Cut an Image into Strips
Slice an image into equal horizontal or vertical strips. Runs entirely in your browser, so your data never leaves your device.
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Output
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How to use Cut an Image into Strips
- 1. Drop in an image. Add the photo or graphic you want sliced, in any common format. It should be large enough that each resulting strip still shows something meaningful.
- 2. Choose Strip direction and count. Set Strip direction to horizontal or vertical bands depending on the layout you need, then set Number of strips to how many equal-sized pieces to cut it into.
- 3. Download the zipped strips. Click generate and download the zip file containing every strip as its own numbered image, ready to place side by side or animate in sequence.
When to use Cut an Image into Strips
Cut an Image into Strips slices a picture into equal horizontal or vertical bands and packages them as separate files. It is built for anyone who needs a single image broken into a fixed number of uniform pieces rather than one arbitrary fragment.
- Building a slide-reveal animation. A web animation reveals a photo strip by strip using CSS transitions, and you need each vertical band as its own image file to sequence in the animation.
- Splitting a banner for a multi-panel print. A wide promotional banner needs to be printed across several separate panels or canvases, so cutting it into equal vertical strips first tells you exactly what each panel will show.
- Preparing a puzzle or flipbook effect. You are making a paper flipbook or puzzle-strip toy and need a source photo divided into equal horizontal bands that line up when reassembled.
Examples
Four horizontal bands
Input
photo.png + 4 horizontal strips
Output
photo-strips.zip with 4 strips
About the Cut an Image into Strips tool
Cut an Image into Strips runs as plain JavaScript in your browser tab, with no server behind it. Slice an image into equal horizontal or vertical strips. Whatever you put in stays on your device from start to finish.
The tool is part of EditSafely's Image Tools section, 200 single-purpose utilities built around the same idea: open the page, get the result, keep your data to yourself.
You can shape the output with 2 settings, including Strip direction and Number of strips, and the result refreshes the moment you change one. The finished file is put together in browser memory and saved with the Download button, so it never touches a server on the way to your disk. A worked example further down the page shows exactly what the tool produces for a real input.
That local-first design has practical benefits beyond privacy. The tool keeps working on a flaky connection once the page has loaded, results are instant because nothing round-trips to a server, and it is safe to use with confidential material.
Frequently asked questions
Does Cut an Image into Strips cost anything?
Yes, it is completely free. All 2,658 tools on EditSafely work without an account, a subscription or usage limits.
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No data leaves your device. The whole tool is JavaScript that runs inside your browser tab, so there is no upload, no server-side processing and no log of what you did. If you disconnect from the internet after the page loads, it keeps working.
Which files does Cut an Image into Strips accept?
It accepts images in any common format (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF and more). There is no file size cap imposed by a server; very large files are limited only by your device's memory.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
Nothing to install and no account needed. Open the page in any up-to-date browser, including on a phone or tablet, and the tool is ready.
How do I save the output?
Click the Download button once the result is ready. The file is built in your browser's memory and handed straight to your downloads folder, without passing through a server.