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.
• My Fits: A digital wardrobe where you can organize your clothes from your pictures, mix and match outfits virtually, and get styling advice. Learn how to create your digital closet with Google Photos wardrobe.

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:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
   .
2. At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
   .
3. Browse the available tools.
4. To start creating, select a tool.

Make animations

Create a cinematic photo

You can add a 3D effect to your photos.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
   .
2. Tap the photo you want.
3. Swipe up.
4. Tap Create 👁 Edit
   👁 and then
   Cinematic photo.
5. At the bottom, tap Save.

You can also create Cinematic photos another way:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
   .
2. At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
   👁 and then
   Cinematic photo.
3. Select a photo.
4. 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 photos:
  • You can pre-select up to 6 photos directly from your library.
  • To access the Collage editor, at the bottom, tap Create 👁 Add
    👁 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 👁 Add
    👁 and then
    Collage 👁 Image
    .

Customize your collage

You can customize your collage:

• Select a design template and layout: You can explore a wide range of templates based on themes and number of photos.
• Add or remove photos: If you want to change the number of photos in your collage, at the bottom, you can tap Add 👁 Add
  or Remove 👁 Remove
  .
• Edit your photos: You can edit, replace, resize, or change the order of the photos in your collage.

Review, save & share your collage

After you choose a collage layout and make any edits to your photos, you can:

• Review your collage:
  • Adjust photo placement: To zoom or drag a photo within the frame, tap the photo.
  • Fill empty slots: To add photos to empty frames, in the frame, tap Add 👁 Add
    .
  • Change the layout:
    1. To preview your photos in different grids, at the bottom, swipe through the templates.
    2. Tap one to apply the layout to your photos.
• Save your collage: Tap Save.
• Share your collage: Tap Share 👁 Share
  .

Tip: To send feedback, tap More 👁 More
👁 and then
Send feedback.

Learn how to make and edit collages in Google Photos.

Create a highlight video

Important:

• This feature is currently unavailable on tablets.
• In Google Photos, you now have more control over the types of videos you can create with highlight videos.

With Google Photos, you can quickly create highlight videos with your memorable moments. Select the people, places, themes, or dates you want to include, and a highlight video is automatically created for you.

Start with content

1. On your iPhone, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
   .
2. At the bottom, tap Create 👁 Edit
   👁 and then
   Highlight video.
3. 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
     .
4. Tap Create video.
   • If you manually select the content, tap Next.
5. Review and customize your video.
   • Based on the story you want to create, you can customize your video by changing the clips, music, or text.
6. When you’re done, tap Save.
7. 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

If you delete photos or videos from Google Photos:

Find your highlight videos, animations & collages

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Photos app 👁 Photos
   .
2. At the bottom, tap Search.
3. Tap the search bar.
4. Enter "Highlight videos" or "Animations" or "Collages".
5. Tap Highlight videos or Animations or Collages.

Related resources

• Edit your photos
• Edit your videos
• Make & edit collages in Google Photos
• Use AI to create with Google Photos