Picaboo
Picaboo is a web-based service for creating and ordering printed photo books and other personalized photo products.
What Picaboo is
Picaboo is a web-based service for creating and ordering printed photo books and other personalized photo products. Book choices include classic hardcover, seamless lay-flat, and softcover keepsake formats, with themes for weddings, travel, family, and everyday occasions. Automatic layouts, captions, and stickers help assemble a project. Photos can come from a device, earlier Picaboo projects, Facebook, Google Photos, Dropbox, or Flickr, and accepted image files include JPG, PNG, and HEIC. Classic books list up to 160 pages for several sizes, while seamless lay-flat books list up to 100 pages. Projects are accessible in a mobile browser, although Picaboo recommends a computer for the best editing view. The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web, but no mobile or desktop app is listed. Business volume pricing is also offered.
Good
- Automatic layouts, captions, and stickers
- Accepts JPG, PNG, and HEIC files
- Imports photos from several listed services
- Classic books can reach 160 pages
- Supports printed ordering and mobile browser access
Watch out
- No free plan
- No listed mobile or desktop app
- Computer recommended for the best editing view
- Starting price is $9.99, paid once
Who it suits
It suits people who want to design and order printed photo books through a browser, with automatic layout help and multiple source options. Businesses can consider it for look books, events, portfolios, or employee gifts.
Verdict
Picaboo combines browser-based book design with printed ordering, varied formats, and broad photo importing. Check the page limit, editing-device preference, and one-time book price when planning a project.
Plans and prices
From Picaboo's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Photo Books — Glossy Softcover (20 pages), 8 x 6 | $9.99, paid once | 20 pages · 8 x 6 |
| Classic Photo Books — Glossy Hardcover (20 pages), 8 x 8 | $37.99, paid once | 20 pages · 8 x 8 |
| Classic Photo Books — Hardcover (with 20 lay-flat pages), 8 x 8 | $55.99, paid once | 20 lay-flat pages · 8 x 8 |
| Seamless Lay-Flat Photo Books — Hardcover (20 pages), 8 x 8 | $79.99, paid once | 20 pages · 8 x 8 · up to 100 pages |
The facts
Each one read from Picaboo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Book styles
- Photo book options include classic hardcover, seamless lay-flat, and softcover keepsake books.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Business use
- Picaboo offers businesses volume pricing and describes use cases including product look books, corporate events, portfolios, and employee gifts.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Editing
- The photo book workflow includes automatic layouts, captions, and stickers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- File formats
- Picaboo accepts JPG, PNG, and HEIC image files.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- Picaboo projects can be accessed in a mobile browser, and users can upload photos from their device photo library.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mobile editing caveat
- Picaboo recommends using a computer for the best view when editing a project.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Photo book page limits
- Classic books list up to 160 pages for several sizes, while seamless lay-flat books list up to 100 pages.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Photo sources
- The help center says photos can be imported from a device, earlier Picaboo projects, Facebook, Google Photos, Dropbox, and Flickr.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says books and related content are viewable only by the user unless explicitly shared, and says Picaboo does not warrant that content is fully protected.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- Picaboo turns photos into printed photo books and other personalized photo products.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Picaboo's customer care page lists email support at [email protected] and weekday hours of 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM EST.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Themes
- The site highlights wedding, travel, family, and everyday photo book themes.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- Picaboo says it was founded in 2002 by Howard Field and Kevin McCurdy and that its headquarters moved to New Jersey in 2025.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2002checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- New Jersey, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
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