How to make a photo collage
- Add your photos. Drag them onto the box or click to browse. Add as many as you want, they are read on your device and nothing is uploaded.
- Pick a layout. Choose from side-by-side pairs, a big photo with two small ones, equal columns, a 2×2 grid, or a 5 or 6-photo arrangement. The tool picks a sensible starting layout based on how many photos you added, and you can switch anytime.
- Arrange your photos. Photos fill the cells in upload order automatically. To change the arrangement, click a photo in the strip below the preview, then click the cell you want it in. Whatever photo was already there swaps into the old spot, so you never lose track of a photo.
- Adjust the look. Drag the spacing slider to widen or close the gaps between photos, pick a frame color that shows through those gaps, and choose an output shape (square, portrait, landscape, widescreen, or the layout's own natural shape).
- Download. Pick PNG or JPG and press Download collage. A single finished image saves straight to your device.
Why collage tools matter more than a photo grid app
Posting four separate photos gets your story lost in a feed, and stitching photos together in a general photo editor usually means manually resizing and cropping each one until the edges line up. A dedicated collage layout does that math for you: every cell in the grid is a known size and shape, so each photo is cropped to fit it exactly, no photo comes out stretched, squished, or with an awkward sliver of white space next to it. That matters most when your photos come from different cameras and don't share an aspect ratio. A phone photo shot vertically and a landscape shot from a camera can sit in the same collage side by side, because each one is cropped to its own cell rather than forced into a single uniform shape.
The layouts here cover the arrangements people actually reach for. Two photos work well side by side for a before-and-after, or stacked for a tall panel. Three photos suit a hero shot next to two supporting ones, or three equal columns when nothing should stand out more than the rest. Four photos fit a clean 2×2 grid, the classic collage look, and five or six photos fill out a fuller mosaic for a trip recap or a family update.
The spacing slider and frame color exist because the gaps between photos are part of the design, not an afterthought. A thin white gutter gives a crisp, printable look. Closing the gap to zero makes the photos read as one continuous image. Switching the frame color to black, cream, or a brand color changes the whole mood of the collage without touching a single photo. The output shape control matters just as much: a square collage posts cleanly to an Instagram feed, a 4:5 portrait fills more of the screen on mobile, and a widescreen shape suits a banner or a slideshow.
Frequently asked questions
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. Every photo is read and composited right in your browser tab. Nothing is sent to a server, so it works offline and keeps private photos private.
Will my photos look stretched or squished?
No. Each photo is center-cropped to fill its cell, the same way a profile picture crops to a circle. Nothing is squeezed out of shape.
Can I mix portrait and landscape photos?
Yes. Every cell crops its photo to the cell's own shape, so a tall photo and a wide photo both fit cleanly in the same collage.
Can I choose which photo goes in which spot?
Yes. Photos fill the layout in upload order by default. Click a photo in the strip, then click a cell to move it there, the photo already in that cell swaps into the old spot.
What size should I export for Instagram?
Pick the Square 1:1 output shape for an Instagram feed post, or Portrait 4:5 if you want it to take up more of the screen.
Related: resize an image · compress images · turn photos into a PDF.