Photo Collage Maker

Combine 2 to 9 Photos Into One Image - Four Layout Options

Sending multiple photos as attachments is fine for one or two images. For anything more, a collage is cleaner - one file, one message, one impression. The ToollyX Photo Collage Maker takes 2 to 9 photos and arranges them in a Grid, Horizontal, Vertical or Featured layout at your chosen canvas size. Grid layout auto-calculates the optimal arrangement based on photo count - two photos side by side, four in a 2x2, six in a 2x3, nine in a 3x3. Everything renders in your browser at full canvas resolution with no watermark and no account required.

Four Layout Modes - When to Use Each

Grid distributes photos evenly in the closest-to-square arrangement possible for the count - the most balanced option for mixed-orientation photos. Horizontal places all photos in a single row at equal widths - ideal for before/after comparisons, panoramic photo strips, and side-by-side product shots. Vertical stacks all photos in a single column - useful for step-by-step sequences, recipe process shots, and portrait-orientation story content. Featured gives the first photo roughly two-thirds of the canvas area with remaining photos tiled alongside - the right choice when one image is the hero and others provide supporting context.

Canvas Sizes for Every Platform

Instagram Square at 1080x1080px is the universal safe size - square collages display correctly in the feed, as stories with letterboxing, and in the profile grid. Instagram Story at 1080x1920px fills the full 9:16 vertical canvas without any letterboxing. Landscape 1920x1080px suits YouTube thumbnails, Twitter link cards and widescreen presentation backgrounds. A4 Portrait at 2480x3508px is print-ready at 300 DPI - use for physical photo prints, scrapbook pages and document inserts. After generating a collage, if you need to reduce the file size for email or web use, run it through the Image Compressor.

Zoom and Pan - Framing Each Photo Correctly

Each photo in the collage fills its cell using a cover algorithm - the image always fills the entire cell area without gaps, cropping as needed. Clicking a photo thumbnail activates its individual zoom and pan controls. Zoom from 100% to 400% magnifies the image within the cell boundary; Pan Horizontal and Pan Vertical shift the crop position from centre. This matters most for portrait-orientation photos in a square or landscape collage - without adjustment, the default centred crop might show a forehead instead of a face. Set zoom to 130-150% and pan to position the face correctly within the cell.

Gap and Background Colour

A gap of 0px produces a seamless borderless collage where photos meet edge-to-edge. Adding 6-12px of gap with a white or dark background creates a clean grid with visible separation between photos - similar to a physical photo print layout. The gap colour doubles as the overall background colour, which is visible in any areas not covered by photos. For a dark dramatic look, a black background with a small gap reads like a professional photo contact sheet. For a light editorial look, white gap with 8px spacing is the cleanest option. For more complex tiling patterns where the same image repeats, use the Image Tiler instead.

✓Verified by ToollyX Team · Last updated June 2026