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A transparent changelog for PhotoBookLab

What shipped, what improved, and what we are focusing on next. We use this page to keep product progress visible without turning roadmap ideas into fake launch claims.

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Recent updates

Short, user-facing notes about real product progress. We keep roadmap work separate until it becomes concrete enough to be useful.

Dedicated photo book guides, a richer blog, and clearer comparisons

Every photo book type now has its own guide page with real answers. We refreshed the blog with practical tutorials and honest comparison articles. And articles now connect to each other so you can follow a thread naturally.

  • Every photo book type — family yearbook, baby first year, wedding album, travel, pet, graduation — now has its own dedicated guide page. Each one explains what the AI does with your photos, who it is for, how many photos to upload, and answers the real questions people actually ask.
  • Refreshed the blog list and published new tutorial posts — practical guides like how to make a family photo book, honest comparisons like wedding album vs photo book, and helpful checklists for choosing the best photos for each occasion.
  • New comparison guide: AI Photo Book Maker vs Traditional. If you have ever wondered whether an AI-generated album can match one you build by hand, this walks through the tradeoffs honestly — speed, creative control, and when each approach makes sense.
  • New roundup covering the best AI photo book approaches — digital-first, print-first, and hybrid workflows — so you can choose what fits instead of guessing.
  • Blog articles now open with a friendly summary that tells you what you will learn and whether the article is right for you — no more reading halfway through before realizing it is not what you needed.
  • Articles now link naturally to related guides and photo book type pages, so you can follow a thread from "how to make a family yearbook" to "should relatives contribute" without starting over.
  • Homepage scenario sections now link directly to their full guide pages — tap the title to read everything about that photo book type.
  • Pricing page now includes a real FAQ section and clear plan comparisons.

Homepage redesign, smarter page layouts, and per-page content editing

A major quality update that makes the homepage feel like a real product, improves how album pages look, and lets you edit every page's text and photos before generating.

  • New homepage with 7 visual scenarios — family yearbook, baby, wedding, travel, graduation, pet, and everyday — replacing the old Kyoto-only hero.
  • Album pages now use real photo-book layouts: covers get titles only, chapter pages drop captions, grid/collage pages show multiple photos instead of one.
  • Content Refinement step now lets you expand any page and edit its title, caption, and photo assignment directly.
  • Design step shows a visual page mockup and layout timeline instead of just color swatches and text descriptions.
  • Grid and collage pages now reliably show 3–4 photos instead of falling back to a single-photo template.
  • Font sizes now scale to the album page container instead of the browser window, so text looks like a real photo book at any screen size.
  • Output page now explains what sharing does and notes that download and print export are coming soon.

Clearer product updates and a more transparent public roadmap

We added a public updates page so families can see what has actually shipped, what improved, and what we are focusing on next.

  • Added a dedicated public changelog page at /changelog.
  • Made it easier to find updates from the footer, contact page, and account support area.
  • Started separating shipped product changes from broader roadmap ideas more clearly.

Stronger create-to-review-to-editor workflow

PhotoBookLab now feels more like a guided workspace than a single generate screen.

  • Improved the guided create flow with brief, outline, content, and design planning steps before final generation.
  • Kept review, editor, and output as distinct workspaces so each step is easier to understand.
  • Made page-level AI edits preview-first, so changes can be reviewed before they are applied.

Better private sharing and output controls

Shared albums are more practical for real families who want privacy and simple delivery options.

  • Added share-link management in a dedicated output workspace.
  • Improved support for password-protected links and link expiry controls.
  • Kept public viewer routes separate from the private app workspace for a cleaner sharing experience.

Pricing, credits, and premium generation got easier to reason about

We tightened the link between generation modes, credits, and what each plan is supposed to unlock.

  • Clarified the relationship between standard and premium generation modes.
  • Improved product-side configuration for credits, entitlements, and billing behavior.
  • Added better support for premium page-level regenerate and visual edit actions.

What we are actively working on

These are current areas of focus, not promises with a fixed launch date.

  • Video clips, voice notes, and music layers that feel native to a family album.
  • Co-authoring workflows that let relatives contribute without making the album chaotic.
  • More trust surfaces around privacy, consent, and what happens to uploaded originals.