Guide
Make a photo book from your event photos
Turn your event photos into a flip-through book — design it yourself with page templates and themes, or let auto-curate build the whole layout in seconds.
What you can do
- Page templates that auto-crop your photos to fit
- Themes, typography, paper textures and accent colours
- Auto-curate builds the whole layout for you
- Pull photos from one event or several
- Share as a flip-through book by link, or export a PDF
Step by step
- 1
Create an album
From your dashboard, tap + New album, name it, and pick which events contribute photos. The album opens in the editor with all those photos in the side panel.
- 2
Lay out the pages
Drag photos onto page slots. Each template — single hero, polaroid, side-caption, calendar and more — auto-crops to fit. Click a photo to fine-tune the crop.
- 3
Style the book
Open Tweaks to choose a theme, typography, paper texture, accent colour or backdrop. Changes preview instantly and save automatically.
- 4
Or auto-curate it
Short on time? Use Reset & auto-curate and Picsta builds the whole layout for you with varied templates, themed pages and chapter dividers for multi-event albums.
- 5
Share it or export a PDF
Share the album as a flip-through book by link (or with a PIN), or download it as a PDF for a portable backup or offline contact sheet.
Frequently asked questions
Can I pull photos from more than one event into a book?
Yes. When you create an album you choose which events contribute, and multi-event albums get chapter dividers between them.
I don't want to design it by hand — is there a shortcut?
Yes. Auto-curate rebuilds the entire layout for you using varied page templates and themed typography. Note it replaces any custom edits, so use it before fine-tuning by hand.
Can people view the book without an app?
Yes. An album link opens into the immersive flip-through book viewer in the browser; recipients can also close the book to see the regular photo grid.
Can I get a PDF of the book?
Yes. From the album page, Download PDF renders the album as printable pages and downloads it to your device.
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