Make creations with Google Photos

Important: You can now find creation tools in one dedicated space for quicker and easier access. Some creations are automatically created for you.

With creations, you can make visual stories and moving images with your photos and videos. You can create:

Animations: A quick-moving GIF of selected photos and videos.
Cinematic photos: A 3D effect added to photos.
Collage: A template with customizable layout to arrange your photos and videos.
Highlight videos: A video with music using photos and videos.
Photo to video: Animate your photo and turn static moments into dynamic six-second video clips.
Remix: Reimagine your favorite photos in just a few taps with easy to use AI-powered templates.
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Explore creation tools

The Create tab helps make it fun and effortless to turn your photos and videos into unique, shareable content using tools with fresh inspiration all in one place.

A dedicated space for creation tools like:

Animation
Cinematic photo
Collage
Highlight video
Photo to video
Remix

To access the Create tab:

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
.
At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
.
Browse the available tools.
To start creating, select a tool.

Make animations

Important: You can’t speed up or slow down your animation.

You can create a slideshow of your selected photos and videos.

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
.
At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
👁 and then
Animation.
Select the photos you want in your animation.
At the top, tap Create.

Create a cinematic photo

You can add a 3D effect to your photos.

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
.
Tap the photo you want.
Swipe up.
Tap Create 👁 Edit
👁 and then
Cinematic photo.
At the bottom, tap Save.

You can also create Cinematic photos another way:

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
.
At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
👁 and then
Cinematic photo.
Select a photo.
At the bottom, tap Save.

Make & edit collages

Important: Some collage editing features aren't available on the web.

Start your collage

There are multiple ways to start a collage.

Start with photo:
- You can pre-select up to 6 photos directly from your library.
- To access the Collage editor, at the bottom, tap Create 👁 Create
  👁 and then
  Collage 👁 Image
  .
Start with a design (template-first): You can start with a template design, then add your photos.
- To start with a template, at the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
  👁 and then
  Collage 👁 Image
  .
  1. On the Create tab, scroll to the "Collages" section.
  2. Select a template.
Start from the Overflow menu:
1. Tap a photo from your Photos library.
2. At the top, tap the Overflow menu 👁 More
  👁 and then
  Create 👁 Edit
  👁 and then
  Collage 👁 Image
  .
Start through the navigation bar:
- At the top right, tap Create 👁 Create
  👁 and then
  Collage 👁 Image
  .

Edit your collage

You can customize your collage using these options:

Select a collage design template and layout: You can explore a wide range of templates based on themes and number of photos.
Customize your collage: For the grid templates, you can change the border size, shape, and color.
Add or remove photos: You can easily add or remove photos from your collage by switching between different photo-count layouts directly within the editor.
Edit your photos: You can still edit, replace, resize, or change the order of the photos in your collage.

Review, save & share your collage

Once you've chosen a collage layout and finished your edits, you can either save the collage to your library or share it directly with others.

To save your collage: Tap Save.
To share your collage: Tap Share 👁 Share
.

Learn more on how to make and edit your collages.

Create a highlight video

Important:

If you have an older device, you may not be able to create highlight videos.
In Google Photos, you now have more control over the types of videos you can create with highlight videos.

You have 2 ways to create a highlight video:

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
.
At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
👁 and then
Highlight video.
Browse through templates for different themes and narratives.
- Templates are pre-packaged videos that already come with music, text, and beat-matching.
When you find the template you want to use for your video, tap Use template.
Select your photos or videos.
- Manually select the best photos or videos from your gallery based on the story you want to tell.
- To use the assisted content selection for template, tap Help me select 👁 Image
  . It’ll automatically select the content you want to include in your video.
  - With Search: In the Search box, type a few words about the people, places, themes, or dates to include in your highlight video. For example, "Birthday," "Museum," or "Japan."
  - With suggested people, places, and time frames: From the suggested items, select "Who," "Where," "When," and more.
At the top right, tap Next.
Review your video.
- Based on the story you want to create, you can customize your video by changing the clips, music, or text.
When you’re done, tap Save.
To watch your highlight video, tap Play 👁 Play
or wait to be notified when the highlight video is ready.

Tip: If you don’t see the people or time frame you would like in the suggestions, tap Add person 👁 person add
or Date range 👁 date range
.

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
.
At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
👁 and then
Highlight video.
At the top, tap Select content.
- To automatically select the content to make a video, use the assisted content selection.
  - With Search: In the Search box, type a few words about the people, places, themes, or dates to include in your highlight video. For example, "Birthday," "Museum," or "Japan."
  - With suggested people, places, and time frames: From the suggested items, select "Who," "Where," "When," and more.
- To manually select the best photos or videos from your gallery based on the story you want to tell, tap or choose specific photos & videos 👁 Image
  .
Tap Create video.
- If you manually select the content, tap Next.
Review your video.
- Based on the story you want to create, you can customize your video by changing the clips, music, or text.
When you’re done, tap Save.
To watch your highlight video, tap Play 👁 Play
or wait to be notified when the highlight video is ready.

Tip: If you don’t see the people or time frame you would like in the suggestions, tap Add person 👁 person add
or Date range 👁 date range
.

Edit a highlight video

Important:

To add downloaded music to your video, allow music and audio access for the Google Photos app from Settings.
Any music accompanying content is for personal, non-commercial use only. Using this music for monetary gain is strictly prohibited and violates our policies. Learn more about the policy for use of music.

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
.
To access Highlight video:
- Through the Create Tab: At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
  👁 and then
  Highlight video.
- Through the Photo Grid:
  1. Select the multiple photos or videos you want to include in the highlight video.
  2. Tap Create 👁 Create
    👁 and then
    Highlight video.
Open the highlight video you want to edit.
Tap Edit 👁 Edit
.
- To resize the video to a different aspect ratio: Tap Aspect ratio 👁 Image
  👁 and then
  Done 👁 Done
  .
- To adjust your video:
  1. Tap Adjust 👁 Edit icon (2025)
    .
  2. Select the type of effect you want to apply to your video and move the dial to make changes.
  3. When you’re finished, tap Done 👁 Done
    .
  4. To undo an adjustment, deselect the option or tap Cancel 👁 Remove
    .
- To add music: Tap Add Music 👁 Image
  .
  1. Alternatively, tap Add 👁 Create
    👁 and then
    Add Music 👁 Image
    .
    - To change the section of the song you want to use: Tap Section 👁 Image
      .
    - To change the volume of "Video audio" and "Soundtrack:"
      1. Tap Volume 👁 Image
        .
      2. Touch and hold, then drag the trim handles.
      3. Tap Done 👁 Done
        .
    - To change the song you want to use: Tap Change 👁 Image
      .
    - To remove the song from your video: Tap Remove 👁 Delete
      .
- To add text to the video: Tap 👁 Create
  👁 and then
  Add text 👁 Image
  .
- To add more photos and videos to your highlight video: Tap 👁 Create
  👁 and then
  Add photos & videos 👁 Image
  .
- To reorder clips: Tap and hold a clip to drag it to a different order.
- To remove clips: Tap the clip you want to remove 👁 and then
  Remove 👁 Delete
  .
When you're done, tap Save.

Tips:

Learn more about how to edit your videos.
The selected music segment will have the same duration as that of the video.
- If the video is 10 seconds long, the music segment will also be 10 seconds long.

If you delete photos or videos from Google Photos:

If you delete a photo or video from your Photos view, it won't be deleted from your saved highlight videos.
If you want to delete the item from your highlight video as well, open the editor. When you open the highlight video editor, the deleted item automatically gets removed from your highlight video.

Learn how to delete photos or videos.

Use Generative AI to transform your photos

Important:

These features aren't available in all regions at this time. Functionality can vary by location. Some features may have additional eligibility requirements.
The photos you want to edit must be backed up. Learn how to back up photos and videos.
These features require network connection.
You can only generate a limited number of photos or videos per day. Purchasing a Google AI plan increases your number of generations.

You can transform your photos with Generative AI through Photo to video, and Remix. These features may give unexpected or inaccurate results. When you leave feedback, you can help improve Photo to video, and Remix for everyone.

Eligibility

You must be at least 13 years old.
- Remix is only available to users 18 years old and over.
- The ability to input your own prompts in Photo to video is initially available only to users 18 years old or over.
You need a personal Google Account. These features aren’t available to Google Workspace or school accounts.

Remix is a new tool in the “Create” tab. It simplifies the creative process through AI templates to help you reimagine your photos into unique, shareable creations with just one tap.

To begin your creation, you can browse the full selection or select a featured template directly:

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
.
At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
.
Open the “Remix” tool in one of the two ways:
- Find the “Remix your photos” header and select a template.
- Tap Remix 👁 Image
  and you’ll be directed to the available templates.
If this is your first time to use the feature, an acknowledgement screen shows to guide you through important information. To proceed, tap Try now.
- To start with a featured template:
  1. Under the "Remix your photos" header, find the featured template cards.
  2. Scroll to browse the available templates.
- To browse all available templates:
  1. Tap View all.
  2. Scroll to go through every template option.
- To filter templates based on your preference:
  1. Tap the specific category labels.
  2. Scroll to go through every template option.
    - To try a different creative direction, tap a new category at any time to filter the available templates.
Tap your chosen template.
- Personalized templates: These are the templates identified with a Badge 👁 Image
  .
  - Insights from your life are used to generate unique and relevant creations.
  - Some of these templates don't require you to upload an image. When you select some of these templates, the generation starts immediately.
  - To use any badged template, you must first meet the eligibility requirements for Gemini features in Photos.
- All other templates: Specific creative styles or visual effects are applied to generate a photo of you.
  - If you select this template, it requires you to add a reference photo before generation begins.
    - To upload a photo from your photo library: Tap Upload your own reference photo 👁 Image
      👁 and then
      Add photo 👁 Image
      .
      - A list of suggested photos automatically appears at the top of your library.
      - Tap a suggested photo or continue scrolling to select any other photo from your library.
    - To change the uploaded photo: Tap Edit 👁 Image
      .
Tap Generate.
- To save the video: Tap Save 👁 Image
  .
- To share the video: Tap Share 👁 Share
  .
- To get a different result in the same template: Tap Regenerate 👁 Image
  .
- To share your experience and help us improve: Tap Send feedback.

Tip: To bring you new creative options, templates are regularly updated. Some templates may change or be removed over time.

Important: Videos generated through the Photo to video tool may now contain audio.

You can transform your photo into dynamic short video clips using effects or text prompts.

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
.
At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
👁 and then
Photo to video 👁 Photo to video
.
To try out Photo to video, tap Try Now.
Select a photo.
- If you selected a landscape photo: The photo will be automatically cropped to fit the portrait video format.
Choose an effect or write a prompt.
- Subtle movements 👁 Image
  : Add photorealistic motion to the subjects in your photo like waving or smiling.
- I’m feeling lucky 👁 I'm feeling lucky
  : It can sometimes be a subtle movement or it may turn your photo into a video with more movement like dancing or add special effects like confetti or balloons.
- Use text prompts:
  - Important: This feature is only available to users 18 years old or over.
    - Use the suggested prompt or type a text prompt to describe the movement, scene, or effect you want in your video.
    - To edit your current prompt, tap Refine 👁 Image
      to return to the prompt box.
Wait a few moments while your video generates.
You can find the finished video at the results page.
- To save the video: Tap Save.
- To share the video: Tap Share.
- To share your experience and help us improve: Tap Send feedback.

Tip: The video you created saves to the day you created it and not on the original date the photo was taken.

Terms of Service

You agree that your use of Photo to video, and Remix are subject to the Google Terms of Service and the Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy.

Find your highlight videos, animations & collages

On your Android device, open the Google Photos app👁 Photos
.
At the bottom, tap Search.
Tap the search bar.
Enter "Highlight videos" or "Animations" or “Collages.”
Tap Highlight videos or Animations or Collages.

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