Pressbook on Mac
Same listing as iPhone and iPad. In Photos, File > Create starts an album, collage, or carousel. On-device, no account. Folio lab zip stays on iPad and Mac.
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How-tos and notes on albums, print, and making things on the device.
Same listing as iPhone and iPad. In Photos, File > Create starts an album, collage, or carousel. On-device, no account. Folio lab zip stays on iPad and Mac.
Finish a collage or carousel on the phone, export a Reel, drop it into Stories. No design-server upload. Albums export PDF, not Reels.
Private invites get comments and reactions. Public links get reactions only. Switch modes without losing guests. No Pressbook account. No discovery feed.
Export a Stories-ready Reel from a collage (layer build-up) or a carousel (swipe or build). Free, on-device. Albums have no Reel tab.
A good carousel is one design that continues across the swipe. Rank makers by seams, accounts, and whether the same app can also print.
Chatbooks is automatic series paper after you upload. Pressbook designs on the iPhone, exports a 600 DPI PDF, and can seal a private Memory Capsule.
Rank iPhone photo book apps by where the roll goes while you design. No upload, no account, a file you keep. Then who ships the box.
SCRL, 17v28, and Crsel are feed carousel apps. Pressbook builds the swipe on-device, keeps stickers free, and can export a 600 DPI album from the same roll.
Mixbook, Chatbooks, and Artifact Uprising ship hardcovers after you upload. Pressbook designs on the iPhone, keeps a 600 DPI PDF, and prints at any lab.