeps stat and proof slides grounded in the source.
Remix Style generation is more careful with proof slides.
When a source includes a real stat, rating, or measurable proof point, SlideDrift can still use that evidence in a proof or stat slide. When the source does not include that evidence, the generator now uses more qualitative wording and avoids turning unsupported numbers into user-facing proof.
This makes Remix Style drafts safer to review because generated decks are less likely to present invented percentages, ratings, revenue figures, or time-savings claims as if they came from your source.
## 2026-06-14 - Brand kits, saved carousels, and publishing gates (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-kits-saved-carousels-and-publishing-gates)
Brand kits now apply to Remix Style generation, saved carousel libraries load in batches, and publish-now controls fail earlier when posting is unavailable.
SlideDrift now carries selected brand profiles further into Remix Style generation.
When you choose a brand kit before generating with a Remix Style template, SlideDrift can use your brand palette and heading/body fonts while preserving the template's layout system and visual structure. Saved Remix Style templates also keep the remix-style link they need to generate fresh decks instead of becoming static layouts.
The saved carousel library now loads carousels in pages. Accounts with many saved decks can open the library faster and use **Load more** to continue browsing.
LinkedIn **Publish now** is also guarded earlier in the composer. SlideDrift checks whether posting is enabled for the selected LinkedIn account type before rendering an export, then disables the action with a clear message when publishing is not available in the current environment.
## 2026-06-12 - Remix imagery and template previews (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/remix-imagery-and-template-previews)
Remix generations now use real imagery more reliably, and template previews have better fallbacks.
SlideDrift now gives Remix Style generations a stronger image path.
When source images are available, the remix generator checks that those images are usable and asks the deck to include real image modules instead of empty placeholder panels. If a source is image-poor, SlideDrift can add curated stock imagery so image-led decks still have photography to work with.
The template catalog and saved-carousel preview modal also render live slides when saved preview images are not ready yet, so you can inspect a template or previous carousel before opening it.
The new **Cinematic Keynote** Remix Style template is now prepared with real example slides and preview images for the catalog. Export downloads and profile avatar uploads also received reliability hardening behind the scenes.
## 2026-06-11 - Scheduling, background art, and create fixes (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/scheduling-background-art-and-create-fixes)
LinkedIn scheduling now has a richer composer, and the editor has more background art options.
SlideDrift's LinkedIn scheduling flow now feels closer to composing the real post.
The scheduler adds a calendar view, list filters for upcoming posts and drafts, a feed-style composer, timezone-aware time picking, caption assist, draft saving, and publish-now controls where publishing is available. Scheduled and published rows keep the rendered carousel PDF pinned to the post.
The editor also adds a Background Art option for slide and global backgrounds. You can choose curated vector patterns, search and filter the gallery, switch between Brand Kit colors and the preset palette, and adjust fit and intensity.
Create is a little smoother too: recent carousel shortcuts wait for guest-claim checks before loading, and generation defaults now preserve more of the selected format, story mode, and template preferences.
## 2026-06-10 - LinkedIn scheduling and embeds (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/linkedin-scheduling-and-embeds)
Export now supports website embeds and LinkedIn scheduling preparation for finished carousels.
SlideDrift now gives finished carousels more publishing paths from the export flow.
Share links can now include website embed code, so you can place a public carousel on another page without sending viewers only to the standalone share URL.
The app also has a LinkedIn scheduling surface. You can connect a LinkedIn profile, prepare carousel post drafts, and schedule from the editor by choosing the target account, time, caption, and selected pages.
The scheduling flow keeps ownership checks in place for the carousel, LinkedIn account, and rendered export asset before storing a scheduled post.
## 2026-06-09 - Smoother guest generation (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/smoother-guest-generation)
Returning guests can start generation first and complete the security check only when SlideDrift asks for it.
Returning guests now see a smoother create flow. SlideDrift no longer disables the Generate button just because a security token has not been prepared in advance.
If an extra check is needed after you already created a guest carousel, SlideDrift shows the check after you submit and automatically continues generation once it is complete.
The Generate button also stays easier to read on compact layouts by keeping its label visible alongside the arrow.
## 2026-06-04 - Story-led homepage and clearer create controls (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/story-led-homepage-and-create-polish)
The homepage now explains the workflow with product-led sections, and template choices are easier to confirm before generation.
The main SlideDrift homepage now uses the story-led product walkthrough that was previously being refined separately. It shows the path from source material to editable carousel, brand-kit styling, editing, pricing, and common questions with a calmer product-led design.
Create controls are clearer when you start from a template. After you choose a template, SlideDrift keeps the selected template visible as a removable cue above the input so you can confirm the design direction before generating.
The generate button and create control chips also received small contrast and responsive polish, including better dark-mode CTA contrast and tighter mobile behavior.
## 2026-06-02 - Clearer editor progress and image controls (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/editor-image-controls-and-generation-progress)
Generation progress, slide image editing, brand placeholders, and export activation are smoother.
The editor now shows carousel generation progress directly on the canvas and briefly confirms when a draft is ready to edit. Create inputs also guide new drafts with clearer example prompts.
Slide image editing is more direct. Supported standard slide images can be selected on the canvas, replaced from the media picker, resized where available, or removed from the properties panel without losing the current selection.
Brand identity placeholders are safer by default. Applying a brand profile automatically replaces defaults such as logo, website, and handle placeholders, while custom header and footer text is only overwritten when you choose that option.
Exports and signup activation have fewer interruptions. Free exports no longer require a separate export security challenge, and signup only asks for an extra security check after repeated attempts.
Template generation also keeps explicit template text styling more consistently, including colors, backgrounds, and fonts when those styles are part of the saved template.
## 2026-06-01 - More reliable generation, exports, and brand defaults (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/mvp-reliability-and-brand-defaults)
Generation, export, saved work, and brand profile flows now fail more clearly and recover better.
Brand profiles are easier to reuse. Signed-in users can duplicate a saved brand profile, mark one custom profile as the default, clear that default later, and upload a logo for supported brand slots.
Generation now checks signed-in credit availability before starting and shows a clear error if a stream ends before SlideDrift receives the final completion event. That helps avoid treating partial placeholder slides as finished work.
Exports have stronger delivery safeguards. SlideDrift validates export requests more tightly, signs stored share downloads, and counts export allowance after a file or share link is delivered instead of before rendering.
The Create and carousel library surfaces also handle empty and failed-loading states more clearly, including retry paths for recent carousels and templates.
## 2026-05-31 - Stronger brand kits, clearer plans, and safer exports (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/brand-kits-pricing-and-export-readiness)
Brand profiles are easier to manage, plan limits are clearer, and exports have stronger safety checks.
SlideDrift now has a dedicated **Brand Kits** page for signed-in users. You can manage saved brand profiles from the app sidebar, see your plan's profile limit, edit or delete profiles, and reuse them from the editor.
Brand profiles now carry more identity detail into generation and editing. Colors, heading and body fonts, background choices, tone, display name, website, social handle, and tagline can help fill supported deck settings and brand placeholders.
Pricing and upgrade surfaces now show the current Starter, Pro, and Agency plan structure more consistently, including credit amounts, paid export behavior, and custom brand profile limits.
Exports also have stronger guardrails. Free accounts keep watermarked exports with daily safety limits, paid plans can remove the SlideDrift banner, and sign-up or login after a guest export prompt can return you to the carousel you were trying to export.
## 2026-05-29 - Cleaner generation recovery and template browsing (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/generation-placeholders-and-template-browsing)
Generation placeholders are safer, and profession templates are easier to scan.
SlideDrift now handles in-progress generation placeholders more carefully.
If a carousel is opened while generation is still finishing, loading placeholders are treated as temporary content instead of finished slide text. Interrupted generations can resume when the deck still contains placeholder text, and generated rich text is synced before the finished slides are saved.
The Templates page is also easier to browse. Saved templates now load into **My Templates** separately from the public system catalog, and profession-specific templates are grouped by shared visual style instead of showing every story variation as a separate top-level card.
Published profession template pages can now point to related story variations and nearby styles, so you can keep a visual direction while switching to a different angle or story structure.
## 2026-05-28 - Typography controls and sharper template previews (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/typography-controls-and-template-previews)
Choose deck-wide font packs, preserve authored fonts, and browse fresher template previews.
SlideDrift now includes deck-wide typography controls in the editor's global settings.
You can choose a font pack for a quick visual direction or set heading and body fonts separately. The selected heading font is used for titles and slide hooks, while the body font is used for paragraphs and supporting text.
Generated, shared, previewed, and exported carousels now preserve more authored font choices instead of falling back to the historical defaults. This helps generated decks, remix slides, public share pages, and exports stay closer to the typography you selected.
Template browsing is also more reliable. Template preview images are versioned, stale generated thumbnails are guarded against, and live template previews bypass cached data when needed so template cards and preview modals better match the current template.
## 2026-05-27 - More LinkedIn workflow tools (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/linkedin-workflow-tools)
Free tools now cover post previewing, carousel sizing, drafts, character counts, hashtags, and carousel briefs.
SlideDrift's free tools now cover more of the LinkedIn workflow before you create a carousel.
The tools hub now includes a LinkedIn Post Preview Tool, LinkedIn Carousel Size Tool, LinkedIn Post Generator, LinkedIn Character Counter, LinkedIn Hashtag Generator, and LinkedIn Carousel Generator alongside the existing formatter, idea generator, outline builder, hook generator, and angle finder.
You can preview a post's first fold, check carousel dimensions and aspect ratio, draft a post from a topic, count characters and hashtags, generate focused hashtag sets, and turn a rough idea into a carousel brief before opening Create.
AI assists are also available across more tools for sharper post drafts, hashtags, topics, angles, audiences, hooks, outlines, and carousel briefs, while basic browser results remain available for quick planning.
## 2026-05-26 - More useful free tools and public navigation (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/free-tools-and-public-navigation)
The free tools hub now includes LinkedIn text formatting and clearer paths into SlideDrift.
The free tools hub is more complete. It now includes a LinkedIn Text Formatter for bold text, italics, bullets, numbered lists, cleaner line breaks, live preview, character count, and copy-ready LinkedIn post output.
Tool pages also have clearer categories, related tools, stronger create handoffs, and richer page metadata so it is easier to choose the right tool before generating a carousel.
Public pages now use a shared navigation and footer system with direct links to tools, docs, changelog, support, templates, and saved carousels where relevant, making resource pages easier to move through.
## 2026-05-23 - Richer text editing and safer template starts (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/richer-text-and-safer-template-starts)
Selected text formatting is more precise, and system templates are checked before generation.
Text editing is more precise in the carousel editor. You can select part of a text element and apply formatting such as bold, italic, underline, color, highlight, font, size, or weight without changing the entire text box.
The editor also keeps those rich-text edits attached to the slide data, so selected-text formatting should survive normal editing, preview, and export flows.
Template starts are safer too. Public system templates are now filtered through generation readiness checks before they appear in template lists or get used for generation, reducing the chance of starting from a template that still needs review.
## 2026-05-22 - Better text fitting for template generation (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/template-text-fitting)
Template-based drafts preserve more structure and avoid cut-off copy.
Template-based generation is more aware of the difference between fixed template labels, story structure markers, and content that should be rewritten from your source.
That means new drafts from saved or system templates are less likely to overwrite template chrome such as step labels or button text when those elements should stay fixed.
Generated copy also has better fitting behavior for compact template slots. SlideDrift now prefers shorter complete thoughts over bluntly trimming text, so body copy is less likely to end mid-sentence or on dangling connector words.
## 2026-05-21 - Cleaner template starts and editor navigation (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/template-starts-and-editor-navigation)
Default generation, saved-template editing, and canvas selection are more predictable.
Starting a carousel without manually choosing a template now keeps the default Light design direction attached through the generation flow. That gives first drafts a steadier structure and visual baseline instead of falling back to a bare generation path.
Saved templates now open directly in the template editor when you choose to edit them, so updating the reusable template is separate from using that template to create a new carousel.
Editor selection is also less fragile around images, headers, and footers. Image crop and focal-point behavior is more consistent, and header or footer zones should no longer block selection of editable slide content beneath them.
## 2026-05-20 - More precise editor controls (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/editor-controls-and-share-paths)
Editor styling, image targeting, element movement, and share-page calls to action are now more reliable.
SlideDrift now gives you more control over generated and remix slides after the first draft.
The editor can handle more button styling details, including treatment, size, corners, borders, and custom colors when a selected block supports those controls. Color editing also reuses document and carousel colors more consistently across supported text, background, and border controls.
Image editing is more focused on the image you selected. Supported remix slides can show detected slide images in the properties panel, let you replace or remove the right image target, and adjust grayscale or overlay strength where the slide exposes those options.
Dragging existing elements is more reliable, so supported elements can be reordered on a slide or moved into another visible slide area. Text on the canvas is also easier to select when you need to copy or review wording.
Public share pages now keep the "make yours" path connected to SlideDrift referral attribution, which makes shared carousels a cleaner entry point for new viewers.
## 2026-05-19 - Certified remix template styles (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/certified-remix-template-styles)
Signed-in users can now generate carousels from stricter Product Gallery and Warm Editorial template styles.
SlideDrift now supports certified remix template styles for signed-in users.
Certified styles use a stricter design path than standard templates, so generated carousels can stay closer to a curated visual system from the first draft. The first public styles are **Product Gallery** and **Warm Editorial**.
You can find certified styles from the template picker and use them with URLs or pasted text. They currently generate 4:5 portrait social carousels, which keeps the layout, preview, editor, and export path consistent.
The Templates page also handles certified remix previews more cleanly. Certified template cards open the normal create flow, while older guided remix templates continue to use the remix wizard when available.
## 2026-05-17 - Faster generation feedback and richer template pages (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/faster-generation-and-template-pages)
Generation now shows useful progress sooner, editor panels fit better, and public template browsing has more detail.
SlideDrift now shows visible generation progress earlier.
When a carousel is being created or remixed, the editor can show placeholder slides, preview structure, and completed slide content as it arrives instead of waiting for the full deck to finish. For higher-quality remix runs, finished slides can appear progressively while the rest of the carousel continues rendering.
The editor layout is also easier to use when panels are open. The canvas now reserves space for the properties panel on larger screens, and the panel shifts into a more usable lower position on smaller screens so slide navigation and editing controls stay reachable.
Public template browsing has been expanded. Global starter templates can now have dedicated detail pages with structure, use cases, slide counts, related designs, and a clearer path from preview to starting with that template.
Template previews also use cached slide images more reliably and handle light and dark themes more cleanly across template cards, preview modals, and public template detail pages.
## 2026-05-16 - Better color editing, support, and safer checkout (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/editor-colors-support-and-safer-checkout)
Editor color controls are more flexible, public support is easier to find, and checkout has stronger payment checks.
SlideDrift now has a more capable color picker across the editor.
You can enter exact hex values, adjust opacity where supported, use a visual picker, and reuse colors detected from the current slide or carousel. Remix text color editing now supports custom colors instead of only fixed swatches.
Remix slide editing is also more predictable. The editor now prioritizes the remix text, image, or optional block you click, keeps color controls open while you change values, and lets supported remix elements be added from the Blocks panel by clicking or dragging.
SlideDrift now includes a public support page linked from the site footer and 404 page. The support page points to the most useful docs first, then gives a clearer path for emailing support with account-specific questions.
Checkout now uses stronger Stripe payment checks. You may be asked for billing details, a phone number, or card authentication during checkout, and repeated checkout attempts may need a short wait before trying again.
## 2026-05-15 - More control over remix slide blocks (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/remix-block-controls-and-guide-hubs)
Add, hide, restore, and delete optional remix blocks while editing.
Remix slides now make optional blocks easier to manage in the editor.
You can add common optional blocks from the Blocks panel, including badges, CTA buttons, stats, quote cards, proof cards, and footer notes. When an optional block is selected, the properties panel can hide, restore, or delete it without editing the slide HTML directly.
The LinkedIn Carousel Idea Generator now includes an optional sharpening step before it creates the final brief, so you can add the specific insight or action you want the carousel to emphasize.
The public blog now supports guide hub pages, and SlideDrift's AI-readable docs include clearer links to product workflows, guides, and changelog updates.
## 2026-05-14 - Editor tour and sharper guided tools (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/editor-onboarding-and-guided-tools)
First-time editor guidance, better idea-generator controls, and cleaner public pages.
SlideDrift now gives first-time editor users a short guided tour after a generated deck is ready.
The tour points out the main canvas, blocks and media, brand controls, and export flow. You can close it after the first run or replay it later from the global settings panel.
The LinkedIn Carousel Idea Generator now gives more control at each planning step. You can regenerate options, add your own topic, write a custom angle, choose a different audience, and generate one focused brief instead of sorting through several competing directions.
The homepage Create box now uses the intended default Light starting design more reliably for guest starts.
Public pages also received light and dark mode refinements, faster homepage loading for below-fold widgets, and lighter public navigation on blog, docs, changelog, and use-case pages.
## 2026-05-13 - Use-case starts and guided idea sessions (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/use-cases-and-idea-generator)
Use-case pages can now send focused briefs into Create, and the idea generator gives more connected direction.
SlideDrift use-case pages now give you a more focused way to start a carousel.
You can choose a use case such as personal branding, thought leadership, content repurposing, agency work, or employee advocacy, paste the material you already have, and send a prepared brief into Create.
Use-case pages also include example transformations, related tools, template links, and clearer guidance on what kind of input works best for that workflow.
The LinkedIn Carousel Idea Generator now starts with a connected guided session. After you enter your profession or area of expertise, SlideDrift can suggest topic directions, angles, audiences, and a matching brief direction instead of asking you to assemble each choice from scratch.
If AI suggestions are unavailable, the idea generator falls back to a basic guided session so you can still get to a usable carousel brief.
## 2026-05-12 - Free planning tools and stronger editor controls (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/free-tools-and-editor-controls)
New free carousel planning tools now connect into Create, with AI suggestions, clearer preferences, and better image editing.
SlideDrift now includes free planning tools for the step before generation.
You can use the LinkedIn Carousel Idea Generator, Carousel Outline Builder, LinkedIn Hook Generator, and Blog-to-Carousel Angle Finder to shape a stronger topic, hook, outline, or source angle before creating the final deck.
Basic planning works without an account. AI-assisted suggestions can refine the result further, with one anonymous AI generation, credit-based access for free accounts, and included monthly AI tool allowances on paid plans.
Tool results can be opened in SlideDrift as editable Create briefs, so you can review the prompt, choose a template, adjust preferences, and then generate the carousel.
Create now also exposes clearer generation preferences for slide count, output format, imagery level, quality, and Plan Mode. Selected options appear as removable chips so it is easier to see what will affect the next generation.
The editor received reliability improvements for slide navigation, save-state handling, and image selection. Editable template images can now expose focused controls for replacing images, removing them when supported, adjusting overlays, and toggling grayscale.
## 2026-05-10 - Better template previews and Create controls (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/template-previews-and-create-controls)
Template browsing, previewing, and Create-page selections are now clearer and more stable.
Template previews are more reliable across the Create page, the Templates page, and industry template pages.
Template cards now use the same preview behavior wherever they appear. Preview modals continue to open the rendered slides when saved preview images are still being prepared, so you can inspect a template before using it.
The Create input now keeps selected options visible as removable chips above the input. This makes it easier to see and clear the active source, template, brand, story mode, and generation preferences before generating.
The carousel library also now uses the same site navigation treatment as the rest of SlideDrift and shows saved carousels in a denser grid on the full library page.
## 2026-05-09 - Expanded product docs (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/docs-system)
SlideDrift now has a fuller docs structure covering creation, editing, templates, brand kits, exports, credits, limits, privacy, and troubleshooting.
SlideDrift docs now cover the main user workflows from first carousel to final export.
The docs include focused guides for creating from URLs or text, improving generation results, editing slides, working with images and brand kits, exporting as PDF or PNG, creating share links, understanding credits, and troubleshooting common issues.
The changelog keeps user-facing product updates separate from the docs, with each meaningful update available on its own page.
## 2026-05-09 - Docs and AI-readable context (https://slidedrift.com/changelog/docs-and-ai-context)
SlideDrift now has public docs, a changelog, and AI-readable docs files for clearer product guidance.
SlideDrift now includes a public docs area for product guidance and a changelog for user-facing updates.
This also adds AI-readable docs files at `/llms.txt` and `/llms-full.txt`, so AI tools can understand the current product from a focused source instead of guessing from scattered pages.
* Starter: $29/month.
* Pro: $59/month.
* Agency: $199/month.
Custom brand profile limits are:
* Free: 1 custom brand profile.
* Starter: 1 custom brand profile.
* Pro: 5 custom brand profiles.
* Agency: 25 custom brand profiles.
LinkedIn account limits are:
* Free: not included.
* Starter: 1 LinkedIn personal profile.
* Pro: 3 total LinkedIn accounts, including personal profiles and Company Pages.
* Agency: 10 total LinkedIn accounts, including personal profiles and Company Pages.
LinkedIn Company Pages require Pro or Agency. They count toward the same total LinkedIn account limit as personal profiles.
Saved custom template limits are:
* Free: not included.
* Starter: not included.
* Pro: 25 saved custom templates.
* Agency: 100 saved custom templates.
Storage for uploaded images, videos, and saved PDF sources is:
* Free: 50 MB.
* Starter: 1 GB.
* Pro: 5 GB.
* Agency: 25 GB.
AI agent connection limits for MCP are:
* Free: 1 active connection.
* Starter: 2 active connections.
* Pro: 5 active connections.
* Agency: 20 active connections.
Export limits are daily safety limits. Free accounts can export watermarked files up to the free daily limit. Paid plans have higher daily export limits and can remove the SlideDrift banner when exporting.
Plan limits are enforced where the action happens. For example, LinkedIn scheduling checks connected account limits before using another LinkedIn profile or Company Page, and saved custom templates check the current plan before saving another reusable template.
If an account reaches a plan limit, SlideDrift should explain the relevant plan requirement before continuing.
## Credit history [#credit-history]
Signed-in users can open the credits page to see remaining credits, usage this cycle, current plan, and recent credit activity.
Each activity row names what used the credits, such as **Generate** or **Graphic or Photo Style**. A carousel post that LinkedIn publishes appears as **Export or publish**, like an export.
## Seven-day trial [#seven-day-trial]
Each eligible account can start one seven-day trial. A card is required, but Stripe charges $0 when the trial starts. Choose Starter, Pro, or Agency as the plan that should begin when the trial ends. Cancel before the end date to avoid the first charge.
Trial credits are separate from Free credits:
* Starter trial: 250 trial credits.
* Pro trial: 1,250 trial credits.
* Agency trial: 1,250 trial credits.
Trial credits do not refill. Unused trial credits expire when the trial ends, while your Free credits remain available if you return to Free.
The trial includes premium templates, unbranded exports, Pro AI images, up to 5 brand profiles, 3 LinkedIn accounts including Company Pages, 25 custom templates, 5 AI connections, 20 exports per day, and 1 GB of storage. Some AI helpers use 5 trial credits, and normal generation or export actions show their credit cost before they run.
Open **Manage trial** from the account menu to:
* Change the plan that begins after the trial without changing the trial credits or end date.
* Start the paid plan immediately and receive its monthly credits after payment succeeds.
* Update the payment card.
* Cancel renewal while keeping trial access until the shown end date.
If the trial ends without a paid plan, your carousels, brand kits, and saved work remain. Plan limits apply again, so new uploads or other paid actions may wait until you subscribe or move back within the Free limits.
## Billing [#billing]
Billing actions use Stripe. Depending on your account state, SlideDrift can send you to checkout or the billing portal.
During checkout, Stripe may ask for billing details, a phone number, or card authentication such as 3D Secure. If too many checkout attempts happen in a short period, wait a few minutes and try again.
If you close checkout before subscribing, the pricing page confirms that no account changes were made. If you choose a different plan while a previous checkout is still open, SlideDrift uses the latest plan choice when it is safe to switch sessions; otherwise it asks you to finish or close the existing checkout first.
If checkout shows a promotion code field for another eligible offer, enter the code before subscribing. Promotion codes are handled by Stripe and may be limited by plan, campaign, redemption count, or expiration date.
If a subscription renewal is overdue, SlideDrift marks the subscription as **Payment overdue** and shows a billing alert in the workspace, Create page, and carousel library. Use **Resolve payment** to open Stripe's payment page when one is available. If Stripe does not provide a direct payment link, open the billing portal instead.
Your bank may require authentication before Stripe can complete the renewal. Follow the payment alert to confirm the payment and restore paid access. A failed payment, dispute, or serious payment risk may restrict paid access until the billing issue is resolved.
## Cancelled paid plans [#cancelled-paid-plans]
When you cancel a paid plan at the end of its billing period, your account menu, Credit History, credit indicator, and plan page show **Ends** with the access end date instead of a renewal or credit-reset date. You keep paid access until that date. If you resume the subscription, the normal renewal and reset dates return.
## Common upgrade blockers [#common-upgrade-blockers]
* You are trying to save more custom brand profiles than your plan includes.
* You are trying to save custom templates without a Pro or Agency plan.
* You are trying to connect or use more LinkedIn profiles or Company Pages than your plan includes.
* You are trying to connect another AI assistant after reaching your plan's active MCP connection limit.
* You need a no-banner export but are on a free plan or do not have enough credits for the action shown.
* A checkout session needs Stripe verification, card authentication, or a valid eligible promotion code before the subscription can complete.
# FAQ (/docs/faq)
Short answers to common SlideDrift questions.
## What can I create with SlideDrift? [#what-can-i-create-with-slidedrift]
SlideDrift creates editable LinkedIn carousels from URLs, pasted text, notes, or rough ideas.
## Can I use a blog post as the source? [#can-i-use-a-blog-post-as-the-source]
Yes. Paste a public blog post URL on the [Create](/create) page.
## Can I paste private notes instead? [#can-i-paste-private-notes-instead]
Yes. Use [Create from text or notes](/docs/create/from-text). Do not paste sensitive or confidential information.
## Can I edit the generated slides? [#can-i-edit-the-generated-slides]
Yes. The generated deck opens in the editor, where you can edit copy, adjust design, work with images, and export.
## Can I export for LinkedIn? [#can-i-export-for-linkedin]
Yes. PDF export is intended for LinkedIn document carousel posts. PNG export downloads image files in a ZIP.
## Can I share a carousel with a link? [#can-i-share-a-carousel-with-a-link]
Yes. The export dialog can create a public share link for the carousel.
## Do exports cost credits? [#do-exports-cost-credits]
Exports can cost credits when the SlideDrift banner is not included. The export dialog shows the cost before you download.
## Where can I see product updates? [#where-can-i-see-product-updates]
See the [changelog](/changelog).
# Getting started with SlideDrift (/docs/getting-started)
Go from your first post idea to your first scheduled LinkedIn post.
This page walks through SlideDrift from your first idea to your first scheduled LinkedIn post. Each step links to a page with the details.
## 1. Sign up [#1-sign-up]
Choose **Continue with Google**, or enter your email and choose **Continue with email**. SlideDrift sends a 6-digit code to that address. Enter it in the same tab. If it doesn't arrive, check spam, then ask for a new code.
A Free account needs no card. It comes with 200 credits.
## 2. Find your way around [#2-find-your-way-around]
Once you're signed in, everything sits in one app:
* The **top bar** shows your credits left, search (⌘K or Ctrl+K), help, notifications and your account menu. On Free it also shows **Upgrade**; during a trial it shows **Manage trial**.
* The **rail** on the left holds **Create**, then **Home**, **For you**, **Library**, **Explore** and **Publish**, with **Settings** at the bottom.
* Choosing **Library**, **Explore** or **Publish** opens a panel with that area's pages. For example, **Library** has Carousels, Graphics, Saved and Brand Kits, and **Publish** has Schedule and Analytics.
* Some pages open options in a panel on the right, such as filters or drafts.
On a phone, the rail and its pages open as one menu.
## 3. Start on Home [#3-start-on-home]
**Home** greets you and asks for your notes, a link or half an idea. Under the box you choose what to make: **Post ideas**, **Carousel**, **Graphic** or **Photo Style**.
A new account can answer two optional questions here. **Your first week** then shows four steps: make your first carousel, add your brand, connect LinkedIn and schedule your first post. You can hide it.
## 4. Get post ideas, or make a carousel [#4-get-post-ideas-or-make-a-carousel]
**Post ideas** is selected when Home opens. Paste your material and SlideDrift suggests five posts in the formats you choose: carousels, image posts, text posts or polls. Drafting ideas is free. Tick the ones you want and choose **Make posts**. Text, image and poll drafts use no credits; each carousel costs 30 credits. See [Post ideas from your material](/docs/create/post-ideas).
Choose **Carousel** when you already know the post should be a carousel. Paste a link or your notes, pick a template and a Brand Kit if you want, and choose **Generate**. A standard carousel costs 10 credits; a Pro template costs 30. See [Create carousels](/docs/create), or start [from a link](/docs/create/from-url), [from your notes](/docs/create/from-text) or [from a PDF](/docs/create/from-pdf).
The cost shows before anything runs.
## 5. Use For you when you're short of material [#5-use-for-you-when-youre-short-of-material]
**For you** in the rail is a feed of post suggestions from this week's news in your niche and from blogs you follow. Choose **Following** to pick your niche. A text or image idea opens in the scheduling composer; a carousel idea starts in Create. See [For you and blog feeds](/docs/create/this-week).
## 6. Add your brand [#6-add-your-brand]
A Brand Kit holds your logo, colours, fonts and writing style, so new carousels start in your brand. Open **Brand Kits** under **Library** and choose **New brand kit**. You can start from your website or fill in the form. Free accounts can keep one Brand Kit. See [Brand kits](/docs/brand-kit).
## 7. Edit your carousel [#7-edit-your-carousel]
A new carousel opens in the editor. Change the words, slides, design and images there. Read every slide before you share it. See the [Editor overview](/docs/editor) and [Improve generation results](/docs/create/improve-results).
Your carousels are saved under **Library**, in **Carousels**. See [Projects](/docs/projects).
## 8. Export [#8-export]
Choose **Export** in the editor to download a PDF or PNG files, or to make a share link. Free exports carry the SlideDrift banner. On a paid plan or trial you can remove it for 20 credits. See [Export](/docs/export).
## 9. Schedule your first post [#9-schedule-your-first-post]
Connecting LinkedIn and scheduling need a paid plan or an active trial.
1. Open **Schedule** under **Publish**, or choose **Post it on LinkedIn** in the editor's export dialog.
2. Connect your LinkedIn profile.
3. Choose **New post**, pick the post type and your carousel, and write the post text.
4. Pick a time and choose **Schedule post**.
Drafts made by Post ideas wait in the **Drafts** panel on Schedule. Making a draft doesn't publish it, and nothing posts until you schedule or publish it. Scheduling is free. A carousel uses 20 credits when it publishes, or none when it carries the SlideDrift banner. See [LinkedIn scheduling](/docs/export/linkedin-scheduling).
## What Free and the trial include [#what-free-and-the-trial-include]
**Free**
* 200 credits. They don't refill.
* Daily limits, including 5 carousels, 2 Pro-template carousels and 5 exports a day. See [Limits](/docs/limits).
* One Brand Kit.
* Exports carry the SlideDrift banner.
* No LinkedIn connection or scheduling.
**Seven-day trial**
* One trial per eligible account. It needs a card, but you pay $0 when it starts.
* Pick Starter, Pro or Agency as the plan that begins when the trial ends. Cancel before then to avoid the first charge.
* 1,250 trial credits, or 250 for a Starter trial. They're separate from your Free credits and end with the trial.
* Paid features, including LinkedIn scheduling for up to 3 accounts, up to 5 Brand Kits and exports without the banner.
Start it from **Upgrade** in the top bar or from **Your first week** on Home. Open **Manage trial** to change the plan, start paying now or cancel. See [Credits and billing](/docs/credits-and-billing) for every cost and plan.
## Try it without an account [#try-it-without-an-account]
You can make a carousel as a guest on [Create](/create), up to a daily limit. When you reach it, choose **Create an account** to carry on with the same idea and template in the same browser.
## Other ways to start [#other-ways-to-start]
* [Free planning tools](/docs/create/free-tools) help you find a topic, hook or outline first.
* [Use cases](/docs/create/use-cases) turn a goal, such as repurposing an article, into a brief.
* The [Chrome extension](/chrome-extension) sends an article or selected text to Create.
* [Templates](/docs/templates) let you pick the look first.
# SlideDrift docs (/docs)
Learn how to create, edit, export, and share LinkedIn carousels with SlideDrift.
SlideDrift turns URLs, notes, text, and rough ideas into editable LinkedIn carousels.
Use these docs when you want to create a carousel, improve the result, edit the deck, export it, or understand your account and credits.
## Start here [#start-here]
* [Getting started](/docs/getting-started): Create your first carousel from a URL, notes, or an idea.
* [Best practices](/docs/best-practices): Give SlideDrift stronger input and review the output faster.
* [Create carousels](/docs/create): Start from a URL, pasted text, free tool result, use case, template, or brand profile.
* [Editor](/docs/editor): Edit slides, design controls, images, and AI actions.
* [Brand kits](/docs/brand-kit): Reuse brand colors, fonts, tone, and identity details.
* [Export](/docs/export): Download PDF/PNG files or create a share link.
## Common workflows [#common-workflows]
* Turn a blog post into a carousel: use [Create from a URL](/docs/create/from-url), choose any template or story mode that fits the source, then review the draft in the [editor](/docs/editor).
* Turn messy notes into slides: use [Create from text or notes](/docs/create/from-text), keep one job per carousel, then use [Improve generation results](/docs/create/improve-results) if the first draft needs sharper direction.
* Plan before generating: use the [free LinkedIn tools](/docs/create/free-tools) to draft a hook, outline, post, hashtag set, or carousel brief, then send the result into Create.
* Keep the design on brand: set up a [brand kit](/docs/brand-kit), apply it during generation or in the editor, then fine-tune colors, typography, and images.
* Publish the finished deck: use [Export](/docs/export) for PDF, PNG, share links, embeds, or LinkedIn scheduling.
## Account and help [#account-and-help]
* [Projects](/docs/projects): Find and reopen saved carousels.
* [Credits and billing](/docs/credits-and-billing): Understand credits, plans, and usage.
* [Connect an AI assistant with MCP](/docs/integrations/mcp): Use a compatible AI assistant to create, inspect, export, share, and schedule carousels through your SlideDrift account.
* [Troubleshooting](/docs/troubleshooting): Fix common creation, editing, and export issues.
* [Privacy and data](/docs/privacy-and-data): Learn what to avoid uploading and how public share links work.
* [Support](/support): Start from the docs, then email support with account-specific questions.
## Product updates and AI-readable docs [#product-updates-and-ai-readable-docs]
User-facing product changes are tracked in the [changelog](/changelog).
SlideDrift also publishes [`/llms.txt`](/llms.txt) and [`/llms-full.txt`](/llms-full.txt) so AI tools can read a focused version of the public docs.
# Limits (/docs/limits)
Understand account, generation, export, upload, storage, and free-plan limits.
SlideDrift uses limits to protect the app and keep generation, exports, and uploads reliable.
## Free-plan daily limits [#free-plan-daily-limits]
Free accounts have daily action limits:
* Generate carousel: 5 per day.
* Generate with a Pro template: 2 per day.
* Standard AI image: 3 per day.
* Pro AI image: not available.
* Remix fast: 2 per day.
* Remix HQ: not available.
* Export: 5 per day.
* AI rewrite actions and AI slide edits: 20 per day, shared between them.
## Upload limits [#upload-limits]
Image uploads support JPEG, PNG, WebP, and GIF files up to 10 MB.
On paid plans and during a trial, you can use PDF sources up to 50 MB and 100 pages. The PDF must also fit within the account's available storage before it can be processed and saved.
## Storage [#storage]
Images, videos, and saved PDF sources you upload count toward your account's storage. Each plan includes:
* Free: 50 MB.
* Starter: 1 GB.
* Pro: 5 GB.
* Agency: 25 GB.
Any active seven-day trial includes 1 GB of storage, regardless of the plan selected for after the trial.
A new plan's storage applies as soon as the plan changes. Moving to a smaller plan never deletes files, but while you use more than the plan includes, new uploads wait until you delete files or upgrade.
**Your videos** in the LinkedIn video composer shows how much storage you use. When an upload doesn't fit, SlideDrift says how much storage is free.
## Export limits [#export-limits]
Exports are rate-limited. If you export too many times in a short period, wait a moment and try again.
Free accounts may need to complete a verification challenge before exporting.
## Credit limits [#credit-limits]
If you do not have enough credits for an action, SlideDrift blocks the action and shows a message before continuing.
# Privacy and data (/docs/privacy-and-data)
Understand what to avoid uploading, how source content is used, and how share links behave.
Only use SlideDrift with content you are allowed to process and share.
## Do not upload sensitive information [#do-not-upload-sensitive-information]
Do not paste or upload:
* Passwords.
* API keys.
* Private customer data.
* Confidential company documents.
* Private messages or transcripts.
* Financial, legal, or medical records.
If you would not want the information used as source material, do not put it into SlideDrift.
## Public source URLs [#public-source-urls]
When you paste a URL, SlideDrift attempts to read the page so it can generate a carousel from the source material.
If the page is private, gated, or confidential, use a safe summary instead of the original content.
## Uploaded images [#uploaded-images]
Images uploaded through SlideDrift are stored as media assets. Avoid uploading images that contain private or sensitive information.
## PDF sources [#pdf-sources]
Processed PDF sources are saved to your account so you can reuse them without paying the processing charge again. Delete a saved PDF when you no longer need it.
Do not upload confidential, regulated, or sensitive documents. Use only PDFs you are allowed to process and store, and review the generated carousel against the original source before sharing it.
## Share links [#share-links]
Share links are public to anyone who has the link. Do not create a share link for a carousel that contains private information.
# Projects (/docs/projects)
Find, reopen, and manage your saved carousels.
Saved carousels are available from your carousel library.
## Open your carousels [#open-your-carousels]
Go to your carousels page to see saved decks. From there, you can preview a carousel, reopen it in the editor, or start a new one.
The library loads saved carousels in batches. If your account has more saved decks than the first page shows, use **Load more** to continue through the library without leaving the page.
Signed-in users may also see recent carousels on the Create page. If the recent list cannot load, open the full carousel library or retry the section; saved work remains in the library.
Preview is useful when you want to inspect a saved carousel before reopening it. If saved preview images are still being prepared, SlideDrift can render the live slides in the preview modal so you do not have to open the editor just to identify the right deck.
## Create from text [#create-from-text]
1. Open [Create](/create).
2. Paste your notes, outline, draft, or idea into the input box.
3. Add a short instruction if the source needs direction.
4. Generate the carousel.
5. Review and edit the result.
## Create from a URL [#create-from-a-url]
1. Open [Create](/create).
2. Paste the public URL into the input box.
3. Choose any available template, brand, story, or planning options you want to use.
4. Generate the carousel.
5. Review the deck in the editor.
## Edit instead of regenerating [#edit-instead-of-regenerating]
If the structure is good but a few slides need work, edit the deck in the [editor](/docs/editor) rather than generating a new carousel.
If you open a carousel while generation is still finishing, wait for the loading placeholders to be replaced before making final edits. SlideDrift guards against saving placeholder text as finished copy, but the best review point is after the generated slide text has loaded.
## Review the first slide [#review-the-first-slide]
Before polishing the whole deck, check whether the opening slide gives people a reason to keep reading.
Look for:
* A specific promise instead of a generic topic.
* A clear audience, problem, or outcome.
* Wording that is easy to understand at a glance.
* Enough curiosity that slide two feels worth opening.
If the first slide feels too broad, edit the headline directly in the editor or add a sharper instruction before regenerating. For more examples, see [LinkedIn carousel first slide examples](/blog/linkedin-carousel-first-slide-examples).
# Create carousels (/docs/create)
Start a new carousel from a URL, pasted text, notes, a PDF, or a template.
The [Create](/create) page is where you start a new carousel.
You can paste a public URL, write directly into the input box, or use a PDF source on a paid plan or during a trial. You can also start from a template when you want a specific visual direction.
You can also start from a structured brief created elsewhere, such as a free planning tool, a use-case page, the [Chrome extension](/chrome-extension), or the Google Docs and Sheets planning templates.
On desktop, the create input can focus itself when the page is ready and may rotate example prompts while it is empty. The examples are only suggestions; replace them with your own URL, notes, or idea before generating.
If the input is empty or too short, choose **Generate** to see what is missing. SlideDrift keeps the action available so a missing topic or invalid URL is explained instead of looking like an account or plan restriction.
## Main ways to start [#main-ways-to-start]
* [Create from a URL](/docs/create/from-url) when the source is a public article or page.
* [Create from text or notes](/docs/create/from-text) when the source is private, unpublished, or rough.
* [Create from a PDF](/docs/create/from-pdf) when you want to process and reuse a document as the source.
* [Use free planning tools](/docs/create/free-tools) when you need a topic, hook, outline, or source angle before generating.
* [Start from a use case](/docs/create/use-cases) when you want the carousel shaped around a goal such as personal branding, thought leadership, repurposing, agency work, or employee advocacy.
* [Improve generation results](/docs/create/improve-results) when the first draft needs more direction.
## Optional controls [#optional-controls]
Depending on your account and selected template, the create box may show extra controls for source, template, brand, story mode, quality, format, slide count, imagery, or Plan Mode.
Use these when you want more control before the carousel is generated.
Selected options appear as chips above the input. Remove a chip when you want to clear that selection before generating.
### Add, replace, or remove a source [#add-replace-or-remove-a-source]
Open the source menu to switch between a URL, PDF, or another supported input. Removing the active source clears that selection while keeping your written instruction available.
Use the calendar view to see scheduled, publishing, published, and failed posts by date. Use the list view when you want to filter upcoming posts, drafts, published posts, or issues.
## Connect in three steps [#connect-in-three-steps]
1. Open the MCP or integrations settings in your AI assistant.
2. Add this remote server:
```text
https://slidedrift.com/mcp
```
3. Sign in to SlideDrift, or create a free account, and choose **Allow connection**.
That is it. No API key is needed. Test the connection with:
```text
List my SlideDrift templates.
```
Then try one of these:
```text
Turn this article into a LinkedIn carousel:
Make a 7-slide carousel from these notes
Export my newest carousel as a PDF
```
Your assistant shows the credit cost and waits for your approval before it creates or exports anything, then gives you a link to open the carousel in the SlideDrift editor.
