Mood Board Studio Pro
Mood Board Studio Pro is a native macOS app for arranging photos into print-ready pages and exporting them as a PDF.
What Mood Board Studio Pro is
Mood Board Studio Pro is a native macOS app for arranging photos into print-ready pages and exporting them as a PDF. It offers Justified, Gallery, and Freeform layouts, with US Letter, A4, or 16:9 widescreen pages in portrait or landscape orientation. Boards can be shown full screen as slideshows, with keyboard controls for moving between pages. PDF export combines all pages and lets you configure resolution and JPEG quality. The app accepts JPEG, PNG, HEIC, and WebP images in the sRGB color space. Capture One integration can watch an album or collection and add rendered, adjusted photos to the tray; watched folders can send new images automatically. Processing runs locally, while network use is limited to activation and update checks. It requires macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon or Intel Macs. The lifetime license costs $19, paid once and covers version 1.x updates for life.
Good
- Three photo layout modes
- Portrait and landscape page formats
- Full-screen slideshow presentation
- Capture One and watched-folder intake
- Local processing with offline activation
Watch out
- Requires macOS 15 or later
- No free plan
- Five-day trial only
- Post-trial board building and PDF export locked
Who it suits
It suits photographers, digi-techs, designers, and creative teams regularly making photo boards. It is intended for Mac users who need print layouts, slideshow presentation, and PDF export.
Verdict
Mood Board Studio Pro focuses on arranging images into presentable, printable boards with local Mac processing. Its macOS requirement and post-trial license lock are the main points to consider.
Plans and prices
From Mood Board Studio Pro's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Lifetime license (Mood Board Studio Pro 1.x) | $19, paid once | 5-day free trial · macOS 15 or later · license covers current major version · One-time purchase; unlocks version 1.x and its updates for life; activation on up to 2 Macs. |
The facts
Each one read from Mood Board Studio Pro's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Capture One
- The Capture One integration watches an album or collection and adds rendered photos to the tray with their adjustments applied.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the product as intended for photographers, digi-techs, designers, and creative teams who make boards regularly.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Layouts
- It offers Justified, Gallery, and Freeform layout modes for arranging photos.checked 8 Oct 2026
- License behavior
- After activation, the license works offline and is revoked only when the licensing server reports it refunded, expired, or disabled.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- The maker says the app runs locally on the Mac and uses the network only for license activation and update checks.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Page formats
- Pages can use US Letter, A4, or 16:9 widescreen in portrait or landscape orientation.checked 8 Oct 2026
- PDF export
- It exports all pages to one PDF with configurable resolution and JPEG quality.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Presentation
- The app can present a board full screen as a slideshow, with keyboard controls for moving between pages.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Mood Board Studio Pro is a native macOS app for arranging photos into print-ready pages and exporting them as a PDF.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supported images
- The app supports JPEG, PNG, HEIC, and WebP images in the sRGB color space.checked 8 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The app requires macOS 15 or later and supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Watched folders
- The maker says watched folders can automatically send new images to the app’s tray.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial limit
- After the five-day trial, building new boards and exporting PDFs are locked until a license is activated, while photos already on a board remain visible.checked 8 Oct 2026
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