I Found the Easiest Way to Make Those Viral “9 That Shaped Me” Grids

Nine covers can reveal a surprising amount about a person.

You have probably seen posts such as “9 games that shaped me,” “My 9 Movies,” or “9 albums that define my taste.” They look simple, but creating one by hand is more annoying than it seems.

You need to find nine good cover images, crop them to the same size, arrange them in a perfect grid, and export everything without ruining the image quality.

My9Maker was built to make that process much easier.

Pick the nine that actually mean something to you

My9Maker is a free browser tool for creating a 3×3 grid of the nine things that shaped your taste, memories, or personality.

You can make grids for games, anime, movies, fictional characters, manga, albums, songs, and books.

The point is personal selection. Your grid does not need to contain the nine “best” games or movies ever made.

It can include the game you played every summer, the anime you watched after school, the album that stayed in your headphones for months, or the book that changed how you saw the world.

How it works

Choose a category and tap an empty tile. Search for a title, select the correct cover, and repeat until all nine spaces are filled.

You can then drag the tiles into any order. Put the most important choice in the center, arrange everything chronologically, or simply choose the layout that looks best.

Short notes can also be added if you want to explain why each choice matters.

When the grid is finished, My9Maker creates a clean 1080 × 1598 portrait image. You can download it and post it on Instagram, X, Threads, Reddit, TikTok, forums, or group chats.

The finished grid can also have its own shareable page, along with copy-ready Markdown and BBCode for forums.

Free, fast, and easy to return to

My9Maker works directly in modern desktop and mobile browsers. There is nothing to install, and you do not need to create an account before making a grid.

Your unfinished choices are saved in your browser. If you close the page halfway through, you can return later on the same device and continue where you stopped.

This small detail matters when choosing only nine turns out to be harder than expected.

Who is My9Maker for?

The tool is made for people who enjoy sharing what they love.

It works particularly well for gamers, anime fans, movie lovers, readers, music collectors, fandom communities, and creators looking for an easy conversation starter.

A My 9 grid is also a good community prompt. Post your own grid, invite friends to create theirs, and compare the choices that overlap. The disagreements are usually part of the fun.

The hardest part is choosing only nine

My9Maker handles the covers, spacing, layout, and final image. You only need to decide which nine deserve a place.

Once you finish one category, you may find yourself immediately starting another.

Create Your My 9 Grid