How to Make a Collage in Google Photos
The Create > Collage steps for the app and the web, why the photo limit differs between them, and a browser route for bigger grids.
To make a collage in Google Photos, select up to 6 photos in the app, tap Create, then Collage, choose a template and tap Save. On a computer, go to photos.google.com, select up to 9 photos and click Create new, then Collage. Both limits come from Google's help page Make & edit collages in Google Photos. If you have more photos than that, Image Collage Maker puts up to 50 into one grid in your browser.
Make a collage in the Google Photos app
The steps are the same on Android and iPhone:
- Open Google Photos and select the photos you want, up to 6.
- Tap Create, then Collage. You can also tap Create at the top right of the app, then Collage.
- Pick a template from the bottom of the screen. Add and Remove change the number of photo slots; when a template can't take more or fewer, the app tells you so.
- Arrange the photos. Touch and hold one to drag it to another slot, pinch to zoom inside its frame, or tap it for Replace and Edit. On Android there is also a Borders option for border width, corner radius and colour.
- Tap Save. The collage goes into your library, and you can find it later by searching for "Collages".
If Collage doesn't show up, check the requirements Google lists. On Android the phone needs Android 8.0 or later and at least 3 GB of RAM. On iPhone you need iOS 18 or later and version 7.64 or later of the Google Photos app. Offline, only the layouts stored on the phone are available; the full set of designs needs an internet connection.
Make a collage on photos.google.com
- Go to photos.google.com on your computer.
- Hover over a photo and click the check mark that appears. Repeat for up to 9 photos.
- At the top, click Create new, then Collage.
The web version allows more photos but fewer options. Google says some collage features aren't available on the web and points you to the app for editing, so if you want to swap templates or move photos around afterwards, start it on your phone instead.
Google Photos or Image Collage Maker?
Google Photos is the quicker choice when the photos are already in your library and you want a styled template. The two work quite differently, though:
| Google Photos | Image Collage Maker | |
|---|---|---|
| Photos per collage | Up to 6 in the app, 9 on the web | Up to 50 |
| Layout | Templates; each photo sits in a frame you can zoom and drag | An even grid of squares; you set 1 to 8 columns or leave it automatic |
| Cropping | Whatever falls outside the frame is hidden | None; each photo is scaled to fit its square, with white around it |
| Where the photos come from | Your Google Photos library | JPG, PNG, WebP or BMP files on your device |
| Result | Saved to your library | One JPG download, babapic-collage.jpg |
Make a bigger collage from your Google Photos pictures
For a grid of 10, 20 or 40 photos, download the pictures from Google Photos first, so they are files on your device, then:
- Open Image Collage Maker and select all the photos in one go, up to 50. Selecting again replaces the set rather than adding to it.
- Check the order. The grid fills left to right, top to bottom; on a computer you can drag thumbnails to reorder them, and the × removes one.
- Leave Columns empty for a roughly square grid, or type a number from 1 to 8.
- Click Create collage and download the JPG.
The photos are combined in your browser and aren't uploaded anywhere. Each one gets a 600 × 600 pixel cell with 8 pixels of white between cells and around the edge, so the size depends on the grid: 12 photos make a 4 × 3 grid of 2440 × 1832 px, and 20 photos make a 5 × 4 grid of 3048 × 2440 px. If a photo from an iPhone backup is refused as HEIC, convert it to JPG first.
Because the tool fits rather than crops, portrait and landscape shots get white bars around them. Cropping them to squares with Crop to Square fills every cell edge to edge. How to make a photo collage explains that trade-off in more detail, and making a collage on iPhone covers the same tool in Safari, including saving the result to Photos.
FAQ
How many photos can a Google Photos collage have?
Up to 6 when you select photos in the app and up to 9 on photos.google.com, according to Google's help page.
Where does Google Photos save a collage?
Tapping Save puts it in your Google Photos library. Search for "Collages" in the app or on the web to find the ones you've made.
Why can't I find the collage option?
Your phone may be below Google's requirements: Android 8.0 with 3 GB of RAM, or iOS 18 with Google Photos 7.64. Updating the app is the first thing to try on iPhone.
Can I make a collage without a Google account?
Not in Google Photos, which works from your library. Image Collage Maker needs no account; it works on the files you pick.