The first step to digital scrapbooking is choosing and installing the right software for you. There are three main things to consider when choosing your digital scrapbooking software. The good news is many of the top software brands offer a free trial. I show you links to those later in this article. First I want you to think about what will be important to you as a digital scrapbooker.

1. How much time and money do have to devote to digital scrapbooking? The more advanced the program, the more it will cost and the longer it will take to learn.
2. Are you interested in being able to edit, adjust and crop your photos before adding them to your pages? If so you will want a photo editing software, not just a digital scrapbooking software.
3. How creative do you want to get? Do you truly want to create something of your own or is adding your own pictures and text to already stunning pages good enough. If the later is true a program with ready made pages may be the way to go.

If you already know the answers to these questions check out our review section for the basics of each program. If not, it is time to get your hands dirty. As I said before most top photo editing/digital scrapbooking programs offer free trials. Below are links to the actual downloads and our tutorials to help you with the process.

SmileBox Free Trial
SmileBox Free Trial Tutorial

Scrapbook Max Free Trial
Scrapbook Max Free Trial Tutorial

Adobe Photoshop Free Trial
Adobe Photoshop Free Trial Tutorial