Create & edit photo albums

You can create, edit, and add things like maps and text in your photo albums. 

You can add up to 20,000 photos or videos to an album. 

Tip: 

  • Live albums are not available in all countries. 
  • Some features may not be available when you have a large album.

Create a new album

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Sign in to your Google Account.
  3. On a photo, click Select Select.
  4. Choose other photos that you want in your album.
  5. At the top, click Add Plus.
  6. Select Album and then New album.
  7. Optional: Add a title to your new album.
  8. Click Done Done.

Create a live album

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Sign in to your Google Account.
  3. On the left, click Albums and then Create album.
  4. Click Select people & pets.
  5. On any face group, click Select Select.
  6. At the top right, click Confirm.
  7. Add a title, then click Edit album.

Learn how to automatically add photos to an existing album.

Change how your album looks

Change your cover photo

Change the photo that's shown on the front of your album.

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album, then the photo you want to use.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Use as album cover.

Change the title of an album

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album.
  3. Click the title, then type a new title.
  4. Click Done Done.

Change items in your album

Move items around

You can re-order photos, videos, text, and locations by dragging them.

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Edit album.
  4. At the top right, click import export photos to sort by newest, oldest, or recently added. 
    • You can also drag items to move them. 
Add or remove photos & videos

Add photos

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album.
  3. At the top right, click Add to album Add to album.
  4. Select the items you want to add.
  5. At the top right, click Done.

Add photos automatically

If you choose multiple people, any photo containing either person will be automatically added.

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open an album.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Options and then Add Plus.
  4. Select any face groups you want automatically added.
  5. At the top right, click Confirm.

Stop adding photos automatically

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open an album.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Options.
  4. Under "Automatically add photos," click the person's picture.
  5. Click Stop.

If you remove someone, new photos of them won’t be added. Any existing photos will stay in the album.

Tip: Face Groups isn’t perfect. Photos that don’t have any of the selected people may occasionally be added.

Remove photos

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Edit album.
  4. On items you want to remove, click Remove Remove. Photos and videos you remove from albums will still be in your Google Photos library unless you delete them from the main “Photos” section.

Add maps and locations

Add locations

You can add locations and maps to albums you create. If you share the album, these will be included.

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Edit album.
  4. Click Location add location.
  5. Decide if you want:
    • Location: The name of one location.
    • Map: A map showing where you traveled.
    • All suggested locations: Locations and maps suggested by Google Photos.
  6. Click Done Done.
  7. To move a location within the album, click More Moreand then Edit album and then drag it to the position it belongs and then click Done Done.

Remove locations

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Edit album.
  4. On items you want to remove, click Remove Remove.
  5. Click Done Done.

Add or change text

Add text

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Edit album.
  4. Click Text Text.
  5. Add text.
  6. At top left, click Done Done.
  7. To move a text box, click More Moreand then Edit album and then drag the box to another place and then click Done Done.

Change or delete text

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Edit album.
    • Edit text: Click the text, then change it.
    • Delete text: Click Remove Remove.
  4. Click Done Done

Delete an album

  1. On your computer, open photos.google.com.
  2. Open the album.
  3. At the top right, click More Moreand then Delete album. Photos and videos in the album will still be in your Google Photos library unless you delete them from the main “Photos” section.

What you can do if you didn't create the album

  • Only the person who created the album will be able to make these changes to it.
  • If you're a collaborator on an album but didn't create it, you can only add photos and videos.

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