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Contact Sheet Generator

Combine multiple photos into one thumbnail grid image — free and fast.

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Turn a batch of photos into a single grid image — a digital contact sheet — for quickly reviewing, comparing, or sharing a shoot without opening every file individually. Set the number of columns, the thumbnail size, and the background color, then download one combined JPG.

Accepts JPG/PNG/WEBP · up to 20 MB each

Images will appear in the grid in this order:

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Overview

About Contact Sheet Generator

Upload several JPG, PNG, or WebP images and this tool arranges them into a single grid image — a classic photographer's "contact sheet" — with a column count, thumbnail size, and background color you control. Every source photo is center-cropped to a uniform square thumbnail so the grid lines up cleanly, and the result downloads as one JPG file.

Compatibility

Supported Formats

Accepts JPG, JPEG, PNG, or WebP input. Combines up to 40 images per sheet, each up to 20 MB. Output is a single JPG.

Guide

How to Use Contact Sheet Generator

  1. Choose or drag in 2 or more images.
  2. Reorder them and adjust the column count, thumbnail size, or background color if you like.
  3. Click "Generate Contact Sheet" and download the grid image.

Highlights

Features

  • Adjustable grid Control columns, thumbnail size, and background color, or let the tool pick a sensible default layout.
  • Uniform, aspect-filled thumbnails Every photo is center-cropped to a consistent square so the grid always lines up cleanly, regardless of each source image's original aspect ratio.
  • One downloadable image The whole batch becomes a single JPG file — no ZIP archive to unpack.
  • Automatic cleanup All uploaded photos and the generated contact sheet are deleted from our server shortly after you download the result.

Applications

Use Cases

  • Give a client a quick overview grid of a whole photo shoot to pick favorites from
  • Build a visual index of a product photo set before uploading it to a store
  • Create a single reference image of a set of screenshots for a bug report or design review

Good to Know

Limitations

Every thumbnail is center-cropped to a uniform square, so parts of non-square source photos are cropped out of the grid rather than shown in full. Output is always a single JPG — PNG or WebP output isn't available.

Files are processed on our servers and are not shared with third parties. Files are deleted as soon as processing or download finishes. Any leftover temporary file is removed automatically by our cleanup process within the configured retention period (60 minutes). See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Support

Frequently Asked Questions

How are the thumbnails cropped to fit the grid?

Each photo is center-cropped to a uniform square (so the grid lines up evenly) rather than stretched — this matches the aspect-fill crop used by this site's own Crop Image tool, just applied automatically to every thumbnail.

Can I control the column count and thumbnail size?

Yes — set the number of columns and the thumbnail size in pixels, or leave columns blank to let the tool choose a reasonable square-ish layout automatically based on how many images you uploaded.

What order will the images appear in the grid?

Left-to-right, top-to-bottom, in exactly the order you arrange them with the reorder controls before generating — nothing is reordered automatically.

How many images can I combine into one sheet?

Up to a generous limit shown on the upload form — enough for a full shoot's worth of thumbnails without the resulting grid image becoming too large to generate.

What file format is the result?

A single JPG image containing the full grid, sized to fit every thumbnail plus spacing — download it directly, no further conversion needed.

Are my photos kept on your server?

No. Your uploaded images and the generated contact sheet are processed temporarily and deleted automatically shortly after you download the result.

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