How to make a video collage for YouTube
Side-by-side comparisons, multi-camera recaps, a grid of highlights — a video collage works as a whole YouTube video or as a part of one. YouTube videos are horizontal 16:9, so the trick is to choose a layout that suits your clips. Here's how to make one on iPhone.
Step by step
Start a 16:9 project
Open Video Grid Collage (free on the App Store). On the start screen, tap Video under YouTube, or choose a ready-made layout in the Landscape section.
Add your clips
Pick your videos and photos — up to 9 play at once. Try other arrangements under Grid → Layout until they suit your clips.
Sync and trim
Every cell has its own track on the timeline: trim each clip so the moments line up, and add more clips to a cell to keep it playing for the whole video.
Add titles and music
Tap Text for titles and labels, Captions for subtitles, and Insert → Audio for music.
Export in 4K
Export in 1080p or 4K at up to 60 fps, with HDR if your clips have it, and upload the file to YouTube.
Layouts that fit 16:9
- Four horizontal clips in a 2×2 grid fill a 16:9 frame exactly — each tile is 16:9 itself.
- Three vertical phone clips side by side fill 16:9 almost perfectly, with hardly any cropping.
- For a reaction or a commentary, keep the main video full-frame and add your clip as a small window with Insert → Overlay.
- For a Short, use the same clips in a 9:16 project — Shorts under YouTube.
Video Grid Collage at a glance
- Your first project is free, with unlimited exports
- No watermark, no ads and no sign-up
- 3-day free trial on the yearly Pro plan
- Up to 9 videos on screen at once, and several clips in a row in each cell — up to 100 clips in one collage
- 100 layouts, plus animated, puzzle and gradient templates
- Blend videos and photos as full-frame layers with 8 blend modes, such as Screen, Multiply and Overlay, and opacity for each layer
- Text and titles with animations, Auto Captions, music, overlays and background removal
- Export up to 4K at 60 fps with HDR, in 9 aspect ratios: 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 16:9 and more
- For iPhone, and also Mac with Apple silicon and Apple Vision Pro
Try it yourself — free
Video Grid Collage · 4.9 on the App Store · 100 layouts, up to 100 clips in one collage