Photo frame maker

How to frame a photo

1. Tap Choose your photo and pick one from your gallery.
2. Tap a frame. Each occasion frame comes with starter words that you can change or delete.
3. Drag the photo so the faces sit well inside the frame, and zoom in if needed.
4. Tap Download, or Share to send it straight to WhatsApp.

Getting a good result

• Use the original photo from your camera or gallery, not a screenshot. Screenshots are small and turn blurry.
• Leave some space around the faces. Frames cover a little of every edge.
• Keep the words short: a name, a date or a wish. Six words or fewer look best.
• The round frames are made for profile pictures. The ring stays visible when WhatsApp or Instagram cuts the picture into a circle.

The 22 frames

The frames are grouped by use. Every one is drawn by this page as you watch, so the picture stays sharp at any size.

• Simple (8): White border, Instant photo, Gallery black, Classic gold, Wooden, Soft pastel, Flowers and Film strip. These suit any good photo and are the ones to choose for printing.
• Occasions (6): Birthday, Hearts, Wedding, New baby, Congratulations and In loving memory. Each starts with a few words, such as "Happy Birthday", that you can replace with a name or a date.
• Festivals (5): Diwali, Tricolour, Holi colours, Eid and Christmas, for a greeting made from your own family photo.
• Profile picture (3): round rings in gold, tricolour and rainbow. They are always square and carry no words, because profile pictures are shown as small circles.

Not sure which to use? See frame ideas by occasion, festival photo frames and the guide to a WhatsApp DP with a ring.

The five sizes

• Portrait 4:5: the best all-round choice for WhatsApp groups and Instagram posts.
• Square: profile pictures and any feed.
• Story 9:16: WhatsApp status, Instagram stories and phone wallpapers.
• Landscape 5:4: wide group photos where an upright frame would cut people off.
• 4 × 6 inch print: 1200 × 1800 pixels, the exact shape of the most common photo print.

Change the size at any time and the frame is redrawn to the new shape. Check the position of the photo again afterwards.

If something does not work

• The photo does not appear: very large photos take a second or two on older phones. If nothing shows, choose the photo again.
• Share does nothing: some browsers cannot share pictures directly. Tap Download and attach the saved picture in the chat instead.
• The downloaded picture is not in the gallery: look in the Downloads folder of your phone.

Want several photos in one picture? Use the collage maker. Planning to print? Check the print size chart first.

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