There are also plenty of mobile apps that turn your photos into Polaroids.

Instructions in this article apply to GIMP 2.10 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

To frame a photo to look like a Polaroid using Tuxbi:

Go toTuxbi.comand selectStart Photo Editing.

Polaroid framed picture

choose the image on your gear that you want to use and click or pressOpen.

Scroll down to theFrames & Borderssectionandand selectPolaroid.

Enter a caption in the field underCaptionand selectUpdate.

Tuxbi.com home screen

SelectSaveto download your new photo.

There are other free photo editing tools on the web that offer similar types of borders.

TapIMPORTin the bottom left corner of the app.

Screen navigation to locate image for use on website

TapBORDERSandthen select one of the Polaroid-like frames at the bottom of the screen.

When you are satisfied with your selection, tap thedown arrowin the top-right corner.

A Google search for free Polaroid templates returns pages of results, so pick whichever one you like.

Add Effect selection in Tuxbi

Websites likeVecteezyhave a number of free and premium options.

Go toFile>Open as Layers.

Locate the image on your box.

Polaroid selected in the Tuxpi Frames & Borders section

Select it and click or pressOpen.

Select your image in theLayerspalette and drag it under the template layer.

If the Layers palette isn’t visible, selectWindow>Dockable Dialogs>Layersto bring it up.

Caption field in Tuxpi

Select theMove tooland drag the image into the frame.

it’s possible for you to alsoimport your Polaroid template into a Word document.

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Completed image in Tuxpi with Polaroid frame and caption

InstaLab app showing frame options and Save button

Open your Polaroid template in GIMP.

The GIMP File menu with Open as Layers highlighted

An image selection for GIMP

Image in the Layers palette in GIMP

An image and the Scale tool selected in GIMP

The Move tool in GIMP and the image positioned in the Polaroid frame