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I Made a Mini PhotozineMaker (It's Free)

You can try it on mobile browser or desktop.

Update 5/20/2026: Now available in the App Store :)

The people yearn for mini photozines!

I love making and sharing 8-page mini zines made from 1 sheet of A4 paper. They are easy to make and share in person and by mail. People go wild for them. : )

They are the epitome of lo-fi indie/DIY publishing, but can actually be tricky to create in layout programs. So I made a little web app that makes the A4 layout as easy as choosing a title and 8 photos from your camera roll.

It exports to JPG or PDF — ready to print.

You are welcome to try the alpha here at PHOTOZINEMAKER.COM.

(It runs in your browser and doesn’t save data.)

And here’s my folding demo on YouTube if you’re interested.

Enjoy and let me know if you love or hate it. :)

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66 responses to “I Made a Mini PhotozineMaker (It's Free)”

  1. Cedric Avatar
    Cedric

    Very good idea. I was thinking of trying something like that, but base it on an A3 sheet, printer as photo archival paper. A bit like matching simple and temporary, and permanent. But I’ll give it a go with your app. Thanks.

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      I like it! And thank you. I love your thinking behind the approach. :)

      Reply
  2. Chuck Marshall Avatar
    Chuck Marshall

    Wow!! Cool!!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thanks Chuck!

      Reply
  3. Steve Young Avatar
    Steve Young

    Thanks for the share. Will let you know how it goes!!!!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Excellent! Thanks Steve : )

      Reply
  4. Fran Katerbaum Avatar
    Fran Katerbaum

    This looks epic and I’m totally going to give this a go! Thanks for the inspiration 📸

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Fran! Hope you enjoy it :)

      Reply
  5. søren k. harbel Avatar
    søren k. harbel

    Very cool!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Søren!

      Reply
  6. KewtieBird’s Photo Journey Avatar
    KewtieBird’s Photo Journey

    Ooooo! Brava!!!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thanks dear Kewtie :)

      Reply
  7. The Bard of Tysoe Avatar
    The Bard of Tysoe

    Thank you so much! What a brilliant idea; and so beautifully implemented!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Bard! :)

      Reply
  8. Todd Haughton Avatar
    Todd Haughton

    Very cool – thanks for sharing!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Todd! :)

      Reply
  9. Marcel Borgstijn Avatar
    Marcel Borgstijn

    Great. I have made several minizines with this folding way. Turning it into an app is a great idea.

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Marcel! I appreciate it. : )

      Reply
  10. George Slade Avatar
    George Slade

    Couldn’t be more effective/efficient and pleasing, thank you so much!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      I really appreciate this — thank you George! Glad you like it :)

      Reply
  11. Leon Goossens Avatar
    Leon Goossens

    Cool and briljant idea!! Much easier than my Apple Pages template. I will give this a go 👊

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Leon! I’d love to see your zine. : )

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      1. Leon Goossens Avatar
        Leon Goossens

        I’m already working on it. The PDF is ready. But first I need a new printer cartridge…. ;-)

      2. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
        JILL.PHOTOS

        So close! :)

      3. Leon Goossens Avatar
        Leon Goossens

        Yes…. You still owe me my mini zine. I’ll print it next week.

      4. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
        JILL.PHOTOS

        Excellent! I look forward to seeing it. : )

  12. Sandra Boos Avatar
    Sandra Boos

    Thank you for your generosity!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Sandra! Hope you enjoy it : )

      Reply
  13. Rachel’s Photo Journey Avatar
    Rachel’s Photo Journey

    I love it so much. Thank you for sharing! 💚

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      I appreciate your words — thank you Rachel! Hope you enjoy it. :)

      Reply
  14. Mark Foard Avatar
    Mark Foard

    This is a really cool idea. Thanks for sharing, Jill.

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Mark! I appreciate the kind words.

      Reply
  15. Erica A. Wheadon Avatar
    Erica A. Wheadon

    This is honestly ingenius. I can’t wait to try it!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you, my dear! Enjoy. xx

      Reply
  16. Juliette Mansour Avatar
    Juliette Mansour

    How cool is that! I’ll give it a try someday. Well done!

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  17. Jon Metzler Avatar
    Jon Metzler

    Love this, and yes, I can see it being big in that country that loves A4 paper 🌸

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Absolutely — I love this take. :) Europe does too! I want to keep this tool ultra-simple, but mayyyy add an 8.5×11 option. And thank you. 🌸

      Reply
  18. Lin Gregory Avatar
    Lin Gregory

    Brilliant idea Jill, thanks for sharing this, thats very kind of you.

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Lin! So glad you like it. :)

      Reply
  19. Aaron Paulson Avatar
    Aaron Paulson

    Thanks for the inspiration, and the tool to make it happen.

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Happy you like it — thanks Aaron!

      Reply
  20. Chris Humphrey Avatar
    Chris Humphrey

    LOVE this! Thank you for the template

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thanks so much Chris! I hope you enjoy it. :)

      Reply
  21. JasonFreedman Avatar
    JasonFreedman

    Very cool – thanks so much for your generosity! I made two right off the bat!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Hell yeah — that’s awesome! Glad you like it :) 🌸

      Reply
  22. Susanne Helmert Avatar
    Susanne Helmert

    Brilliant idea! Will give it a try!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thanks you Susanne! Hope you enjoy it :)

      Reply
  23. Courtney Daniels Avatar
    Courtney Daniels

    I just now used your template! FUN!! Thank you for creating this, Jill! So cool. I made a recipe zine in Carolyn Yoo’s zine workshop last year and it’s so fun to give it to people!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Courtney! I’m so pleased to hear you used it and are into zines — the recipe zine sounds cool. :)

      Reply
      1. Courtney Daniels Avatar
        Courtney Daniels

        If you’d like, I’ll send you a copy! Just tell me an address! xo

      2. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
        JILL.PHOTOS

        Thanks Courtney! That would be amazing actually. :) I’ll DM you.

  24. tobias james Avatar
    tobias james

    looks wonderful. I will be sharing this with my students and will be happy to share any results!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Wow! That’s amazing — it makes me so happy to think of students using it. Thank you so very much Tobias. I’d love to see any results. :)

      Reply
  25. Gettin' Some ~ Jim Golden Avatar
    Gettin’ Some ~ Jim Golden

    AWESOME! TY

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thanks so much Jim! : )

      Reply
  26. Bruno Espadana Avatar
    Bruno Espadana

    I love this!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thanks Bruno! Happy to hear it.

      Reply
  27. Leigha Avatar
    Leigha

    This is really quite fanciful and fun!

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Yes! Three cheers for fanciful. :) Thank you Leigha — happy to hear it.

      Reply
  28. Cynthia Lee Avatar
    Cynthia Lee

    Very cool

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you Cynthia!

      Reply
  29. J. Boussontié Avatar
    J. Boussontié

    That is fantastic. Thank you for sharing this. Such a wonderful idea 😁

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thank you J! Glad you like it. :)

      Reply
  30. Evan Schwanke Avatar
    Evan Schwanke

    This is really fun! Thank you

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    1. JILL.PHOTOS Avatar
      JILL.PHOTOS

      Thanks Evan! Glad you like it :(

      Reply
  31. stupid co Avatar
    stupid co

    Ooooh

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