# MakeAlbum — AI photo album maker

> Upload an unsorted set of photos; the AI curates, groups and lays out a printed photo book you approve before it prints. 300 × 300 mm square layflat hardcover, 26–80 interior pages, €199–€349, shipping included.

Source: https://makealbum.com/ · MakeAlbum, Lisbon, Portugal

## What it is

An printed layflat photo book. You upload 50–200 photos with no pre-sorting — bursts, duplicates and screenshots included. The AI drops the weak frames, groups the rest into chapters, titles them and lays out every spread. You approve, and Saal Digital prints and ships it from Germany.

## How it works

1. **Upload the whole camera roll** — Drag in the full set straight from your phone, laptop or camera card — JPEG, HEIC / HEIF, PNG, WebP, AVIF, up to 50 MB each. Bursts, near-misses and screenshots are fine; the filter is built for them. Add a two-line brief with names, places and dates if you like.
2. **The AI pre-filters and curates** — Each photo is read for sharpness, exposure, duplicates, faces and content, together with its EXIF time, GPS and camera data. Weak and repeated frames are set aside, the rest is clustered into chapters by time, place and subject, and the strongest frames are chosen to fill your page count.
3. **The layout engine builds the book** — In the same run, spreads are generated for the square format from a library of templates, mixing full-bleed pages, pairs and grids so the pacing follows the story. Titles and captions are drafted from your brief. You open a finished book, not a to-do list; if you would rather check the chapters before any page is laid out, one click on the upload screen stops there first.
4. **Edit, then approve** — Swap photos from the tray, move them between spreads, rename a chapter on its opener, rewrite text, re-roll a title or a layout, pick the cover and the page count. The price updates as you add pages. Nothing goes to print until you approve.
5. **Print and delivery** — We render print-ready PDFs and send them to our print partner. Production typically takes 4–6 working days, EU delivery 2–4 more; you get tracking by email.

## The book

- Format: 300 × 300 mm square, layflat binding (a photo can cross the spine).
- Pages: 26–80 interior pages, even numbers, covers not counted.
- Finish: matte or glossy paper; white or black leatherette cover. Both included.
- Printed by Saal Digital GmbH, Germany.
- Delivery: typically 6–10 working days door to door within the EU.

## Price

| Interior pages | Price (EUR) |
| --- | --- |
| 26 | €199 |
| 40 | €238 |
| 52 | €271 |
| 80 | €349 |

Uploading and reviewing are free — you pay only when you order the printed book. Done-for-you album design is an optional €59 on top.

## FAQ

### What exactly is a MakeAlbum photo book?

A physical book, delivered by post: a 300 × 300 mm square layflat hardcover with 26 to 80 interior pages, printed from your own photos. An AI does the first curation pass; you review and approve every spread before it is printed and shipped to your door.

### Can I just download the album as a PDF or a digital file?

No. MakeAlbum is a photo book printing and delivery service, not a design tool: the product is the printed 300 × 300 mm layflat hardcover that arrives at your door. Uploading, the AI curation, the editor and the online preview are free, and you can share a preview link with family, but there is no digital album, PDF or design file to download or buy. If what you want is a file rather than a book, MakeAlbum is not the right tool.

### How much does it cost?

€199 for 26 interior pages, up to €349 for 80. Pricing is linear — about €2.78 per extra page — and standard shipping is included. Your choice of matte or glossy paper and a white or black leatherette cover is included. No VAT is added (Portuguese small-business exemption, art. 53.º CIVA), so the price you see before checkout is the final price. In the United States prices are set in dollars (around $295 for 26 pages, DHL Express included) and the checkout charges in dollars.

### Do I pay before I see the album?

No. Creating an account, uploading, the AI curation and the editor are free. Checkout only happens when you order the printed book, after you have seen every spread. Have a promo code? There is a field for it at checkout.

### How does the AI choose the photos?

Upload everything — you do not need to pre-select. A pre-filter drops blurred, badly exposed and near-duplicate frames using image analysis and EXIF data (time, GPS, camera). The remaining photos are clustered by time, place and content into chapters, the stronger frames are picked to fill the page count, and each chapter gets a draft title. A short brief from you (names, places, dates) grounds the titles and captions.

### Can I edit the album before it is printed?

Yes. You can move photos between chapters, swap in frames the AI set aside, reorder spreads, rename chapters, rewrite captions, re-roll the AI titles or a spread's layout, change the album style and choose the cover image. Nothing is printed until you click approve.

### Can you build the album for me?

Yes. Choose Done-for-you when you order (+€59 on top of the album price): upload your photos and a short brief, and our team curates, designs and captions the whole book for you. You get a preview by email, typically within 2–4 business days, and can ask for changes. Nothing is printed until you approve — the only two things you do are pay and approve.

### Where do you ship?

To 25 EU countries plus United Kingdom, United States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States. Standard tracked shipping is included in the price.

### How long does it take to arrive?

Production typically takes 4–6 working days after you approve the album, and delivery inside the EU a further 2–4 working days — so plan on roughly 6–10 working days door to door. To the United States and the United Kingdom the book travels by courier from the printer, 4–8 working days, with nothing to pay at the door. You get a tracking link by email when it ships.

### What happens to my photos? Are they used to train AI?

Your photos are stored privately in EU object storage and are never sold, shared or used to train AI models — ours or anyone else's. We delete originals and previews 90 days after your order ships, or as soon as you delete the album. Email info@makealbum.com to have everything removed sooner.