Although you could create scrapbooks with almost any desktop publishing or graphics software, these specialized programs make the process easier and faster. Forget paper, glue, and glitter. Go digital. This scrapbooking software for Windows helps you organize, edit, and arrange your photos, add journaling, and print photo albums, scrapbooks, and other other projects.
Lasting Impressions on Paper: MemoryMixer
MemoryMixer Box shot from Lasting Impressions on Paper, Inc.
A top-rated PC and Mac digital scrapbooking software title, you can use InstaMix to let the software arrange elements on the page for you. Use the templates or arrange everything from scratch. Print up to full 8.5" x 11" (landscape) or 12" x 12" (square) pages, create a CD, make albums with hundreds of pages.
Available as of 2010: MemoryMixer v. 3 for Windows and Mac
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Serif Digital Scrapbook Artist
Digital Scrapbook Artist 2 Screenshot from Serif, Inc.
From the makers of Serif PagePlus, this scrapbooking software takes tradition scissors, pens, and stencils and turns them into digital tools. You'll get photo editing tools, edge effects, layers, filters, decorative text and more. In addition to scrapbooks, use the software to create greeting cards, postcards, photo books, and invitations. Make pages any size you want including 8" x 8" and 12" x 12". There's a free version too. Compare the features of the free and full editions with this comparison chart.
Available as of 2010: Digital Scrapbook Artist 2 for Windows
- Digital Scrapbook Artist 2 (Buy Direct)
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- Digital Scrapbook Artist Compact (Free Download)
LumaPix: FotoFusion Scrapbook Essentials
FotoFusion Scrapbook Essentials screen snip from LumaPix site
You can download a free trial to see how you like this digital scrapbooking software from LumaPix. Features include photo collage tools and automatic collage creation, templates, resolution independent rendering of images (helps insure no loss of image quality), multi-layer graphic elements, non-destructive photo editing, red eye removal, borders, backgrounds, and much more.
Available as of 2010: FotoFusion v.4.5 Scrapbook Essentials for Windows
- FotoFusion New & Upgrades (LumaPix Store)
Story Rock: My Memories Suite
My Memories Suite v2.0 from Story Rock, Inc.
Build scrapbook albums from scratch or with the many templates. The online Design Shop offers many more templates and papers to use. For both Mac and Windows platforms, newest features include the ability to drag and drop photos and papers directly onto pages, zoom for more precise positioning, text wrap, and word art.
Available as of 2010: My Memories Suite Version 2.0 for Windows and Mac
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AMS Software: Photo Collage Creator
Photo Collage Creator screen shot from AMS Software
AMS Software calls it "advanced digital scrapbooking and photo collage software that turns ordinary digital pictures and text into personalized works of art." There are templates, a wizard to arrange things which can fine-tune as you desire, special effects you can apply to your photos. They also offer the less advanced Photo Collage Maker.
Available as of 2010: Photo Collage Creator for Windows
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PhotoMix
PhotoMix Digital Scrapbooking and Photo Collage Software
Use this software to create scrapbook layouts as well as photo collages and calendars. A free trial (no print or output options) lets you take it for a test run. Get free templates online as well as tutorials.
Available as of 2010: PhotoMix 5.3.1 for Windows
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ArcSoft: Print Creations - Pages & Scrapbooks Bundle
Print Creations - Pages & Scrapbooks Bundle from ArcSoft
Create photo album scrapbook pages. Features include simple photo editing, drag-n-drop scrapbook page creations with backgrounds, frames, and embellishments, personalized text. Download a trial version.
Available as of 2010: Print Creations - Pages & Scrapbooks for Windows and Mac
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ArcSoft: Print Creations - Scrapbook
Print Creations Screen snip from ArcSoft
From ArcSoft, Print Creations software contains multiple templates including a basic scrapbook page design element with several layouts, photo editing tools, and print wizard. The software is a free download and then you purchase an activation code for each type of template you want to use. Other templates in the desktop software include greeting cards, photo calendars, and brochures.
Available as of 2010: Print Creations version 3.0 for Windows and Mac
Nova Development: Scrapbook Factory Deluxe
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Art Explosion Scrapbook Factory Deluxe simplifies the design process with included templates, backgrounds, clip art, and special effects especially for digital scrapbooking. Show off your page layout skills and creativity by designing a few pages or an entire scrapbook commemorating your friends, your family, or a special event.
Available as of 2010: Art Explosion Scrapbook Factory Deluxe 5.0 for Windows
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Indigo Rose Software: Scrapbook MAX
Scrapbook Max Image © Indigo Rose Software
A point-and-click interface, fast graphics engine with both new and improved graphics manipulation and editing features, text effects including text along a curve, JPG, PNG, and TIFF output are some of the features of the newest edition of Scrapbook Max. In addition to the software you get expansion packs full of more templates, embellishments, fonts, and papers.
Available as of 2010: Scrapbook Max v 2.0 for Windows
- Scrapbook Max (Indigo Rose Software Store)
