Collage Maker - Combine Photos into a Grid

How the Collage Maker Works

1. 01Pick a grid layout: 2x1, 1x2, 2x2, 3x2, or 3x3.
2. 02Click any slot to add a photo; drag filled slots onto each other to swap positions.
3. 03Tune the gap, corner radius, and background color, and pick an output size preset.
4. 04Download the finished collage as JPEG with a quality slider or as lossless PNG.

Composing a Collage People Actually Look At

A good collage tells one story, not nine. Start by choosing photos that share something: a color palette, a location, an event, or a consistent editing style. Mixed lighting and clashing colors make even a tidy grid feel chaotic. Put your strongest image where the eye lands first, which in Western reading order is the top left cell, and place the second strongest diagonally opposite. Because every photo is cover-fitted and center-cropped into its cell, check each slot after placement: if an important detail got cropped away, pre-crop that photo yourself so the subject sits centered before adding it. Use the gap slider deliberately: zero gap creates a seamless mosaic that suits landscape series, while 12 to 24 pixels of white space gives an editorial, scrapbook feel. Match the output preset to the destination from the start, since a 1080 square Instagram collage and a 1200 by 630 link preview crop cells very differently. Export JPEG at 85 to 90 percent for social posts, or PNG if the collage continues into another editing tool.

When to Use the Collage Maker

Use it whenever several photos need to travel as one image: combining event or holiday photos into a single social post, building product overview images that show every angle at once, creating before-and-after or step-by-step grids for tutorials, assembling team photo walls for a website, or making a year-in-review image for a newsletter. It replaces heavyweight design software for the common case where a clean grid is exactly what you need.

Common Use Cases

• ·Combining event or holiday photos into one Instagram post
• ·Building product overview images showing multiple angles in one picture
• ·Creating before-and-after and step-by-step grids for tutorials and blogs
• ·Pre-cropping individual photos so subjects sit centered in their cells → Image Cropper
• ·Compressing the finished collage before uploading → Compress Images Online

Expert Tips

• ✻Choose photos with a shared color palette or editing style; consistency makes the grid read as one image.
• ✻Place your strongest photo top left and the second strongest diagonally opposite to guide the eye.
• ✻Pick the output preset before arranging, because different aspect ratios crop the cells differently.

Frequently Asked Questions