🎨 Instagram Carousel Generator

A professional, AI-powered tool for creating stunning Instagram carousels with your brand theme.

✨ Features

• 🤖 AI Content Generation - Enter an idea, get professional carousel content
• 🎨 Brand Theme Customization - Colors, fonts, and styles that match your brand
• 👁️ Live Preview - See your carousel before exporting
• 📱 Instagram Optimized - Perfect 1080x1080 sizing
• 💾 Multiple Export Formats - PNG images or PDF
• 🔄 Theme Persistence - Save and reuse your brand settings

🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: Use the Live Demo

Visit: [Your Railway URL will go here]

Option 2: Run Locally

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/EliteSystemsAI/instagram-carousel-generator.git
cd instagram-carousel-generator

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Add your API key (optional - works without it)
echo "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key_here" > .env

# Run the app
streamlit run carousel_generator.py

Open http://localhost:8501 in your browser.

🎯 How to Use

1. AI Content Generation

• Enter your content idea (e.g., "5 tips for Instagram growth")
• Choose number of slides (3-10)
• Click "Generate Content"
• AI creates professional carousel structure

2. Customize Your Brand

• Set primary, secondary, and accent colors
• Choose fonts
• Save your theme for future use

3. Edit & Preview

• Fine-tune text in the Manual Editor
• See live preview of all slides
• Navigate between slides with the slider

4. Export

• Download individual PNG images
• Export as single PDF
• Save to local folder

🎨 Brand Theme Examples

Corporate Blue

• Primary: #1E3A8A
• Secondary: #3B82F6
• Accent: #60A5FA

Vibrant Purple

• Primary: #7C3AED
• Secondary: #A855F7
• Accent: #C084FC

Professional Dark

• Primary: #111827
• Secondary: #374151
• Accent: #6B7280

🤖 AI Features

The carousel generator uses AI to create:

• Compelling hooks for the first slide
• Value-packed content for middle slides
• Strong call-to-actions for the final slide
• Relevant hashtags for Instagram
• Engaging captions for your posts

Works with:

• Claude API (recommended)
• OpenAI API (fallback)
• Basic templates (no API key needed)

📱 Perfect for Content Creators

• Brand Strategists - Create on-brand content quickly
• Social Media Managers - Streamline carousel production
• Entrepreneurs - Professional posts without design skills
• Agencies - Client-ready content at scale

🔧 Technical Details

• Framework: Streamlit
• AI: Claude (Anthropic) + OpenAI fallback
• Image Processing: Pillow (PIL)
• Deployment: Railway
• Export Formats: PNG, PDF

🚀 Deploy Your Own

1. Click the Railway button above
2. Add your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable
3. Deploy and share the URL

📄 License

MIT License - Use this for commercial projects, modify as needed.

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Open a Pull Request

💡 Ideas & Support

• Create issues for feature requests
• Contribute templates and themes
• Share your carousel designs

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Made with ❤️ for Instagram content creators

Generate professional carousels in seconds, not hours.