A Retentive tool for Klaviyo
Klaviyo Email Slicer: from image to native template in minutes.
Upload a flat email design, slice it automatically or by hand, put a link and alt text on every slice, and publish it straight into Klaviyo's drag-and-drop editor. No exporting cuts, no renaming files, no hand-coding.
- Works with any design tool
- Native Klaviyo template output
- Link and alt text on every slice
How to turn an email design image into a Klaviyo template
Three steps. The whole run usually takes minutes, not the half hour the manual workflow eats per email.
- Step 1
Upload the design
Upload the flat email design as a PNG or JPG. It can come from Figma, Photoshop, Canva, or any tool that exports an image.
- Step 2
Slice it
Let the Slicer auto-detect the section boundaries, or draw the slice lines by hand. Give each slice its destination link and alt text.
- Step 3
Publish to Klaviyo
Publish the sliced email straight into the connected Klaviyo account as a native drag-and-drop template, ready to edit and send.
Manual slicing vs the Slicer
The old workflow is not hard, it is just long. And it repeats on every revision.
Slicing by hand
- Slice in an image editor, export each cut, name each file
- Upload every image to Klaviyo one by one
- Add links and alt text by hand, block by block
- Repeat all of it when the design changes
With the Retentive Slicer
- One upload; slice lines detected automatically or drawn in seconds
- Every slice carries its own link and alt text, or one link applied to all
- GIF slices supported; HTML export available
- One click publishes a native template into Klaviyo's editor
Built for how sliced emails actually ship
Auto-detect, or draw the lines
The Slicer finds the section boundaries in the design on its own. When you want a cut exactly somewhere else, draw the line yourself. Both take seconds.
A link and alt text on every slice
Each slice carries its own destination URL and its own alt text, so image-off inboxes and screen readers still get the message. One click applies a single link to every slice when the whole email points at one page.
Native Klaviyo output
Publishing creates a real template in Klaviyo's drag-and-drop editor, in your account, ready to open and edit. Prefer raw markup? Export the HTML instead.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Klaviyo email slicer?
A Klaviyo email slicer converts a flat email design image into a working Klaviyo template. It cuts the image into horizontal sections (slices), attaches a link and alt text to each one, and assembles them into a template inside Klaviyo, replacing the manual slice-export-upload-code workflow.
How do I convert an email design image into a Klaviyo template?
With the Retentive Slicer: upload the design as PNG or JPG, let it auto-detect the slice lines or draw them yourself, add links and alt text per slice, and publish. The result appears in your Klaviyo account as a native drag-and-drop template.
Does the Slicer create an editable Klaviyo template or a locked HTML file?
It creates a native template in Klaviyo's own drag-and-drop editor, which you can open and edit there. An HTML export is also available if you need the markup itself.
Do I need Figma to use it?
No. The Slicer works from any flat image: exports from Figma, Photoshop, Canva, Sketch, or even a screenshot. If it is a PNG or JPG of an email design, it can be sliced.
Can every slice have its own link and alt text?
Yes. Each slice carries its own destination URL and alt text, and there is a one-click helper to apply a single link to every slice when the whole email points at one page.
What else does Retentive do?
The Slicer is one tool inside Retentive, a Klaviyo intelligence platform: campaign and flow analytics, deliverability scoring, an AI email checker that proofreads scheduled sends, audience fatigue scoring, and more.
Slice your next email in minutes.
The Slicer ships inside Retentive, alongside analytics, deliverability scoring, and the AI email checker. One Klaviyo connection powers all of it.
About the Retentive Slicer for Klaviyo
The Retentive Slicer is a Klaviyo email slicer: a web tool that converts a flat email design image into a native, editable Klaviyo template. It answers the question every image-based email team eventually asks: how do I get this design into Klaviyo without slicing it by hand, uploading each cut, and wiring links one by one?
The workflow is three steps. First, upload the design as a PNG or JPG; the source tool does not matter, Figma, Photoshop, Canva, Sketch, or a plain export all work because the Slicer operates on the image itself. Second, slice it: automatic detection finds the section boundaries, and hand-drawn lines override it wherever you want a different cut. Each slice gets a destination link and alt text, with a one-click helper to apply a single link to all slices. GIF slices are supported. Third, publish: the Slicer creates a native drag-and-drop template directly in the connected Klaviyo account, which opens in Klaviyo's own editor for final tweaks. An HTML export exists for teams that need the markup outside Klaviyo.
Alt text on every slice matters beyond accessibility: it is what Gmail and Outlook render while images are blocked, which is the first impression for a meaningful share of any list. The Slicer treats it as a first-class field on each slice, not an afterthought.
The Slicer is one tool inside Retentive, a Klaviyo intelligence platform used by email, retention, and lifecycle marketers. The same Klaviyo connection also powers campaign and flow analytics, deliverability scoring against Gmail and Yahoo enforcement thresholds, audience fatigue scoring, and an AI email checker that proofreads scheduled campaigns and flow emails before they send. Teams that slice an email with the Slicer typically run it through the email checker next, from the same dashboard.