Create movies, animations & collages

If you delete a movie, animation or collage, it won't delete any photos that you used to make the movie, animation, or collage. 

Make a movie from a theme

Currently, you can only make a movie on your phone or tablet. But you can make a movie out of a special theme on your desktop. 

1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
2. Sign in to your Google Account.
3. In the left menu, click Utilities.
4. Under "Create new", click Movie.
5. Select a movie theme. 
6. Click Get started.
7. Select the photos.
8. Click Done. 

Make animations & collages

An animation is a group of photos put together to create a photo of a moving subject. A collage is a group of photos combined into one photo.

1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
2. Sign in to your Google Account.
3. In the left menu, click Utilities.
4. Under "Create new", click Animation or Collage.
5. Choose the photos you want to include.
6. At the top, click Create.

You can also create animations and collages by multi-selecting photos from your photo grid.

 

1. On your computer, go to photos.google.com.
2. Sign in to your Google Account.
3. Hover over a photo and click the check mark that appears.
4. Select more photos in the same way.
   • For an animation, select 2—50 photos.
   • For a collage, select 2—9 photos.
5. Click the + symbol at the top.
6. Select Animation or Collage.