Pixlr Collage Maker

Pixlr's collage maker arranges several photos into one image. You drag pictures into a designed layout, and it suggests arrangements based on how many you add, from a pair up to ten or more. You set the spacing, the border style and colour, square or rounded corners, and the output shape. Carousel mode splits one collage across several slides, each sized for Instagram.

Collages download as PNG, and the result hands off to Pixlr Express for stickers, text and effects. It is part of Pixlr, a suite of browser editors, and the collage layouts are in Pixlr's phone apps too. Making one needs no account, and saves count against Pixlr's free limit of three a day.

Use Pixlr Collage Maker if:

• You have a handful of photos from one occasion and want them arranged as a single image.
• You do not want to lay it out yourself. It proposes layouts based on how many photos you drop in.
• You are posting it. The aspect ratio settings cover the square and vertical shapes social platforms expect.
• You want an Instagram carousel. Carousel mode splits the collage into slides you can download singly or as a set.
• You care how it looks up close. Spacing, border colour, rounded corners and the background are all adjustable.
• You want to keep working on it. The collage hands off to Pixlr Express for stickers, text and effects.

Skip Pixlr Collage Maker if any of these describe you:

• You are making a lot of collages. Free saves are capped at three a day, shared with Pixlr's other tools. Compare other collage makers.
• You want free-form placement rather than cells. A layout puts each photo in a slot. BeFunky leans more towards arranging by hand.
• You want a designed poster with the photos inside it. Canva starts from the design.
• You want to add text and stickers in the same place. This tool does layouts, and the extras happen in Pixlr Express afterwards. PhotoGrid is worth comparing on the web.