Make creations

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 a customisable 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: Transform your photos into different styles like 'Anime'.

Explore creation tools

Important: This feature is available to users in the US only.

The Create tab helps to 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 Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Create .
3. Browse the available tools.
4. To start creating, select a tool.

Make animations

Important: You can't speed up or slow down your animation. 

You can create a slideshow of your selected photos and videos.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap Create Animation.
3. Select the photos that you want in your animation.
4. At the top, tap Create.

Create a Cinematic photo

You can add a 3D effect to your photos.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. Tap the photo that you want.
3. Swipe up.
4. Tap Create Cinematic photo.
5. At the bottom, tap Save.

You can also create Cinematic photos another way:

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap Create Cinematic photo.
3. Select a photo.
4. At the bottom, tap Save.

Make and edit collages

Important: Some collage editing features aren't available on the web.

You can make and edit collages with your photos.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Create Collage.
3. Select up to six photos.
4. At the top right, tap Create.
5. Select a collage design.
   • You can browse different collage styles if you want more style options.
   • You can replace, edit, rotate, resize and change the order of the photos in your collage.
6. To save your collage, tap Save.

Learn more about how to make and edit your collages.

Get suggestions for Highlight video creation

Important:

• This feature is currently unavailable on tablets or foldable devices.
• In Google Photos, you now have more control over the types of videos that 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 that you want to include and a Highlight video will be automatically created for you.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap Create Highlight video.
3. Choose the subject of your Highlight video.
   • 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.
4. At the top, tap Next.
5. Tap Save.

Tip: If you can't see the people or time frame that you would like in the suggestions, tap Add person or Date range .

Make a Highlight video manually

Important: If you have an older device, you may not be able to create Highlight videos.

You can create a motion picture with music using your selected photos and videos.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the top, tap Create Highlight video.
3. To choose the photos and videos that you want in the Highlight video, tap or select photos.
4. Select your photos or videos.
5. At the top, tap Create.
6. When you've finished, tap Save.
7. To watch your Highlight video, tap Play or wait to be notified when the Highlight video is ready.

Edit a Highlight video

1. On your Highlight video, tap Edit 
   • Change music: tap Music .
   • Reorder clips: tap and hold a clip to drag it into a different position.
   • Remove clips: tap the clip that you want to remove  Remove .
2. When you've finished, tap Save.

If you delete photos or videos from Google Photos:

• If you delete a photo or video from your Photos view, it won't be deleted from your saved highlight videos.
• If you want to delete the item from your highlight video as well, open the editor. When you open the highlight video editor, the deleted item automatically gets removed from your highlight video.

Learn how to delete photos or videos.

Use generative AI to transform your photos

You can transform your photos with generative AI through Photo to video and Remix. These features are still experimental, so they may give unexpected or inaccurate results. When you leave feedback, you can help to improve Photo to video and Remix for everyone.

Terms of Service

You agree that your use of Photo to video and Remix are subject to the Google Terms of Service and the Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy.

Photo to video

Important:

• This feature only edits photos that are backed up.
• You can only generate a limited number of videos per day.

You can animate your photo and turn static moments into dynamic six-second video clips when you choose one of the two options for movement effects.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Create Photo to video .
3. To try out Photo to video, tap Try now.
4. Select a photo.
   • If you've selected a landscape photo: The photo will be automatically cropped to fit the portrait video format.
5. Choose an effect:
   • Subtle movements : Add photorealistic motion to the subjects in your photo, like waving or smiling.
   • I'm Feeling Lucky : It can sometimes be a subtle movement or it may turn your photo into a video with more movement like dancing, or add special effects like confetti or balloons.
6. Wait a few moments while your video generates.
7. You can find the finished video on the results page.
   • To save the video: Tap Save.
   • To share the video: Tap Share.
   • To get a different result for the same effect: Tap Regenerate.
   • To share your experience and help us to improve: Tap Send feedback.

Tip: The video that you created saves to the day on which you created it and not the original date on which the photo was taken.

Remix your photos

Important: This feature only edits photos that are backed up.

You can transform your photos into different styles like 'Anime'.

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
2. At the bottom, tap Create Remix .
3. To try out Remix, tap Try now.
4. Select a style.
   • 3D animation
   • Anime
   • Sketch
   • Comic book
5. To choose a photo that you want to edit, tap Choose photo.
   • To change your selected photo, tap Change photo.
6. Tap Generate.
7. You can save and share your edited photo:
   • To save the photo, tap Save.
   • To share the photo, tap Share.

Tips:

• If you want to get a different result in the same style, tap Regenerate.
• This feature is still experimental, so generated images may not perfectly match the original photo.
• You can try to upload a well-lit, focused or front-facing portrait photo of one or a few subjects and generate it again for potentially better results.

Find your Highlight videos, animations and collages

1. On your Android device, open the Google Photos app .
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 and edit collages in Google Photos