How to generate a LinkedIn carousel with AI
|MagicPost generates a full LinkedIn carousel from one of your posts, a topic, a URL or a file. MagicPost writes and lays out every slide, you edit the result, then you export it as a PDF or add it to a post. Carousel generation is included in Creator, Agency, and Team. The Growth plan does not include it.
On the MagicPost Agency plan, a member on a specialized seat type (Growth, Analytics or Engagement) has no media generation, so no carousel generation. See Everything in the Agency plan.
MagicPost carousels live in the Carousels tab of the Media page. This tab carries a Beta badge. For the other generation tools, read can MagicPost generate visuals and carousels or the LinkedIn carousel generator page.
Generate the carousel
In the MagicPost sidebar, open Media under Manage, then the Carousels tab.
Click New carousel, then Generate with AI. If you have no carousel yet, Generate with AI is directly on the page.
In the Generate a carousel with AI window, choose a source: One of my posts, Topic, URL or File. Then select the post, type the topic, paste the URL or drop the file.
Click Continue.
On the Choose a template screen, pick a style under My brand kit or under Preset styles.
Set the Number of slides. Auto lets MagicPost decide the length from your source.
Click Generate carousel. MagicPost writes and lays out the slides, then opens the carousel editor.
For the File source, the MagicPost drop zone accepts PDF, Word, text and Markdown files. The maximum file size is shown in the drop zone.
Next to Preset styles, the colors menu of the MagicPost carousel wizard shows Template colors by default. It decides the palette of a preset style: Template colors, one of your brand kit styles, or Custom. A custom palette applies to this carousel only and is not saved in your brand kit.
The styles under My brand kit come from your MagicPost brand kit. Edit, next to that title, opens the kit without leaving the wizard. See how to set up my brand kit.
Edit the carousel
On a wide screen, the MagicPost carousel editor has three areas: the Copilot on the left, the slides in the middle, and a panel with the Design and Identity tabs on the right. MagicPost saves your changes automatically, and the header has undo and redo buttons.
Text. In the MagicPost carousel editor, click a text on a slide and type.
Slides. In the slide strip of the MagicPost editor, you add, duplicate, hide, delete and drag slides to reorder them. A hidden slide stays in the editor but is left out of the exported PDF. The strip shows "Maximum number of slides reached" when the carousel is full.
Slide type. On a selected slide, Change the slide type switches its layout in the MagicPost editor.
Images. On a slide that holds an image, Choose an image picks one from your MagicPost library. Frame shape sets the shape of its frame, and the dimming slider darkens the image so the text stays readable.
Copilot. In the MagicPost Copilot, type a request in the Request a change... field. Above the field, you choose whether the request targets the selected slide or The whole carousel. The Copilot also offers ready requests such as Make the hook more impactful, Shorten the text and Show my name on every slide. Each applied change can be undone.
Preview, export and publish
In the header of the MagicPost carousel editor, Preview opens the LinkedIn preview panel, which shows the carousel as it will appear in a LinkedIn post.
Export as PDF downloads the MagicPost carousel as a PDF and saves it to your media library. Add to a post attaches the carousel to a post. See how to add a carousel or visual to a LinkedIn post.
What counts against your allowance
When your MagicPost plan sets a cap, each carousel generation uses one generation and each Copilot change uses one AI edit. The wizard and the Copilot then show a gauge. When your plan sets no cap, MagicPost shows no gauge.
Editing a MagicPost carousel by hand is never counted. The caps of each plan are in how many visuals and carousels can I generate.
FAQ
Can I change the carousel format or ratio?
No. A MagicPost carousel has one fixed vertical format, the same for every slide. To choose between vertical, square and horizontal, generate an AI visual instead.
Can I create a carousel without AI?
Yes. In the Carousels tab, click New carousel, then Start from scratch for an empty carousel or Start from a template for a ready design. If you have no carousel yet, Start from scratch and Choose a template are directly on the page. Neither uses a generation. Both still require a MagicPost plan that includes media generation.
Why does the Copilot change only one slide?
The MagicPost Copilot targets the selected slide by default. Above the request field, select The whole carousel before you send the request.
MagicPost says carousel generation is not included in my plan. Why?
Your plan does not include media generation. MagicPost then shows "Carousel generation is not included in your plan" with a View plans button. Media generation is included in Creator, Agency, and Team.
Need help?
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