79 TikTok slideshow ideas with hooks you can use today

The best TikTok slideshow ideas give people a reason to keep swiping. Here are 79, by category, each with a hook you can put on slide one today.

What counts as a TikTok slideshow

A TikTok slideshow is a photo post: still images people swipe through, with a sound underneath. Per Kapwing's photo mode guide, you can add up to 35 images plus text, stickers and music. Most creators design slides at 9:16 (1080x1920) so they fill the screen.

Style matters as much as the idea. Six looks that work for list and tips posts:

Comic-style tips

Object collage

Cozy illustration

Handwritten hook

Illustrated how-to

Bold number list

Slideshow ideas by format

Educational slideshow ideas

People save these to come back to.

1. Things I wish I knew sooner. "7 things I wish I knew before my first apartment."
2. Step-by-step mini tutorial. "How to clean white sneakers in 4 steps (no special products)."
3. Myth vs. fact. "5 skincare 'rules' that are actually myths."
4. Beginner vs. pro. "How a beginner plans a trip vs. how a travel agent does it."
5. Cheat sheet. "Every keyboard shortcut I use daily, on one slide each."
6. Jargon explained. "Coffee menu words explained in plain English."
7. Mistakes breakdown. "6 mistakes I made learning Spanish so you don't have to."
8. Free resources list. "Free tools that replaced my paid subscriptions."
9. One concept, explained simply. "Compound interest explained with one cup of coffee."

Storytime slideshow ideas

Each slide is one beat, and people swipe to find out what happens.

10. Confession arc. "I quit my job with no plan. Here's what happened next."
11. Group chat screenshots. "The group chat when someone said they're '5 minutes away.'"
12. Timeline with dates. "My first year of running, month by month."
13. The plot twist. "I thought my landlord was the worst. Then I met the new one."
14. Letter to my younger self. "Things I'd tell 19-year-old me about money."
15. Customer or client story. "The weirdest request I got as a wedding photographer."
16. Cliffhanger with a part 2. "The interview went great until question 6. (part 1)"

List and ranking slideshow ideas

The number tells people the payoff is coming.

17. Top 5 in your niche. "5 houseplants that survive people who forget to water."
18. Tier list. "Ranking every fast food breakfast from S to F tier."
19. Ranked by effort. "Weeknight dinners ranked by how lazy I'm feeling."
20. Under a price. "Desk upgrades under $25 that changed my setup."
21. Underrated picks. "Underrated cities in Europe nobody puts on their list."
22. Overrated vs. underrated. "Overrated and underrated productivity habits."
23. Things to stop doing. "6 things to stop doing on your resume in 2026."

Before and after slideshow ideas

Two clear states and the steps between. People swipe to see the change.

24. Room makeover. "This room cost $180 to redo. Swipe for the before."
25. Day 1 vs. day 30. "30 days of learning to draw, day 1 vs. day 30."
26. Rewrite or redesign. "I rewrote a bad cover letter. Before and after."
27. Process in stages. "Restoring a $10 thrift store chair, step by step."
28. Old way vs. new way. "How I used to meal prep vs. how I do it now."
29. Expectation vs. reality. "Pinterest garden vs. my garden."

Aesthetic and photo dump slideshow ideas

Low effort, and they pair well with a trending sound.

30. Monthly recap. "October in 12 photos."
31. Places that don't look real. "Places in Portugal that look AI-generated but aren't."
32. Mood board by vibe. "Cozy autumn reading corner inspo."
33. Outfit roundup. "Everything I wore this week to the office."
34. Color story. "Only green things from my trip to Ireland."
35. Song-matched images. "Photos that feel like this song sounds."

Relatable and POV slideshow ideas

People send these to a friend with "this is you."

36. Types of people. "Types of people at the gym at 6am."
37. Things nobody tells you. "Things nobody tells you about your first year as a nurse."
38. Red flags in your niche. "Red flags when viewing a rental apartment."
39. POV text slides. "POV: it's Sunday night and you remember the email you didn't send."
40. Unspoken rules. "Unspoken rules of the office kitchen."
41. How I see myself vs. reality. "Me planning my week vs. me on Wednesday."
42. Signs you're a... "Signs you're the friend who plans every trip."

Quiz and interactive slideshow ideas

The last slide asks for an answer, so these drive comments.

43. This or that. "Pick one per slide and I'll guess your coffee order."
44. Would you rather. "Would you rather: travel edition."
45. Score yourself. "How many of these have you done? Comment your score."
46. Guess the answer. "Guess the price of these 5 apartments in New York."
47. Build your pick. "Build your dream breakfast and I'll rate it."

Niche slideshow ideas

Fitness

48. "5 exercises that fix rounded shoulders (do these at your desk)."
49. "What I eat in a day to hit 140g of protein without shakes."
50. "Gym mistakes I see every single day."
51. "My 12-week progress, one photo per month."
52. "A 20-minute dumbbell workout you can save for later."

Food

53. "5 dinners from one grocery bag under $40."
54. "Pantry staples I always have, and what I make with them."
55. "Restaurant dishes I recreated at home, ranked."
56. "How to make a sourdough starter, day by day."
57. "Every cookie I baked this month, rated."

Finance

58. "How I split my paycheck, step by step."
59. "Money habits I stopped in my 20s."
60. "What $2,000 rent gets you in 6 different cities."
61. "Budgeting apps compared, honestly."
62. "Financial terms your bank hopes you never learn."

Books

63. "Books to read if you loved [a bestseller in your genre]."
64. "Every book I read this year, ranked."
65. "Books that live rent-free in my head."
66. "Short books you can finish in a weekend."
67. "Book tropes I'll never get tired of."

Travel

68. "A 3-day itinerary for Lisbon, one slide per day."
69. "Things I'd skip in Paris and what to do instead."
70. "What I packed for 2 weeks in a carry-on."
71. "Cheap things to do in Tokyo."
72. "Travel apps I actually use on every trip."

Small business and app marketing

73. Behind the scenes. "Packing 50 orders on a Monday."
74. Problem then product. "Why my plants kept dying, and the fix I ended up building."
75. Three ways to use it. "3 ways to use one linen scarf."
76. Customer question answered. "You asked which size to get. Here's how to choose."
77. Founder story. "I built this app after a year of tracking expenses in Notes."
78. Feature walkthrough. "Everything you can do in our app in 6 slides."
79. Honest comparison. "Our product vs. the cheap version: where each one wins."

Pick three that fit your niche and test them this week.

What makes a TikTok slideshow perform

TikTok publishes no formula, so treat these as craft rules.

Hook

Habit 1

Habit 2

Habit 3

Habit 4

Habit 5

• Slide one is the hook. Say who it's for and what they get: "Things nobody tells you about your first marathon" beats "My marathon experience." Our carousel hooks work on TikTok too.
• Text goes on the image. People read the slides, not the caption. One idea per slide, a line or two, clear of the bottom and right edges where TikTok's buttons sit. More in how to make a TikTok slideshow with text.
• Only the slides you need. A list of 5 tips is 7 slides: hook, 5 tips, closing slide.
• One ask at the end. Follow for part 2, comment your answer, save this, or check the link in bio.
• Caption and sound support. Add context and a few keywords to the caption, since people search TikTok like a search engine. Pick a sound that fits without fighting the text.

How to turn one idea into a week of posts

Reuse one topic across formats. Here's "meal prep for beginners" as seven posts:

Day	Format	Hook
Monday	Educational list	"5 meal prep mistakes that make food go soggy"
Tuesday	Before and after	"My fridge on Sunday vs. Wednesday"
Wednesday	Ranking	"Meal prep containers ranked after 6 months"
Thursday	Relatable	"Types of people who meal prep"
Friday	Step by step	"One grocery haul, 10 lunches, step by step"
Saturday	Photo dump	"Every lunch I prepped this month"
Sunday	Quiz	"Rate my prep from 1 to 10 in the comments"

When one format wins, make two more of it next week. For slide order inside each post, see our guide to carousel structure.

How to make the slideshows fast

In Tweenery, you describe the slideshow in one message. The AI writes the copy, designs every slide at 9:16 and gives you PNGs or a ZIP. Paste a TikTok post whose style you like to get an original slideshow on your topic in that style. Ask to fix one slide ("make slide 3 shorter") and only that slide changes.

FAQ

What should I make a TikTok slideshow about?

Something your audience wants to save, share or argue about. Test the formats above and keep the one with the most saves and comments.

How many photos can you put in a TikTok slideshow?

Up to 35 images per post in photo mode. Most ideas need far fewer.

What size should TikTok slideshow images be?

9:16, 1080x1920 pixels. Keep key text away from the bottom and right edges.

How do I add music to a TikTok slideshow?

Upload the images in the TikTok app, tap the sound option and pick a track.

Can I make a TikTok slideshow on my computer?

Yes. Design the slides in the browser (Tweenery works there), then send them to your phone to post.