Best Photo Montage Software For Mac

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Editing your photos on your iPhone is one thing, but editing your photos on your Mac can take your photography skills to a whole 'nother level.

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Many of us still keep our main libraries on our Macs because of its faster processors, larger storage, and all-around bigger computing power. The Mac is still the best device for serious photo editing, so you need some serious photo editing apps to make an impact.

The built-in Photos app on Mac offers several useful photo editing tools. You can crop, adjust lighting and color, set the white balance, add filters, remove unwanted blemishes, and a few more things. However, in all honesty? It's not really meant to be a robust editing app, so If you are looking for something to really finish your photos right, we've got a list of the best photo editors for Mac right here. Let's go!

Affinity Photo

If you're looking for a photo editing app that goes above and beyond for the pricetag, while still allowing you complete creative control over your images, then it might be worth it to take a peek at Affinity Photo.

Affinity Photo supports unlimited layers, groups, layer adjustments, filters, masking, and more: you also have access to tools like dodge, red-eye fix, burn, blemish, clone, and patch (so pretty much Photoshop without all the convoluted bells and whistles). Nondestructive auto-saving makes undoing everything you've done easy, so if you need to start from the beginning, the option is there.

Play, manipulate, edit, and get hella creative with Affinity Photo whether you're a serious graphic designer or someone who's just looking to do some basic editing. Your photography will seriously thank you.

• $49.99 - Download now

Fotor Photo Editor

Searching for a super simple, straight-forward photo editing app that's there to help you edit and not confuse you to the point of ripping out your hair? Then check out Fotor Photo Editor!

With this photo editor, you can easily adjust contrast and color of more washed-out photos, add borders, tilt and shift your images, add different text, slap on a few filters, and so much more, all from the easy-to-find toolbox on the right side of the app. You can even create collages of your photography masterpieces!

The BBC once called Fotor Photo Editor 'light Photoshop', and they're kind of right! You can go above and beyond editing your images with Fotor Photo Editor without getting bogged down by more complicated editing buttons and tools.

• Free - Download now

Lightroom

When you look into photo editing software, one of the first things that'll pop up is Adobe's Lightroom, and for good reason! It's essentially a staple in the photo editing community.

Lightroom is great for photographers who need to manage a large image library, and who are prepared to commit to (and pay for) Adobe's cloud storage space. But it is purely a photography tool that's a little outside the regular Adobe design ecosystem. (Creative Bloq)

Pretty much anything you want to do with your photo, you can accomplish with Lightroom. You can blend and merge shadows and highlights, sharpen dull, blurry images so they look crisp and clear, add details and tint colors to make a photo stand out, and so, so much more.

While it is a bit more on the complicated side, people who use the program and know how to navigate it are hooked. Keep in mind, there are two versions of the app — there's the Classic version, which is more preferred, and the 2018 CC version.

If you're hesitant about the program and paying for it, you can download Lightroom free for 30 days as part of a trial period. After that, you can add it to your Photoshop CC subscription for $9.99 per month.

• Free trial - Download now

Pixelmator

Amp up your photo editing skills with a little bit of help from Pixelmator!

This particular photo editing app allows you to combine two different photos into one (while still allowing you to edit over each layer), add shapes, gradients, filters, tints, and more, and completely change and edit your photography to make it fit perfectly to your aesthetic. You can even mask and cut off certain areas of the photo, giving you more creative control over your final image.

Similar to other photo editing apps, you can also adjust contrast, color, saturation level, definition, and so much more.

It's another great alternative to Photoshop, at least according to our managing editor Lory Gil.

• $29.99 - Download now

GIMP

Love Photoshop (or the idea of Photoshop...) but don't want all the complicated components and nonsense that comes along with it? Then it might be worth it to take a peek at GIMP.

Similar to Photoshop, GIMP allows you full control over editing your photos: it's an advanced image manipulation program with detailed customization for color reproduction.

You can add layers to your photos, edit and tweak colors, adjust contrast, crop, adjust saturation, and so much more. If you're someone who admires Photoshop but is terrified of the price (or just thinks it's not worth it) then GIMP might be the perfect pal for you.

• Free - Download now

Snapheal

Say 'bye-bye' to nasty photobombs, zits, perky distractions, and so much more in your photos thanks to Snapheal!

Snapheal is a little bit unique in the sense that it's more of a 'delete now, ask questions later' app. It's more about cleaning up a photo than it is editing it and adding a whole bunch of layers. The tools can either remove large objects or smaller imperfections depending on the mode. You can even adjust the masking tool, use a magic rope, or clone stamp your way to a new photo.

If you're someone who's a perfectionist when it comes to your photography and you just can't stand that one stupid, distracting blur in the background, then Snapheal is the guy for you.

• $7.99 - Download now

Preview

I know what you're thinking: 'Preview? Really, Cella?'

To which I respond: 'Uh, yeah. Duh, my dude. You use it every day!'

Sure, you can't do a bunch of fancy things with Preview like add filters, adjust contrast, and fix saturation, but you can quickly crop a photo, adjust the color, rotate it, add shapes, texts, and a signature, export as a different format, and more.

Yes, Preview isn't perfect, but it is easy to use and fantastic for making small, fast changes to your photography.

• It's already on your Mac.

How do you edit your photography?

What is your favorite photo editing app for the Mac? Why does it work the best for you? Let us know what your top picks are in the comments down below!

Updated August 2018: All the choices on this list are still the best of the best!

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We capture a lot of pictures these days, all thanks to smartphones. If we were to publish them all on social media, it would certainly look like we're spamming our friends. To avoid that, one can combine multiple pictures into one big image. This main image that houses other smaller images is known as a collage.

So how does one make a collage on a Windows 10 device? Does it require any special knowledge or a special tool?

Not really. While there are some dedicated apps, others incorporate this feature in their photo editing software. All you need to do is select pictures and the software will present a photo collage.

We have handpicked 6 free collage maker apps for Windows 10. They have been divided into two sections – without watermark and with watermark. Why? Because watermarks are annoying, yes, but then that might not be your biggest concern and you're probably looking for a feature that only a tool that adds watermarks has. Hence we decided to include both kinds.

Let’s check them out.

Collage Maker Apps for Windows 10 Without Watermark

Here are 4 amazing tools that do not add any watermark to a collage.

1. PhotoScape X

I am a PhotoScape fan. The software is so easy to use and it performs all the photo editing tasks including the ability to create photo collages. It offers two types of collages – manual and automatic. You will see a dedicated section for both of them at the top. The first one goes by the name Collage while the second is referred to as Combine.

In the Collage mode, you can attach up to 11 photos in a single frame. You will get various types of frames present in the right sidebar. Select the frame of your choice and start adding photos. Interestingly, if you change the frame, the photos adjust automatically. Moreover, you can even customize the frame size using the border of individual pictures.

Some of the frames are limited to the pro version but you get a good collection in the free version as well.

You can customize the full image size, adjust spacing, margin, and roundness of the collage. Besides using a solid color in the background, you can have patterns and gradients. When it comes to individual pictures, you can apply filters, rotate and flip them, zoom in, and perform other basic editing.

In the Combine mode, you just need to select the pictures and everything will be done by the software. It offers three modes for the alignment of pictures: vertical, horizontal, and tile. You can customize the image size, columns, margin, spacing, and change the 'fit to' setting.

Once the collage is created, you can use the editing tools of PhotoScape X to modify it further. You can add stickers, text, doodle, and more.

Pros:

• Easy to use
• Both manual and automatic collage modes
• No ads

Cons:

• Large size when compared to others
• Limited number of photos can be added

Size: 356MB

Download PhotoScape X

2. PhotoPad

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With a size of less than 2MB, PhotoPad bundles collage making technology with other photo editing tasks. Clicking on the Collage option opens a separate window that houses all the collage-related functions. You can add images manually according to the grid or choose the auto grid feature to add unlimited pictures. Yes, I tried with 50+ pictures and it created a collage with no delay.

In terms of editing, even though you can choose the orientation and collage size, you cannot set a custom size. The background can be set to a solid color, custom image, or the available backgrounds.

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You can modify the spacing between the pictures and corner. The thing I liked is that you can swap images with drag and drop method.

When it comes to drawbacks, you cannot add stickers or filters to individual pictures. You can, however, modify the final image with the provided features of the tool such as effects, filters, text, and more.

Pros:

• Small size
• Automatic collage with a large number of images
• Many customizations available

Cons:

• No stickers
• Less options for individual pictures such as effects and filter

Size: 2MB

Download PhotoPad

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3. Phototastic Collage

As the name suggests, Phototastic Collage deals with only collages. The app is free with in-app purchases. In the free version, you can add up to 4 photos in a collage. You get several templates. It even provides designer templates.

When it comes to editing the collages, you can change the background, adjust the spacing, add shadows, change design anytime, replace photos, and more. You can add text and stickers too. Fortunately, effects are available for individual pictures with the ability to crop them too.

Pros:

• Lots of customizations
• Designer templates
• User-friendly interface

Cons:

• Ads in the app
• Less photos can be added

Size: 59MB

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4. Fotor

Coupled with an amazing photo editor, Fotor lets you make three types of collages – grid, freestyle, and photo stitch. You can add up to 9 images in this tool.

The app lets you change the border from a solid color to background. While the photos do resize automatically if you change the template, it misses on a couple of things. For instance, you cannot modify the border or the image size. It also doesn’t provide great options for individual pictures.

Pros:

• Beautiful photo editor
• Best for beginners

Cons:

• Lacks customization

Size: 30MB

Download Fotor

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Collage Maker Apps for Windows 10 with Watermark

The following apps make great collages but they add a watermark too.

5. Pic Collage

Pic Collage is a full-fledged collage maker app. You can create three types of collages: grid, template, and freestyle. While the grid and freestyle are obvious, the template mode offers different types of background according to a theme. For instance, birthday, Christmas, funny, and other celebrations.

Interestingly, you can create collages with up to 30 images. You can add effects, clip image, duplicate, and change the background of an individual image. Further, you can add text, stickers, doodle, and even fetch images from web search in this tool.

Sadly, there are a few drawbacks in the app. Firstly, it adds a watermark in the free version and secondly, you cannot customize the image size. The maximum image size that can be generated is 1280*900.

Pros:

• Collage with up to 30 images
• Automatic creation
• Previously created collages can be edited

Cons:

• Watermark
• Small image size

Download Pic Collage

6. Collage Maker – Photo Grid & Montage

This is also a dedicated collage tool. You can create grid and freestyle collage forms. With the ability to add up 10 images, the interface of this app is slightly different and better than the rest. You can add many photos, which are visible in the bottom bar. Clicking them adds or removes them from the collage.

What I like is that it shows the preview of all the templates in the top section. You don’t have to select them one by one. That makes it easy to identify how the collage will look. If you don’t like the selected template, you can change it anytime. The images will align automatically. The app lets you add a background, text, sticker, change margin and individual image size.

For individual pictures, you get various controls such as filters, overlay, and other enhancements. You can even zoom in and out of the picture to the extent that the background will become white. It comes in handy for large pictures where the image gets cropped by zooming in.

Yes, the app has its share of drawbacks. Firstly, it adds a watermark and secondly, it shows ads. Even though ads do not disturb as such, the watermark disappoints. Further, you cannot choose the collage size.

Pros:

• Preview of all grids
• Zoom out available

Cons:

• Watermark
• Cannot set custom collage size
• No templates

Size: 78MB

Download Collage Maker

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Stitch It

Collages are not only useful but they look good too. It all depends on your creativity and how you use the available grids and templates to make the collage. You can further enhance them with stickers and text provided by these apps. And if the above list didn’t satisfy you, you can also try PicsArt and the CollageIt app.

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