Make a photo grid without cropping your pictures
A photo grid places pictures in equal cells, read left to right and top to bottom. Use it for product comparisons, a holiday recap or a simple contact sheet. ImagesCombine keeps the whole image visible in each cell and exports one file with no watermark.
Choose a 2×2, 3×2 or 3×3 layout
The Columns slider controls the number of pictures in each row. Rows are calculated from the number of images you add. These common arrangements fill every cell:
| Photos | Columns | Rows | Useful for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | A four-photo comparison |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | A product gallery |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | A nine-photo recap |
| 12 | 4 | 3 | A contact sheet |
| 20 | 5 | 4 | A larger photo collection |
With five photos and three columns, the second row has two photos and one empty cell. Choose another column count or add a sixth photo if you want a complete rectangle.
How to combine photos into a grid
- Open the photo grid tool and select 2–20 JPG, PNG or WebP files.
- Choose Grid, then set Columns from 2 to 6.
- Drag the thumbnails, or use their arrow buttons, to set the reading order.
- Adjust spacing between cells and outer padding. Try a small border to separate similar backgrounds.
- Check the output dimensions and choose Combine & download.
Start with 16 px of spacing and 24 px of padding, then adjust for the size of your photos. Those values are output pixels: a 16 px gap is much less noticeable in a 6,000 px image than in a 600 px image.
Why some photos have space around them
Grid cells use the widest source image and the tallest source image as their dimensions. Every photo is fitted inside its cell while preserving its aspect ratio. A portrait image beside a landscape image will usually have extra space around it.
For equal-looking tiles, crop the source photos to the same proportions before adding them. Grid does not crop automatically. A 3×3 grid means three rows and three columns; it is square only when the cell dimensions and spacing make it square.
For example, four 800 × 600 px images in two columns, with 16 px gaps and 24 px outer padding, produce 1,664 × 1,264 px: two cell widths or heights, one gap and padding on both sides.
Want overlapping pictures or a fixed canvas shape instead?Use Freeform to make a collage. For a single row of two images, Horizontal is simpler.
Save a grid for sharing or printing
JPEG is a practical choice for photo sharing. PNG avoids additional lossy compression for grids containing text, diagrams or screenshots. WebP can reduce file size for web use when the destination accepts it.Compare these export formats.
For printing, check the pixel dimensions rather than the on-screen preview size. A 3,000 px wide image spans 10 inches at 300 pixels per inch. The tool exports an image, not a PDF or a print layout; set paper size and print scaling in your print application.
Very large grids can exceed browser limits. Use smaller source photos or split the collection into several grids if the output-size warning appears. The tool accepts up to 20 images and caps each output edge at 16,384 px.