PhotoGrid for PC : Download Free For Windows & MAC

PhotoGrid is a popular photo editing app for mobile devices that lets you easily combine multiple photos into creative collages.

With its simple drag-and-drop interface and diverse range of layouts, frames, stickers, and filters, PhotoGrid makes it fun and easy to spruce up your photos before sharing them on social media or sending them to friends and family.

In this guide for first-time users, we’ll walk through how to install and set up PhotoGrid so you can start enhancing your photos on your Windows PC.

Downloading PhotoGrid

To use PhotoGrid on your desktop or laptop, you’ll need an Android emulator like Bluestacks. An emulator allows you to run Android apps on non-Android devices, like your PC. Here are the steps:

  1. Download Bluestacks for free from www.bluestacks.com and install it on your computer.
  2. Open the Bluestacks app and click on the “Play Store” icon at the top. This takes you to the Google Play store for Android apps.
  3. Search for “PhotoGrid” in the search bar and select the top result to go to the PhotoGrid app page.
  4. Click “Install” to download and install the latest version of PhotoGrid on Bluestacks.
  5. The installation process will begin automatically. When it’s complete, you’ll be able to launch PhotoGrid from the Bluestacks home screen.

Getting Familiar with the PhotoGrid Interface

Once PhotoGrid is up and running, take a few minutes to get familiar with how the app is organized.

Across the bottom you have four main sections – Collage, Editor, Explorer, and Me. Here’s what each one contains:

Collage: Choose from different layouts and start creating photo grids by combining 2 to 9 photos.

Editor: Edit single photos using filters, text, stickers, and adjust other settings like crop and rotate.

Explorer: Browse ideas and explore collages shared by other PhotoGrid users from around the world.

Me: Access albums you have created and photos you have edited in PhotoGrid. You can also access your account settings.

Now let’s jump in and start personalizing some photos!

Creating Your First Collage

Making a photo collage with PhotoGrid only takes a few taps. Here are the steps:

  1. Go to the Collage tab and browse the various layout templates, which are separated into categories like Frames, Instagram, Facebook, Print, and more.
  2. When you find a collage format you like, select it and tap the “+” button to start adding photos from your PC.
  3. Use the search bar to find the photos you want to include or toggle between folders and albums. Once you’ve selected 2 to 9 photos, tap “Done”.
  4. Arrange your photos on the collage canvas as needed. Pinch to zoom into photos and drag to move them into place.
  5. When you’re happy with your photo arrangement, tap “Save” at the bottom to save your PhotoGrid collage to your in-app albums.

From there you can share your new collage on social networks or messaging apps straight from PhotoGrid.

Enhancing Photos with Edits and Effects

You can make ordinary photos extraordinary using PhotoGrid’s photo editing tools. Let’s run through the possibilities:

Filters: Swipe sideways to preview and apply different filters to your entire photo with one tap. Options range from black and white to retro, artistic, luminous and more.

Adjust: Fine tune brightness, contrast, saturation and other settings.

Cutout: Change the shape of your photo to a circle, heart, star or other unique shapes.

Text: Type words directly on your photo in different fonts and colors. Great for adding captions.

Stickers: Liven up your photos by adding illustrated stickers on top, whether it’s animals, speech bubbles, travel stickers, icons and more.

Sticker borders, backgrounds, artistic brushes and more editing tools are also available for the ultimate customization.

Experiment with all these editing features on one photo or create an edited collage using multiple photos. The options are endless!

Wrapping Up

As you can see, PhotoGrid packs a robust set of features for both easy collage-making and creative photo edits.

With an intuitive design optimized for mobile devices that also works seamlessly on PC, enhancing lackluster photos is actually fun and rewarding.

We’ve only scratched the surface of what you can achieve with PhotoGrid. So go ahead, gather some photos on your computer, launch the app and start putting your own creative spin on your memories.

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Manvendra Singh
Manvendra Singh

Hi, I am John Williams. Editor-in-chief of the website PCSynced.com. Here I write about PC technology & Guides.