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Drop your photos on the Img Stop Contact Sheet Maker, choose the page size, layout and captions, and click Create contact sheet. You get a multi-page PDF, or JPG / PNG pages in a ZIP, with every photo as a numbered thumbnail and its file name or date underneath.
About the Contact Sheet Maker
The Img Stop Contact Sheet Maker puts dozens or hundreds of photos onto neat thumbnail pages, like the proof sheets photographers have used for decades. It is the quickest way to review a shoot, let a client pick favourites, keep a printed index of a photo archive or send a one-page overview of a folder.
Choose A4, Letter, A3, Legal or any custom pixel size, portrait or landscape, and let the tool find the best grid, or set columns and rows yourself. Add file names, numbers or the date each photo was taken (read from the camera data), a header title and page numbers. Pick a clean grid or a classic black film strip look. Your photos stay on your device.
Key features
- Any number of photosExtra photos flow onto new pages automatically.
- Print-ready page sizesA4, Letter, A3, Legal or custom pixels, portrait or landscape, at 150, 200 or 300 DPI.
- Auto or fixed gridLet the tool pick the biggest thumbnails, or set exact columns and rows.
- CaptionsNumber, file name, date taken – or all three.
- Film strip styleBlack strips with sprocket holes and frame numbers, like a real film contact sheet.
- PDF or imagesOne multi-page PDF, or JPG / PNG pages (ZIP when there are several).
How to use the Contact Sheet Maker
- Add your photos Drop all the photos, or choose them from a folder.
- Choose the page Pick the page size, orientation, style and grid.
- Set captions and order Choose captions, a header title, page numbers and the sort order.
- Download Click Create contact sheet and download the PDF or the image pages.
Contact Sheet Maker at a glance
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Input | JPG, PNG, WebP and other images |
| Output | PDF, JPG, PNG (ZIP for several pages) |
| Page sizes | A4, Letter, A3, Legal, custom px |
| Captions | Number, file name, date taken |
| Privacy | Made in your browser – no upload |
When to use it
- Send clients a proof sheet so they can choose photos by number.
- Print an index of a photo shoot, event or holiday.
- Review a large folder of photos at a glance.
- Catalogue scanned prints, slides or negatives.
- Make a printed overview of product photos or design options.
Tips for the best result
- Use “Number + file name” captions so people can tell you exactly which photos they want.
- Sort by date taken to keep a shoot in the order it happened.
- Choose “Show whole photo” to see every photo uncropped, or “Fill (crop)” for a tidy, even grid.
- Choose 300 DPI for printing and 150 DPI for a smaller file to email.
Frequently asked questions
What is a contact sheet?
A contact sheet is a page of small thumbnails of many photos, usually numbered. Photographers used to make them from film negatives to choose which photos to print. Today they are used to review shoots and let clients pick photos.
How many photos fit on one page?
With “Auto”, the tool picks the largest thumbnails that fit all your photos on one page when possible, and uses up to 6 × 8 per page for big sets. With “Columns × rows” you choose the exact grid, for example 5 × 7.
Can it show the date the photo was taken?
Yes. Choose “Date taken” or “Number, name and date” captions. The date is read from the photo's camera (EXIF) data; when a photo has none, the file date is used.
Can I make a multi-page PDF?
Yes. Choose PDF and all pages are saved in one file, at the paper size you picked. For JPG or PNG, each page is a separate image and you can download them all in a ZIP.
What does the film strip style do?
It draws each row as a black film strip with sprocket holes and orange frame numbers, like a classic darkroom contact sheet.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. The sheets are made inside your browser, so even private photos stay on your device.
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