A year in review, from your favourite photos
Drop in 3 to 12 photos from the year and we arrange them into a wistful montage — vintage tones, gentle motion, a heartfelt title card, and a nostalgic 30-second instrumental. No AI video, so it's fast and free to start.
At year-end you want to look back, but the photos are scattered across the camera roll and nothing ties them together. Editing a recap by hand means a timeline app and a music hunt. OpenMuse takes 3 to 12 photos from across the year and arranges them into a nostalgic, music-paced montage — vintage grade, gentle motion, a title card — in minutes. The score is royalty-free, and it opens as a real editable project so you can swap or add photos.
What you can pick
Hand-tuned variants. Pick the one that fits the moment — the AI handles the rest.
1 Scrapbook (default)
Warm dissolves and a taped-together year.
2 Countdown
Months flip past — then the fireworks.
3 Silver Screen
Your year in black and white — unhurried, big-screen.
4 Highlights
Twelve months, cut to the hits.
Perfect for
Some moments this fits — there are more.
New Year recap
A personal look-back at the past twelve months to post at year-end.
Family year
The year's milestones — trips, birthdays, gatherings — in one short reel.
Company / team year-end
A recap of the team's year for the all-hands or socials.
Class or season recap
A school year or a sports season cut into a highlight reel.
"Best nine" alternative
A moving version of the year's best photos instead of a static grid.
Year-in-review social post
A 9:16 reel ready for Instagram or TikTok.
Tips for the best result
A few small things make a noticeable difference.
- 1
Go chronological
Oldest to newest gives the strongest "look at the year we had" arc.
- 2
Lead with a standout
The first photo becomes the title-card backdrop — open with a favourite moment.
- 3
One photo per milestone
A spread across the year reads better than five photos from one event.
- 4
Title it your way
It reads "Our Year in Photos" by default — make it yours ("2026, in 30 seconds").
How it works
- 1
Pick 3–12 photos
Pick a few highlights from across the year and drag them into order — chronological reads best.
- 2
Pick a style (or keep the default)
Style cards — from the nostalgic Scrapbook default to the hard-hitting Highlights — each play a short preview of how your photos will move. Tap one and the look, music, and decoration retune to match.
- 3
AI scores and renders
A nostalgic 30-second instrumental is composed to match, your photos get motion and a title card, and the 9:16 reel is ready to download.
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