Create free photo animations in minutes.
Transform an image into an animated photo in seconds using the free Adobe Express app.

How to turn a picture into an animation.

1. Select image.
Upload images from your device or browse thousands of free Adobe Stock images to find the perfect photo for your project.

2. Animate.
Select your photo, add icons, text, and graphics, then play around with Animation options to add movement to your design.

3. Continue editing.
Keep editing or instantly download your newly animated photo to share online across your digital channels and social platforms.

Explore motion animation styles.
Experiment with our variety of photo animation effects to bring your creative vision to life. Choose Zoom to give your image movement, then adjust the starting point to customize the animation.
Browse photo effect animations.
Select Grayscale for a color-based animation, focus in on your image using the Blur animation, and personalize with advanced settings like Duration and Intensity.


Add text animation and more.
If you add text to your project, you can animate that, too. Discover text-segment settings for animations like Typewriter, Fade, and Flicker. Customize animations by character, word, or line to personalize your final design. Go beyond animating photos and text. Select any elements in your design like shapes or icons to animate each one individually.
Tons of free templates, video, and audio assets to start from.
Get inspired and save time with expertly designed templates to get you started. Adobe Express has an ever-growing collection of portrait, landscape, square, and vertical templates to create videos, presentations, and designs that stand out on any channel, any device.
