Add photos, pick a layout, save, and turn a folder of pictures into one image worth sharing in seconds. Collage, grid and long-image stitching, with smart layout and smart crop making the decisions and a draw-your-own-layout tool when presets are not enough. Everything is processed on your PC, so your photos are never uploaded.
Windows 10 or later (32-bit and 64-bit) · Windows installers, 64-bit and 32-bit
3 steps
Add photos, pick a layout, save. Everything else is optional polish
3 merge modes
Collage, grid and long-image stitching cover the common cases
Draw layouts
Split the canvas any way you like and save it as a template
100% local
Merging, cropping and exporting all happen on your PC
Merging photos is a small job that eats time
General design tools are heavy, web collage makers want your private photos uploaded, and phone apps are cramped when you are working with a folder on your PC. Picture Merge Genius does this one job.
Photos of different shapes leave ragged gaps or get squashed.
How Picture Merge Genius handles it
Grid mode makes every cell the same size. In collage layouts portrait photos go into tall cells and landscape photos into wide ones.
Instagram, Stories, Pinterest, YouTube: each one means re-cropping and re-sizing.
How Picture Merge Genius handles it
Pick the platform canvas size first, then merge. One pass, the right size.
You drag photos into cells one by one and discover the subject was sliced in half.
How Picture Merge Genius handles it
Smart layout and smart crop place the photos for you, and keep the most detailed part of a picture in view when a crop is unavoidable.
Manual cut and paste leaves visible seams and misalignment.
How Picture Merge Genius handles it
Stitch mode joins whole photos end to end, horizontally or vertically, without cropping anything.
Client work, unreleased products and family photos should not go to someone else's server.
How Picture Merge Genius handles it
Everything runs on your PC and nothing is uploaded. Open it and start; there is nothing to learn first.
Three steps, that is all
Drag photos, or whole folders, onto the window and they fill the layout instantly. Everything else is optional polish.
Click Add Photos or Add Folder, drag photos and folders onto the window, or paste an image from the clipboard.
Choose Collage, Grid or Stitch. Templates are grouped by photo count, so click a thumbnail to apply it.
Click Save image at the bottom left to choose a format and location, or use the Copy button and paste into a chat, email or document.
Three ways to merge
Dozens of built-in layouts. Classic gives tidy rectangles; Creative adds slanted splits, circles, hearts, hexagons, stars, polaroid cards and film strips. Drag inside a cell to reframe a photo, or drag one photo onto another to swap them.
Equal cells in neat rows and columns. Set the number of columns and rows, or click a quick pick. A good fit for product catalogs and uniform galleries.
Joins whole photos end to end, horizontally or vertically, without cropping anything. Built for long screenshots, chat threads, receipts and panoramas.
Features
Smart features
The core layout algorithms run in a native, compiled module, so arranging a full set of photos stays instant.
Draw your own layout
Turn on Photo behind shapes to place a backdrop photo behind the cut-out cells.
Make it yours
Built for every platform
One set of photos, many destinations, without re-cropping from scratch each time.
Social media
General
Platform names are used only to describe which canvas sizes fit where. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.
Privacy by design
Merging, cropping and exporting all happen on your computer.
There is no photo account and no cloud library, so there is nothing to leak.
Client work, unreleased products, family photos, internal screenshots. For businesses with confidentiality rules, "the photos never leave the machine" is often the deciding point.
JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, WebP and HEIC, with each photo's orientation respected automatically.
JPG, PNG (with a transparent background), BMP, TIFF or GIF, or copy straight to the clipboard and paste into a chat, email or document.
How it compares to what you use now
| Web collage makers | Full design suites | Picture Merge Genius | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photos stay on your PC | Usually uploaded | Yes | Yes |
| Time to first result | Minutes (upload, sign-up) | Minutes to hours | Seconds |
| Skill required | Low | High | None |
| Auto layout, placement and crop | Rarely | Manual | Yes |
| No-crop long-image stitching | Rare | Manual | Yes |
| Social canvas presets | Varies | Varies | Yes |
| Ongoing subscription | Often | Often | No: try it free, then buy a license once |
A general comparison by category; individual products vary.
Who it is for
Clean product grids and comparison images, laid out in one go with Grid mode.
One batch of photos, packaged for Instagram, Stories, Pinterest, YouTube and more.
Turn a trip or an event into one shareable image with circles, hearts and polaroid cards.
Join long screenshots, chat threads and receipts into one tidy picture.
Memes, announcements, mood boards and keepsakes.
Draw a layout nobody else has and save it as a template to reuse.
| Merge modes | Collage (Classic, Creative, Draw), Grid, Stitch |
|---|---|
| Smart features | Smart layout, smart arrange, smart crop |
| Canvas sizes | Major social platform presets, Square, A4, Wallpaper 2K, custom width and height |
| Opens | JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, WebP, HEIC |
| Saves | JPG, PNG (transparent background), BMP, TIFF, GIF; or copy to the clipboard |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, French, Spanish |
| Runs on | Windows 10 or later (32-bit and 64-bit); Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later |
| Installers | 64-bit and 32-bit |
| Privacy | 100% local processing, photos are never uploaded |
Trial and activation
It is shareware: install it and use it right away, with no account needed to start.
During the trial
With a license
Lost your key? Request it again.
Try the full program first (15-day free trial), then choose a license. Your license key is e-mailed to you after checkout. Prices are in US dollars.
Personal License
One payment, no expiry, all future updates included.
Private, non-commercial use at home. One license per computer.
Commercial License
One payment, no expiry, all future updates included.
Use in a company or any other business. One license per computer.
Education License
One payment, no expiry, all future updates included.
Students, teachers and schools. One license per computer.
Several licenses, a school or a non-profit? Ask us for a quote. Already bought? See the activation guide or look up your license key. By buying you agree to the store's terms.
The latest version is v4.1 for Windows. Free to download and try with every feature unlocked.
Choose the 64-bit edition on 64-bit Windows (steadier for very large outputs) and the 32-bit edition on 32-bit Windows · .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later
FAQ
No. Merging, cropping and exporting all happen on your own PC. There is no account and no cloud library, so your photos never leave the computer. The only time the program goes online is to activate a license or check for updates.
Collage fills dozens of built-in layouts with your photos. Grid makes equal cells in neat rows and columns, any size you set. Stitch joins whole photos end to end, horizontally or vertically, without cropping anything.
No. In Stitch mode photos are joined whole, end to end. What goes in is what comes out.
Three helpers do it for you. Smart layout sends portrait photos to tall cells and landscape photos to wide ones. Smart arrange picks the layout that suits your set and places each photo where it needs the least cropping. Smart crop keeps the most detailed part of a photo, usually the subject, in view when a crop is unavoidable.
Yes. In Collage mode open the Draw family and click Draw on canvas. Draw lines to split the canvas, or draw a circle, box or triangle to make a cell of that shape. Your strokes are tidied up automatically, and you can save a design as a reusable template.
Yes. There are canvas presets for Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, Pinterest and LinkedIn, plus Square, A4, 2K wallpaper and a custom width and height.
It opens JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, WebP and HEIC and rotates photos by their orientation data. You can save as JPG, PNG (with a transparent background), BMP, TIFF or GIF, or copy the result to the clipboard and paste it into a chat, email or document.
Install it and every feature is available right away, with no account or sign-up. When the trial ends, activate the program with a license key to keep using it fully.
Click the lock icon at the top right of the main window, enter your name, email address and license key, then click Activate (an internet connection is needed for this step). Each license covers one computer: the Personal License is for private, non-commercial use, the Business License for use in a company or any other business.
Use the 64-bit edition on 64-bit Windows, especially for very large, high-resolution outputs, which can exhaust the memory of a 32-bit program. Both installers are provided; choose the one that matches your Windows.
Microsoft Windows with the .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later. If it is missing, the installer points you to the download page first.
Stuck on something, or have a suggestion? Send us a message or an email. Technical support and business questions are both welcome.
Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and YouTube all want different image shapes. Picture Merge Genius has the canvas sizes built in: pick the size first and the layout fits, with no re-cropping per platform.
Picture Merge Genius 4.1 reduces making a collage to three steps: add photos, pick a layout, save. Three merge modes, smart layout and crop, and draw-your-own layouts, all processed on your PC.