Summary

TikTok isn’t limited to making videos. If you have photos you’d like to share with your followers, make a swipeable slideshow using still images, music, and various other effects the app offers. It’s a quick and easy process, and we’ll show you how to create slideshows on your iPhone or Android phone.

Why Create a Slideshow and Not a Traditional Video

I get it. TikTok is primarily made for videos, but there’s a purpose behind creating slideshows. Maybe you want to tell a story using multiple photos in a slideshow. You can have each photo describe a part of the full story with its own caption. This is a cool idea to tell your story.

Or maybe you sell products, and you want to display each product on its own slide in a slideshow. This way you may describe each product’s details in its own slide. If the audience wants to see more products, they can swipe.

Create a Swipe Photo Slideshow on TikTok

TikTok’s photo slideshows work pretty much the same as the regular videos. You choose the photos to include in your slideshow, add your favorite music, apply stickers and any other effects, and publish. It’s that easy.

To start, launchthe TikTok app on your iPhoneorAndroid phoneand tap the “+” (plus) sign in the bottom bar.

On the open page, tap “Upload” as you’ll add photos from your smartphone.

On the following screen, at the top, select “Photos” so you only see pictures and not other content in the list. Then,find the pictures on your iPhoneor Android phone that you’d like to add to your slideshow.

To add a photo to your selection, in the photo’s top-right corner, tap the circle icon. Do this for all the photos you want to add to your slideshow. Note that TikTok will remember the order you choose your photos in, and it will add them in the same order to your slideshow. When you’ve made your selection, in the app’s bottom bar, tap “Next (X)” (where “X” is the number of selected photos).

TikTok will turn your photos into a swipe slideshow. To change the music for this slideshow, tap the music icon at the top and choose your favorite track. Similarly, to add other items like stickers and filters to your slideshow, use the various editing options available on the right pane of the app. Then, in your screen’s bottom-right corner, tap “Next.”

You’ll land on the “Post” page. Here, add a description for your slideshow, tag the people if you want, change your post’s privacy settings, and configure other options. To then publish your slideshow, in the app’s bottom bar, tap “Post.”

And that’s it. Your custom slideshow is now live in your TikTok profile. Your followers can see this slideshow, like it, and even comment on it.

Tips When You Make a TikTok Slideshow

Creating a slideshow on TikTok is easy, and there are a few things you’re able to do to make your slides more interesting and useful. Here are a few ways to do that:

Have Issues Creating Slideshows? Here Are Some Troubleshooting Tips

If you’ve run into a problem while making a TikTok slideshow, the following basic fixes will help resolve the problem:

And that’s how you make an appealing slideshow comprising your favorite photos on TikTok. With various editing tools and advice at your disposal, you may bring creating slideshows on this app to the next level. Enjoy!