BookSmart
BookSmart by Blurb is a design and publishing tool for creating professional photo books, yearbooks, and print projects directly on your Mac. It provides an intuitive drag-and-drop interface with customizable layouts, templates, and design tools that let you arrange photos, add text, and format pages without needing advanced design skills. The app integrates with Blurb's printing and publishing services, allowing users to preview their work and order physical printed copies. It's primarily used by photographers, memory keepers, students creating yearbooks, and anyone wanting to self-publish polished photo books with minimal effort.
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1 suggestionBookSmart is no longer actively maintained on macOS. The app appears to have been discontinued as a desktop application; Blurb's support page references "Is BookSmart Still Supported?" as a FAQ topic, and the latest desktop version requires older macOS compatibility (10.5+). However, Blurb offers a native Apple Silicon–compatible app on the App Store: BookSmart (ID 6670158957), which requires macOS 12.0 or later and is explicitly compatible with Apple Silicon Macs (M1 or later). This iOS/macOS app version is actively maintained and represents the modern replacement for the legacy desktop application. If you need a native desktop alternative for photo book creation, consider Aperture (if you have it from older purchases) or modern alternatives like Adobe InDesign, Affinity Publisher, or free tools like Canva and Pixlr—though none match BookSmart's specific simplicity for photo books.
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