Last updated 24 August 2026
How the grid is chosen
The layout follows directly from how many photos are added: two side by side, three in a row, four as a 2×2 grid. Every cell is square, and each photo is cropped — not squashed — to fill its cell completely, keeping the center of the photo and trimming the edges.
Getting a collage that still looks sharp
The output is only as good as the smallest picture in it. One low-resolution photo scaled up to fill its cell will look soft against neighbours that came from full-size files, and no arrangement hides it. Where you can, use the originals rather than copies that have already been resized or sent through a messaging app.
Photos rarely match the shape of the space they land in, so something has to give: either the image is cropped to fill the cell, or it fits with gaps around it. Cropping usually looks better, but check faces and edges afterwards — automatic cropping takes from the centre and has no idea where the subject is.
Mixing portrait and landscape shots in one grid is where most collages fall apart. Grouping similar orientations together, or giving a strong image a larger cell rather than squeezing everything into equal squares, tends to hold together far better.
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Common questions
How is the layout decided?
It's automatic based on how many photos you add: two photos sit side by side, three sit in a row, and four form a 2×2 grid. There's no manual layout picker — the count alone decides it, which keeps the result predictable.
What happens if my photos are different shapes?
Each photo is cropped to fill its square cell completely rather than being squashed or leaving empty space — the same "cover" behavior used by most collage and profile-photo tools. The center of each photo is kept; the edges are what gets trimmed.
Can I reorder the photos?
Not directly, but removing a photo and re-adding it in the order you want achieves the same result, since photos fill the grid in the order they were added.