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Image to Grid Converter

Upload an image and turn it into a pixel grid, overlay grid, or printable drawing guide.

This image to grid converter supports both pixel and overlay grid modes. Use pixel mode to simplify your photo into square cells with a small color palette. Use overlay mode to keep the original photo and add adjustable grid lines for drawing, painting, or classroom references.

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Pixel Grid Simplify colors
Overlay Grid Lines on photo
Printable Guide Drawing ready

Pixel Grid Mode

Overlay Grid Mode

Converter

Convert Any Image to a Grid

Drop a photo, screenshot, logo, drawing, or icon into the image to grid converter and choose your mode. The tool works entirely in your browser and never asks for a signup.

Upload Image

Drop your image, photo, picture, screenshot, or img file here. The image to grid converter prepares it for pixel mode or overlay mode.

Output Upload an image to start

Your pixel grid, paint-by-number guide, and overlay grid will appear here after upload.

Two Modes

Choose Pixel Grid or Overlay Grid

One image to grid converter, two clean outputs. Pixel mode simplifies your photo into square cells with a small palette. Overlay mode keeps the original photo and adds grid lines you can adjust.

Pixel Grid Mode

Turn the image into square cells

Drop a photo into pixel grid mode and the image to grid converter reshapes it into a clean square grid with reduced colors. The result is small, readable, and easy to repaint by hand. Use the paint-by-number guide to follow each color block.

Overlay Grid Mode

Keep the original image, add lines

Overlay mode keeps your photo unchanged and adds adjustable grid lines on top. Pick columns, rows, line width, line color, and opacity to create a drawing reference or classroom worksheet. Download the overlay as PNG when you are done.

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Download a Printable Grid Guide

When you need a printable drawing guide, classroom worksheet, or craft pattern, the image to grid converter gives you PNG downloads for both modes.

Pixel PNG download

Pixel mode currently downloads as PNG. Use 32x32 for icons, 64x64 for balanced designs, and 128x128 for detailed pictures.

Paint-by-number PNG

Guide PNG downloads are available today. Use the numbered cells and palette key as a printable reference.

Printable PDF guide Planned

PDF guide export is planned so you can print a clean grid drawing reference at home. PNG downloads already work today.

Overlay PNG download

Overlay mode downloads as PNG with the original photo and your chosen grid lines. Perfect for tracing and line art references.

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Use Cases

When to Use an Image Grid

Use the image to grid converter when you want a clean, repeatable plan for any project that benefits from cells and color blocks.

Drawing reference

Turn any photo into a drawing reference. Overlay mode adds lines you can trace, and pixel mode gives you a clean palette to match.

Pixel art

Simplify a logo, icon, or portrait into a small pixel grid with a manageable number of colors. Easy to recreate block by block.

Craft pattern

Cross-stitch, knit, or perler bead patterns need clean grids. Use overlay mode to print a grid on top of your design.

Classroom worksheet

Make a grid worksheet from a historical photo, map, or scientific image. Add lines with overlay mode and print on letter or A4 paper.

Logo and icon cleanup

Reduce a busy logo into a small grid for use in headers, badges, or avatars. Toggle overlay if you want to keep the original.

More tools

If you already know you need pixel art or a Tomodachi Life pixel grid, jump straight to those pages.

Tomodachi Life Image Converter Game-ready pixel grid, palette, and paint-by-number guide for Tomodachi Life Palette House. Tomodachi Life Pixel Art Maker Make Tomodachi Life pixel art from photos, logos, characters, and album covers. Tomodachi Life Pixel Grid Generator Create a copyable pixel grid with lines, color numbers, and a palette key for Palette House.

FAQ

Image to Grid FAQ

How do I convert an image to a grid?

Upload an image, choose pixel mode or overlay mode, adjust rows, columns, line width, line color, and opacity, then download the result as PNG. Pixel mode turns the image into square cells with a reduced palette. Overlay mode keeps your original photo and adds grid lines on top.

Can I add grid lines to a photo?

Yes. Switch to Overlay Grid Mode to keep the original image and place adjustable grid lines on top. You can change row count, column count, line width, line color, and opacity to create a clean drawing reference.

What is the difference between a pixel grid and an overlay grid?

A pixel grid turns the image into simplified square cells with a small color palette. An overlay grid keeps your photo unchanged and adds lines on top, which is ideal for drawing, painting, or classroom references.

Can I download the grid image?

Yes. Pixel PNG, Guide PNG, and Overlay PNG downloads are available today. Printable PDF output is planned.

Can I make a printable grid?

Printable PDF guide export is planned. PNG downloads work today and can be printed from any browser or image viewer.

Is this image to grid converter free?

Yes. IMG2GRID is a browser-based image to grid converter that runs in your browser with no signup.