Photo Collage Maker

What it does

Upload 2–8 photos and arrange them into a single combined image, with layouts ranging from a simple side-by-side (2×1) up to an 8-photo 4×2 grid. Pick spacing between tiles, a background colour for the gaps, and an output format. The combined image exports as PNG (lossless, larger files) or JPEG (smaller, fine for social posts).

Common uses: social-media year-recap posts ("here's my year in 6 photos"); birthday and anniversary cards with multiple memorable shots in one image; trip recaps where one photo doesn't tell the story but six do; before/after comparisons for fitness, home renovation, or cooking; product photography showing multiple angles of the same item in one shot for marketplaces; moodboard / inspiration grids for design briefs.

The whole pipeline runs in your browser via Canvas 2D — your photos never leave your device. Output resolution is large enough for Instagram square posts (1080×1080), Facebook (1200×630), or print at small sizes (4×6 inch card at 300 DPI). For higher resolution print work, use a desktop tool like Affinity Publisher or Photoshop.

How to use it

1. Drop your photos into the upload area, or click to browse. Min 2, max 8 photos at a time.
2. Pick a layout: 2×1 (two side by side), 1×2 (stacked), 2×2, 3×1, 1×3, 3×2, 4×2 — each adapts to your photo count.
3. Adjust spacing (the gap between tiles, 0px for tight grids, 20px+ for poster-style separation) and background color (white is most versatile; black for moody, brand color for branded posts).
4. Drag photos within the grid to reorder them.
5. Click Export and pick PNG (lossless, ~5-10× larger) or JPEG (compressed, smaller). The image downloads at 1080-1440px wide depending on layout.

When to use this tool

• Year-in-review or trip-recap posts on social media.
• Birthday or anniversary cards with multiple photos.
• Before/after comparisons for fitness, home renovation, cooking.
• Product photography showing multiple angles in one image for marketplaces (eBay, Etsy, Vinted).
• Quick moodboards for design briefs or pitch decks.

When not to use it

• Poster-quality print at large sizes (A2 or larger) — output resolution caps around 1440px wide. For prints, use Affinity Publisher, Photoshop, or Canva.
• Highly customized designs with text, captions, frames, or filters — this is grid-only. For text overlays use a design tool.
• Animated collages or stop-motion — output is a single static image. Use a video tool for animation.
• Very high-resolution input photos that you want to keep at full quality — Canvas re-encodes everything; for archival quality, composite in Photoshop and save as TIFF.

Common use cases

• Verifying a number or output before passing it on
• Quick use during a typical workday
• Pre-decision sanity-check on inputs and outputs
• Educational use — demonstrating the underlying concept