Turn a Photo into a Jigsaw Puzzle

A photo puzzle is one of the most personal gifts you can make, and you don't need to order one from a print shop to get it. With Jigsaw Creator you can turn any photo into a jigsaw puzzle in your browser, free, and download it ready to print at home or send to any printer.

How to make a jigsaw puzzle from a photo

1. Pick your photo. JPG, PNG, and WebP images all work. Higher-resolution photos produce sharper prints.
2. Upload it to the Jigsaw Puzzle Creator, drag and drop, or choose it from your device.
3. Choose a size. Fewer pieces (9–24) for children, more pieces (48–300) for adults.
4. Choose a piece style, rounded Classic pieces or geometric Angular pieces.
5. Generate and preview. The cut lines are laid over your photo instantly so you can see exactly how it will look. Shuffle the pieces for a fun preview of the challenge ahead.
6. Download. PDF is perfect for printing; SVG is perfect if you'll cut the puzzle on a machine.

Choosing a photo that makes a great puzzle

• Sharp focus and good lighting matter more than megapixels, blurry photos become frustrating puzzles.
• Variety helps solvers. A photo with distinct regions of color and detail (sky, faces, foreground) is more fun to assemble than a uniform texture.
• Faces work beautifully. Family portraits, pets, and group photos give puzzlers natural anchor points.
• Match the orientation. Landscape photos suit sizes like 8×6 or 20×15; square-ish photos shine at 10×10. Your image is automatically fitted and centered to the puzzle's shape.

Photo puzzle ideas

• Anniversary and wedding gifts, a favorite photo of the couple as a 100 or 300-piece keepsake.
• Kids' puzzles, their own drawing or a photo of a beloved pet as a simple 9 or 12-piece puzzle.
• Holiday cards with a twist, send a puzzle instead of a photo card.
• Classroom rewards, class photos as puzzles for rainy-day activities.
• Proposal & announcement puzzles, let someone assemble the big news piece by piece.

Printing your photo puzzle

Download the PDF and print it on card stock or photo paper, then cut along the lines, or glue a printed photo onto cardboard first for a sturdier puzzle. If you have a Cricut or laser cutter, download the SVG instead and let the machine cut perfect pieces; see our guide to jigsaw SVG files for Cricut and laser cutting. If you just want a blank grid to draw or paint on, grab a printable jigsaw puzzle template.