Photo book design software for the desktop

Whether you are a Windows or Mac household (or office), we’ve got you covered. For a fully featured installable desktop photo book design tool, we recommend YouDesign Photo Book desktop software, available for Windows,  or macOS.

Design your photo book using generic photo book software

Some people find photo book software frustrating, but our recommended desktop photo book software makes it really easy for you to create your own photo books.

At its simplest, YouDesign Photo Book software just requires you to drag and drop. You can access lots of fancy functionality to really make your photo books something special. With YouDesign Photo Book, you can apply many creative effects like drop shadows, frames, masks, backgrounds of any colour, page embellishments, and transparency.

The YouDesign application is not tied to a specific photo book provider, as is typically the case with free downloadable photo book design software. With YouDesign Photo Book, you can print your own projects, create your own PDF for sharing, or take your print resolution PDF to any printer able to print and/or bind your project. Naturally, at Cahoots we are ready to turn your project into a quality hardcover photo book!

YouDesign is commercial software and a license is required to be purchased. YouDesign Photo Book software is priced at €47 (approx. AU$75) but if you purchase directly via this affiliate link, we will supply you with two $20 voucher codes (valid for 18months) for discounts on future photo books. Note, you MUST use the links provided by Cahoots in order to qualify for the voucher codes. Contact us after purchasing and we will validate your purchase and send you your codes via email. We reserve the right to withdraw this offer at any time.

 Take a quick tour of YouDesign Photo Book in action to see how to make a simple photo book.
 Turn your YouDesign Photo Book file into a physical book. See how to order your photo book.

Hover over the green panels below and download your YouDesign product template with pre-configured dimensions that match your selected Cahoots product. Not sure which range? Compare our product ranges

See the cheat sheet included with your download and for optimum cover layout, be sure to update the spine width according to the number of pages. 

EVERYDAY Photo Book Range

Our best value hardcover photo book product made by our global fulfilment partner (postage included, no pickup!).

Template Downloads

Download pre-configured YouDesign templates that match our EVERYDAY products:

21cm Square File Template

A4 Landscape File Template

30cm Square File Template

CLASSIC Photo Book Range

A traditionally bound photo book with several cover options. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed.

Template Downloads

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LAYFLAT Photo Book Range

These panoramic layflat books are made by our Australian partner. Please compare with our PREMIUM LAYFLAT books.

Template Downloads

Download pre-configured YouDesign templates that match our LAYFLAT products:

A4 Landscape Pano LAYFLAT File Template

30cm Pano LAYFLAT File Template

PREMIUM LAYFLAT Photo Book Range

These premium layflat books allow content to be placed across left and right pages without visual distraction.

Template Downloads

Download pre-configured YouDesign templates that match our PREMIUM LAYFLAT products:

8×8″ Square PREMIUM LAYFLAT File Template

11×8.5″ Landscape PREMIUM LAYFLAT File Template

12×12″ Square PREMIUM LAYFLAT File Template

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