fotobuch

Spec sheet

Purpose

fotobuch automatically turns images into print-ready photobook layouts for professional printing services.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The maker recommends the app for everyone and describes the CLI as suited to power users.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

The maker lists pre-built binaries for Linux, Windows, and macOS with Apple Silicon.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Integrations

The maker suggests using VS Code with the Typst Preview extension to see layout updates live, and names Saal Digital as an example print service.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The program is free software under the GNU Affero General Public License, version 3 or later.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maker

The maker’s GitHub profile is named EddyXorb.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Commercial licensing

The README asks users to contact the maker to discuss a commercial license for uses such as integrating fotobuch into a paid service or product.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Export

The app exports a print-ready 300-DPI PDF, and the README says the resulting PDF is self-contained.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

GUI and CLI

Users can arrange pages in a graphical app or automate book creation with a scriptable command-line interface.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended user

The maker describes fotobuch as a hobby project built to address their own workflow for arranging thousands of photos into printed books.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Layout

The layout keeps photo aspect ratios intact and preserves reading order from top-left to bottom-right.Read 11 Oct 2026 · eddyxorb.github.io

Layout controls

Users can adjust photo weights, rearrange pages manually, and keep photos grouped by event or folder.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Many-photo books

It is designed for photobooks with many images per page, which the maker says can be tedious to lay out by hand.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Metadata

The app can optionally add titles and an appendix with photo metadata generated from EXIF data.Read 11 Oct 2026 · eddyxorb.github.io

Notable design constraint

The README describes fotobuch as supporting one opinionated design philosophy for many-image photobooks.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Original photos

The documentation says fotobuch reads source photos to create cached copies and does not modify the originals.Read 11 Oct 2026 · eddyxorb.github.io

Photo grouping

Photos from the same event can be kept together, and users can assign more space to important photos.Read 11 Oct 2026 · eddyxorb.github.io

Photo treatment

The layout engine preserves each photo's aspect ratio and does not crop or distort images.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Project files

A photo book project is stored as a YAML file and a Typst template tracked by Git.Read 11 Oct 2026 · eddyxorb.github.io

Project history

Changes are version-controlled in a Git repository inside the project folder, with history inspection and undo support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Rendering engine

fotobuch generates Typst source files and uses the Typst compiler to render the final PDF.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Photo Book Software#22 of 327.5