Split an image in 4 parts

Three ways to make four pieces

Four is the first number with a real choice in it. 2×2 gives you quarters, 4×1 gives four tall strips, 1×4 gives four wide bands. The 2×2 is the one most people want, mostly because of X — attach four images there and the timeline lays them out as a 2×2 mosaic, so one picture cut into quarters reassembles itself.

Four sheets make a small poster

In print mode the same 2×2 becomes four sheets of paper. Four A4s come out around 40 by 57 cm once the margins are trimmed, which is a useful size — big enough to be a poster, small enough that an ordinary printer manages it in a couple of minutes. Four A3s doubles that to roughly 57 by 81 cm.

Four-panel layouts

The other regular use is artwork drawn as one image with four panels in it. Cutting it into separate files lets each panel be posted, swiped or printed on its own. Set the shape to Original so nothing gets cropped, and use PNG if theres line work — JPG turns clean black lines into a grey haze.

How to split an image into 4

1. Pick 2×2 for quarters, or 4×1 and 1×4 for strips.
2. Add the picture and drag it so the cross in the middle falls somewhere quiet.
3. Choose Original to keep the whole frame, or a set ratio so all four match.
4. Download the ZIP, or tap any single quarter to save it.

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