How to make a before and after picture
Open Pixly's free Before & After Maker in your browser, add the Before photo and the After photo, and pick a layout: a split line you can drag, Side by side or Stacked. Click Download image (JPG). Free, no account — both photos stay in your browser.
These are the real Before & After Maker screens. Click a step to jump to it.
- 3 steps
- About a minute
- Free
The three steps
- 01
Add your two photos
Go to pixly.app/tools/before-after-photo-maker and drop one photo on Before and one on After. Swap photos if they are the wrong way round.
- 02
Pick a layout
By default the two photos share one picture with a split line — drag it to show more of either. Or choose Side by side or Stacked under Layout for two whole photos. Format sets the shape: 1:1 and 4:5 for Instagram, 9:16 for Stories and Reels.
- 03
Download the picture
Click Download image (JPG). Switch to Video to turn the same two photos into a short wipe or slider clip instead.
The steps on one page
Save it, print it or send it to your team.
Tips for a convincing before and after
- Shoot both photos from the same spot and height, so only the room changes.
- Same time of day and the same lights on, if you can.
- Keep Show labels on — viewers should not have to guess which is which.
- No after photo yet? Virtual staging can furnish the empty room for you.
What to avoid
- Two photos from different angles: the comparison stops being fair.
- Cropping one photo tighter than the other.
- Presenting an AI-staged after as a real renovation — say it is a visualisation.
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