Add Grid to Photo

Create a clean grid overlay on any image in your browser.

Upload a photo, choose a 3 x 3 composition grid or custom layout, adjust line thickness, opacity, color, and paper size, then download the result with no signup.

No watermark
Local processing
Fast PNG download

Use it for composition, layout planning, drawing references, and social visuals.

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Coastal photo with a white 3 by 3 grid overlay

Create a clean grid overlay on any image in your browser.

Use it for composition, layout planning, drawing references, and social visuals.

Free tool

Upload a photo and add custom grid lines

Start with a 3 x 3 overlay, then tune the grid for composition checks, design layouts, or drawing references.

Grid settings

Customize your grid

Adjust rows, columns, line style, and paper size before export.

2px
70%

Add A1, B2 markers for drawing transfer.

Add X guides inside each cell.

Print guide

Original image mode keeps your photo ratio. Choose A4, A3, Letter, or another paper size for printable measurements.

Grid controls

Everything you need to put a grid over an image

Use the grid overlay controls to make lines visible without covering the details in your photo.

Flexible grid layout

Use a classic 3 x 3 grid or set custom rows and columns for comparison charts, references, and image planning.

Line styling controls

Set grid color, line thickness, and opacity so the overlay works on bright, dark, or detailed photos.

Paper and image modes

Keep the original image ratio or switch to A4, Letter, square, or 4:5 paper-style output.

How it works

Add grid lines to a photo in three steps

The grid overlay is generated directly on a canvas in your browser.

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1. Upload your photo

Drag in an image or choose one from your device.

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2. Customize the grid

Pick rows, columns, line thickness, opacity, color, paper size, labels, and diagonal guides.

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3. Download the result

Export your photo with the grid overlay as a PNG.

FAQ

Add grid to photo FAQ

Answers for quick grid overlays and image composition checks.

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How do I add a grid to a photo?

Upload your photo, adjust the grid settings, and download the PNG with grid lines applied.

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Can I change the number of grid rows and columns?

Yes. You can set custom rows and columns, then adjust line thickness, opacity, and color.

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Can I choose a paper size?

Yes. The tool includes original image mode plus A4, A3, US Letter, square, and 4:5 paper-style presets.

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Does the tool crop my photo?

Original image mode keeps the photo ratio. Paper presets fit the photo inside the selected paper shape without distorting it.

Put a grid over your photo

Create a custom grid overlay and download the result from your browser.