Add a Grid to a Photo
Online, free, and your photo never leaves your device: upload, adjust the cells, download the gridded photo as PNG or print-ready PDF. Under a minute, start to finish.
Jumps straight to the tool on our homepage.
The Fastest Way to Put a Grid on a Photo
- Drop your photo into the tool — JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 20 MB. Phone snapshots work; the file picker on iPhone and Android offers the camera roll directly.
- Set the grid: cell size in centimeters or inches, line color that stays visible on your photo, and drag the grid into position if a line crosses something important.
- Download. PNG for screens and apps like Procreate, PDF for printing at exact size.
Grid My Photo — Without Uploading It Anywhere
Used as a photo grid maker for drawing, it never leaves your machine. "Free online tool" usually means your photo travels to someone's server. Here it does not: the grid is drawn in your browser, on your device, and the export is generated there too. Family photos, client references and unfinished artwork stay yours. Close the tab and nothing remains anywhere.
Why Put a Grid on a Photo at All?
Almost always: to draw from it. The grid turns a photo into a measured reference — you copy one cell at a time and the proportions come out right. How that technique works is on our grid for drawing page. Teachers also grid photos for classroom exercises, and embroiderers and mural painters use gridded photos as counted patterns and scaling templates.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I add a grid to a photo online for free?
- Upload the photo to the tool on our homepage, set the cell size in centimeters or inches, adjust color and position, and download the gridded photo as PNG or PDF. No installation, and the photo is processed in your browser.
- Can I add a grid to a photo on my phone?
- Yes. The tool runs in the mobile browser with touch controls — pick the photo from your camera roll, drag the grid with a finger, and download the result like any other file.
- Is my photo uploaded to a server?
- No. The grid is drawn and exported entirely in your browser; the photo never leaves your device. Closing the tab removes everything.
- Can I remove the grid from the photo later?
- Your original file is never changed — the tool exports a gridded copy. Keep the original and you can regenerate the grid with different settings any time.