How to make free photo books on your mobile device or tablet

Digital photo books make preserving important memories a breeze for Apple or Android users. And with Canva you can bring your images to life by simply dragging and dropping your favorite captures into one of our designer-made Canva templates⁠(opens in a new tab or window). Designing a personal album doesn’t have to be time-consuming – you can make a legacy piece for your family or gift for your children with the click of a button, and all from the comfort of your couch.

Create one-of-a-kind photo books on the go

Canva photo books⁠(opens in a new tab or window) are something you can create while commuting, waiting in line for a special event, or enjoying Friday night snacks at home. Canva’s workflow can meet you where you are, no matter your schedule, circumstance or lifestyle.

With Canva, collaboration is fun and easy. You can work on your photo book in real-time with friends and family on any device, from anywhere in the world. Create together with ease by leaving comments⁠(opens in a new tab or window) and suggestions, alter your photo book layout, resize images, create grids⁠(opens in a new tab or window), change fonts and colors, even add custom graphics and animations.

Innovate on Canva’s mobile app

Canva’s mobile app⁠(opens in a new tab or window) is a cakewalk and is a great way to stay productive. Simply grant permission for the app to access your camera roll and select one or multiple images at a time, adding them to your chosen template to customize your page. By using image frames⁠(opens in a new tab or window), you can effortlessly drag and drop your cherished memories into place and reposition or crop⁠(opens in a new tab or window) them as needed.

Enhance your photos in Canva’s photo editor

Edit your wedding and travel photos effortlessly with Canva’s free online photo editor.

Canva’s photo editor makes modifying your templates easy, regardless of your experience level with post-production.

You can crop⁠(opens in a new tab or window), blur⁠(opens in a new tab or window), enhance⁠(opens in a new tab or window), add filters⁠(opens in a new tab or window), add borders⁠(opens in a new tab or window), straighten⁠(opens in a new tab or window) and flip⁠(opens in a new tab or window) your photos. You can even make your images black and white⁠(opens in a new tab or window).

Print beautifully curated photo books

Having Canva in your pocket makes designing photo books a cinch. You can include up to 100 inside pages or as little as 20.

Once you’ve finished designing your personalized photo book, simply tap on the arrow symbol and select “Print Photo Books.” Choose between landscape or square photo books in various sizes, glossy or soft touch finishes, and hard or soft cover title pages.

Enjoy free shipping on all orders and the peace of mind of having ethically sourced, eco-friendly packaging.

You can even export your photo book as a PDF⁠(opens in a new tab or window) for easy sharing on social media, or convert your HEIC⁠(opens in a new tab or window), SVG⁠(opens in a new tab or window), and WEBP⁠(opens in a new tab or window) files into PNG⁠(opens in a new tab or window) or JPEG⁠(opens in a new tab or window) files as these file formats are great for the web.

Since you’re all good to go and create a brilliant photo book, why not check out how with our in-depth video here⁠(opens in a new tab or window).