Photo collage maker

How to make a collage

1. Tap Add photos and select the pictures. You can add more later, up to nine.
2. Tap a layout. The choices change with the number of photos.
3. Tap any photo to select it, then drag it or zoom it so the faces are not cut.
4. Set the spacing, corners and background, add a line of text if you like, and tap Download.

Tips for a collage that looks planned

• Put the best photo in the largest box.
• Mix close-ups with wide shots. Nine faces of the same size look like a form, not a memory.
• Choose photos with similar light and colour, or put the odd one in the corner.
• A little spacing with a white background suits prints. No spacing suits status and stories.

Choosing a layout

Each number of photos, from two to nine, has its own layouts: 18 in all. Some divide the picture into equal boxes. Others give one photo a large box and the rest small ones.

• Equal boxes suit photos of equal weight: nine birthdays, four friends, the months of a baby's first year.
• One large box suits a story with a hero: the couple with the family around them, a wide view with details beside it.
• Tall boxes side by side suit full-length photos, such as outfits at a wedding.

Photos fill their boxes completely, so the edges of each photo are trimmed to fit. That is why step 3 matters: select each photo and drag it until the faces are safely inside.

Spacing, corners and background

• No spacing makes the photos touch, like a poster. Good for status.
• Thin spacing on white looks like an album page and prints well.
• Rounded corners soften the picture. They suit children's photos and friendly greetings more than formal ones.
• Background colour shows in the gaps: white for prints, black for night and festival lights, cream or pink for family photos, maroon or green for weddings and festivals.

Sizes and where they fit

Square suits most collages and every feed. Portrait gives tall photos more room. Story fills a phone screen for status. Landscape suits rows of people. The 4 × 6 inch size is for printing: read how to print a collage before you go to the photo shop, so that nothing is cut off.

Collages for an occasion

Step-by-step guides: birthday collage, anniversary then-and-now, a quiet collage for a memorial, and one printed collage in place of a whole photo wall.

Need ideas? See collage ideas for every occasion. For one photo with a decorated border, use the frame maker.

Questions people ask