How to use it
- Pick a Christmas template: photo card, advent calendar, story or printable poster.
- Upload or drag in your photos. The collage fills the frames for you.
- Drag photos onto each other to swap them, and double-click to adjust the crop.
- Edit the greeting, for example with your family name, and pick a background.
- Download a PNG, a JPG or a print-ready PDF.
A Christmas photo collage in a few minutes
A Christmas collage is the easiest personal gift there is: a year of family moments on one page, wrapped in something festive. The editor runs in your browser, so your photos are never uploaded, and there's no account and no watermark.
Every template is our own design. You'll find classic red and gold, snowy Nordic, kraft-paper polaroids, starry midnight blue and a cozy hot-cocoa look. Each one has empty photo frames waiting for your pictures. Add more photos than there are frames and the collage grows to fit, up to 30 pictures.
The finished collage works as a Christmas card, an Instagram post or a printed gift for the grandparents.
Which template for which job?
| Template | Size | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Classic red, Plaid tablecloth | Instagram 4:5 or square | social posts |
| Family photo card, Elegant photo card | 5 × 7 in with bleed | printed holiday cards |
| Advent calendar | 24 photos | a look back at December 1–24 |
| Our year in photos | 12 photos | year-in-review post |
| Christmas story, Kraft story | 1080 × 1920 | Instagram and Facebook stories |
| Printable A4 | A4 at 300 dpi | framing or gifting |
| Star, Wreath, Heart, Snowy hexagon | square | shaped collages |
| Golden New Year, Hello 2027 | 4:5 | New Year greetings |
Every template can be resized. Hit Size and your post becomes a story or a printable page in one click; photos and text rearrange to fit the new shape.
Greetings, fonts and decorations
Double-click any text to edit it. You can pick an elegant script (Great Vibes, Parisienne), a classic serif (Playfair, DM Serif) or something playful (Pacifico, Fredoka). Every font is openly licensed and supports accented letters, which matters if your family name has one.
The Text panel has ready-made styles: curved titles, outlined lettering and drop-shadow headlines. The Elements panel holds our own holiday stickers: tree, bauble, candy cane, holly, snowflake, gift and star. They're vectors, so you can recolor them and they print sharp at any size.
For the background, choose a solid color, a gradient or a pattern such as stars, dots or stripes.
Printing and sharing
Download gives you PNG, JPG, PDF or SVG. Print templates (5 × 7 in and A4) are set up at 300 dpi with 3 mm of bleed. Send the bleed PDF with crop marks to a print shop. For a home printer, turn bleed off and you get the exact trim size.
The 4 × 6 photo card has no bleed, so any photo lab or drugstore kiosk can print it as is. For social media, PNG or JPG is the right choice. Wide collages can be split into an Instagram carousel when you download.
Your design saves itself in your browser. Close the tab tonight and pick up where you left off tomorrow.
Shapes, letters and freeform
Not every collage has to be a rectangle. On the Collage panel, one click turns the photo grid into a star, heart, circle, hexagon or arch, with the background showing around it. The Star shaped and Wreath templates are built this way.
Want the photos themselves to spell something? Type 2026 or your family's initials into the Letters & numbers box and every stroke of every letter becomes a photo. It makes a lovely year in review, with twelve months of pictures forming the year.
Prefer a hand-made scrapbook look? Freeform mode lets you rotate, resize and overlap each photo on its own.
Tips for a better holiday collage
- One hero photo: in Classic red or One big, many small, give the biggest frame to the family group shot.
- Warm it up: if your photos look blue from winter light, the Warm filter under Filters makes them match.
- Keep the words short: a greeting and a year are enough. Save the long note for the back of the card.
- Contrast: gold or cream lettering on dark backgrounds, deep red or navy on light ones.
- Before printing: make sure all text sits inside the red dashed line. Anything outside it may be trimmed off.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Christmas collage maker really free?
Yes. Every template and every download format is free, with no watermark and no sign-up.
How many photos can one collage hold?
Up to 30. The advent calendar is built for 24, and most templates use 4 to 12.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
No. The collage is made in your browser and your pictures stay on your device.
Can I print it as a holiday card?
Yes. The 5 × 7 in and A4 templates are 300 dpi, and the PDF can include bleed and crop marks. The 4 × 6 template has no bleed, so it's ready for a photo lab.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Panels open from the bottom, and you can pick photos straight from your gallery, including iPhone HEIC files.
Can I turn my collage into a story?
Yes, with the Size button. Photos and text rearrange for the new shape, and Undo takes you back.
Last updated: November 13, 2026