Choose the shape of the finished collage
The output width and height describe the entire combined image. Rows and columns describe the cells inside it. These are separate choices: a two-by-two grid can be exported on a square, portrait or landscape canvas.
Photobox labels presets as rows × columns. A 1×2 layout puts two cells beside each other. A 2×1 layout puts one above the other. A 2×3 layout has two rows, three columns and room for six photos. The grid accepts between two and nine source images.
Set a fixed grid or let the row count follow your photos
Automatic rows calculates enough rows for the current image count at your chosen number of columns. Choose it when you are still adding photos. Turn it off when a specific arrangement matters.
- Open Photo Collage and select your photos.
- Choose a preset, or enter columns and fixed rows. A 2×2 preset has four cells; 3×3 has nine.
- If the grid has fewer cells than photos, add rows or columns. Generation stays disabled until all photos fit.
- Set the total output width and height, then adjust the gap between cells, the outer margin and background color.
Frame mixed portrait and landscape photos
Every cell in the regular grid has equal dimensions. A photo is scaled to cover its cell, so parts outside the cell may be cropped. That makes a clean grid but can cut off a face near an edge.
Select an image in the order list and adjust its X and Y focus. Use its framing zoom when you want a closer crop. Check each selected photo after changing the overall canvas shape or grid dimensions, because the cell aspect ratio has changed. Move images up or down to change their positions. Empty cells show the selected background.
Match spacing to output size
Gaps and margins are measured in output-canvas pixels. A 24-pixel gap is proportionally much larger on a 600-pixel collage than on a 2400-pixel collage. Set the final canvas dimensions before fine-tuning these values.
For a simple four-photo example, use a 2000 × 2000 canvas, a 2×2 grid, a 20-pixel gap and a 30-pixel outer margin. Inspect the preview and adjust those values to suit the photos. Generation uses the originals rather than enlarging the small preview images. Device memory may require a smaller output.
Export the composition
Generate to flatten the cells into one image. JPEG is the starting format for collages; PNG or WebP are also available. Download the result, or continue to Add Border, Add Watermark or Image Compression. The downloaded image does not contain editable individual photo layers.
Use Stack Photos when overlapping, tilted cards suit the composition better than a regular grid. It accepts two to six photos and has separate overlap, rotation and framing controls.