Whether you’re looking to save precious memories in an album, tell your story with beautiful pictures or simply present your photos in an eye-catching way, photo book maker software is a great choice. It makes the whole process fast, easy and fun, without limiting your creative freedom in any way.

Some of the photo book makers on this list offer a wide range of templates and layouts, while others specialize in a specific category of photo books like holidays, baby, weddings or travel. For example, Mixbook has dozens of fun templates on different themes, and Shutterfly’s easy-to-use site offers plenty of occasion templates and options for photo sizes and covers.

Another feature of some photo book maker programs is their ability to automatically create a book draft for you that you can edit page by page. This can be a real time-saver, especially if you’re making a photo book on a particular trip or event. For example, Printique has a smart assistant that sorts images by date taken or file name and automatically puts together a book draft in minutes.

You can also make your own custom-designed photo book from scratch with a few of these services, such as Canva, Adobe Express and Pixlr X. These programs have advanced editing capabilities, including tools for adding text and clip art, adjusting fonts, color palettes and more. They also support HEIF, which is Apple’s new image format, and let you upload your own photographs from your computer or social media accounts.