BeFunky's Collage Maker makes it easy to create custom photo collages using your own photos, stock images, or AI-generated images. Choose from customizable collage layouts, add text and graphics, or use the Collage Wizard to automatically arrange your photos into different collage layouts.
Workspace Basics and Page Elements
Knowing your way around the Collage Maker is the first step to getting comfortable with creating photo collages. When you open the Collage Maker, you're taken directly to your workspace.
A. Main Navigation Bar: Runs across the top of your workspace. Select Collage Maker to switch between BeFunky applications. You'll also find the Open and Save menus in the center. On the right, the Profile dropdown provides access to your account, settings, support, and other options.
B. Left-Hand Menu: This is where you'll find your collage editing and customization tools, including the Image Manager. Hover over an icon to expand its menu.
From the Image Manager, you can upload photos, browse stock images, or use Image Generator to create AI-generated images for your collage. You can also access previously created images under Image Generations in your Image Library.
For more information about creating AI-generated images, see How to Use BeFunky's Image Generator.
C. Bottom Bar: Houses the Layers and Groups menu, flatten, alignment, and zoom and pan tools. You can also undo actions, review your edit history, and reset your canvas.
D. Canvas: Displays the collage project you're currently working on.
Starting a Project
When you first open BeFunky's Collage Maker, you'll see a blank 3x3 collage grid. Select Layouts to choose a different collage layout, or select Open from the Main Navigation Bar to explore other options for starting a project.
Once you've selected a layout, use the Image Manager to add photos, stock images, or previously generated images to your collage. For step-by-step instructions, see Creating Your First Collage.
Zoom and Pan
Use the slider in the Bottom Bar to zoom in or out of your collage. When you're zoomed in, you can move around your canvas (also known as panning) by holding the Spacebar while clicking and dragging the image.
Panning lets you move between different areas of your collage while working on details, without having to zoom out and back in.
Pro Tip: If you're using a touchpad, you can pinch with two fingers to zoom in or out, or swipe to pan around the canvas.
Undo and History
On the right side of the Bottom Bar, you'll find the following options:
- Reset: Clears your current collage project from the canvas so you can start over.
- Undo and Redo: Select Undo to reverse your last action, or Redo to restore an action you've undone.
- History: Review the changes you've made to your collage and return to an earlier stage of your editing process.
Saving and Sharing
You can save your BeFunky project in several ways. Select Save from the Main Navigation Bar to choose where you'd like to save or share your collage.
BeFunky supports saving your finished collage in JPEG, PNG, and PDF formats. You can also save it as a BeFunky Project file (.BFD), which preserves your layers so you can continue editing your collage later.