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Drawing of a Pressbook circle on iPhone, with the wedding collage Jules shared, and the Circles widget beside it

ReleaseOctober 13, 2026

Pressbook 1.3.9: Circles, the Mac, and iPhone Duo

Circles are a private place for a few people, shared both ways through iCloud. Pressbook runs on the Mac with a sidebar and a desk, and an open iPhone Duo turns an album into a two-page spread.

Aug 6, 2026Release

Pressbook 1.2.8: One Share Panel, Reels, Private or Public

One Share panel for albums, collages, and carousels. Reels from collages and carousels. Private invites with comments, or a public link for reactions only.

Couple on a sofa looking at a phone together, screen facing them

Jul 17, 2026Release

Pressbook 1.2.2: Rebuilt Album Engine, Chapters, and Fullness Slider

Chapters that follow time and place, a fullness slider that changes page count live, and a cleaner path from camera roll to finished album - all on-device.

Pressbook's fullness slider: bars for one to nine photos a page with the fifth lit, above a slider from airy through balanced to packed, and the readout About 34 pages, 96 photos.

Jul 12, 2026Release

Pressbook 1.2.1: Live Layout Previews for Collages and Carousels

The Pressbook layout picker for collages and carousels now opens with a large live preview and a filmstrip of every layout, plus favorites, recents, and recolorable doodle stickers.