Collage Maker - Combine Photos into a Grid

Build a clean grid collage from your photos: pick a layout, drop images into slots, tune gap and corners, and download. Free, private, and browser-based.

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Grid Collage Maker for Photos

This collage maker combines multiple photos into one clean grid image. Choose a layout from 2 x 1 up to 3 x 3, click any slot to add a photo, and drag filled slots to swap pictures around until the arrangement feels right. Each image is automatically cover-fitted into its cell, meaning it fills the cell completely and is cropped from the center, so mixed portrait and landscape photos still produce a tidy, uniform grid.

Social media creators use it to combine several shots into a single Instagram post or story frame. Online sellers build product overview images that show every angle in one picture. Families assemble photo grids for birthday cards and year-in-review posts, and bloggers create before-and-after comparisons or step-by-step overviews. Since the collage is composed entirely in your browser with the canvas API, your photos never leave your device.

The styling controls keep the result flexible: the gap slider sets the spacing between cells and around the outer edge, the background color fills that spacing, and the corner radius rounds each cell from sharp rectangles to soft cards. A white background with a 16 pixel gap gives a classic clean look, while zero gap produces a seamless mosaic. Rounded corners around 24 pixels match the card style most social feeds use today.

Output presets cover the most common destinations: 1080 x 1080 pixels for Instagram feed posts, 1200 x 630 for link preview and social share images, and 1920 x 1080 for full HD wallpapers and presentation slides. The custom option accepts any size up to 4000 pixels per side. Export as JPEG around 90 percent quality for photos you will post online, or as PNG when you need lossless output for further editing.

Before building a collage, you can prepare individual photos with our Image Cropper to control exactly which part of each picture shows, or fix orientation with the Rotate Image tool. Afterwards, the Image Compressor shrinks the finished collage for faster uploads and page loads.

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 - Aspect Ratio Presets Free
  • Compressing the finished collage before uploading Compress Images Online - No Upload Required

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

How are photos fitted into the grid cells?→
Each photo is cover-fitted: scaled until it fills its cell completely and cropped from the center. Mixed portrait and landscape photos therefore still produce a uniform grid without stretching.
Can I rearrange photos after adding them?→
Yes. Drag any filled slot onto another slot to swap the two photos. Click a slot to replace its photo, or use the small remove button to clear it.
What output sizes are available?→
Presets for 1080x1080 (Instagram), 1200x630 (social link previews), and 1920x1080 (Full HD), plus a custom option up to 4000 pixels per side.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?→
No. The collage is composed entirely in your browser on a canvas, and the download is generated locally. Your photos never leave your device.

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