Multiple Pictures in One Frame
This is an online layout tool — it makes a print-ready file you put in your own frame, it does not sell frames. Measure the opening of the mount rather than the outside of the frame: a 16x20 frame often holds an 11x14 opening, and the file has to match the opening, not the moulding. Pick that ratio, arrange several pictures into it, keep the gaps even, and export a file that drops straight into the mount.
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Lay out pictures for a frame in 3 steps
Measure the opening
Take the inside measurement of the mount, height and width, in millimetres or inches. That number, not the frame's outer size, is what the print has to be, and it is the one number worth getting right before anything else.
Choose the matching ratio
Set the page to that shape and the frames divide the space evenly. A 4:5 opening and a 3:2 opening take the same number of photos very differently, so the ratio is picked before the pictures are placed.
Export and print
Save a PNG for a home printer or a PDF for a shop. The file is already the size of the opening, so the print goes in the mount without trimming or second-guessing.
Frame openings and what fits them
Standard openings, and the number of pictures that stays readable at each size.
4x6 and 5x7 openings
Small mounts take two or four pictures at most. Beyond that the individual photos become thumbnails and the layout turns into texture rather than pictures.
8x10 and 11x14 openings
The most common frame sizes, and the ones where a grid of four, six or nine pictures still reads at arm's length on a wall.
16x20 and larger
Large mounts take a denser grid, but the print resolution matters more here: keep the file at 300dpi on Pro so a big opening does not turn into a soft, pixelated panel.
Why use this frame layout tool
Three details that decide whether a print fits the mount.
Matches the opening, not the frame
The page is set to the mount's inside measurement, which is the only size that matters once the print is behind the rebate.
Even gaps by default
The spaces between pictures are distributed rather than eyeballed, so a grid of six does not look hand-placed.
Print-ready file
PNG for a home printer, PDF for a shop. Both at the opening's exact size, with no rescaling in between.
Where a multi-picture frame goes
The walls and shelves people actually fill.
A gallery wall
One print with several pictures in it reads as a single piece, which is easier to hang than six separate frames.
Family group shots
Different photos from the same afternoon, laid out together instead of competing for wall space.
A holiday recap
The whole trip in one mount, rather than one photo that stands in for it.
Studio and shop displays
A single framed sheet of work samples, changed seasonally without changing the frame.
Framing layout FAQ
Do you sell frames?
No. This is a layout tool: it produces the print that goes inside a frame you already own or buy elsewhere. Nothing here is shipped, and no frame is part of the order.
How do I measure the frame?
Measure the opening of the mount — the visible area, inside the rebate — not the outside of the moulding. If there is a mat, measure its inner window. That measurement is the size the file has to be.
What if the opening is not a standard size?
Set the page to your own measurement and the frames divide that space instead. A print trimmed to a custom opening works the same way as a standard one; only the numbers change.
What resolution should the file be?
300dpi at the final size, which is the Pro export. Every template is free, batch upload goes up to 50 photos, and you get 1 clean export a day; after that, exports carry a small corner mark and the PDF is capped at 150dpi. A large opening printed from a small file is the usual reason a framed photo looks soft.
Can I put more than four pictures in one frame?
Yes. The grid grows with the number of pictures and the gaps stay even. The limit is legibility: past about nine pictures in a small mount, each photo is too small to read.
What file do I get?
A PNG for printing at home, or a PDF for a print shop. Both are sized to the opening you entered, so the print drops into the mount without trimming.