Unlock your creative potential with Canon's printing apps and software

Printing can help you achieve so much, from expressing your creativity in exciting new ways to conquering your admin backlog. Canon offer a range of printing apps and software, each helping you get the best out of your Canon printer, whether that's for important work documents, arts and papercraft or for bringing your precious photographs to life.

But not every app is right for every purpose or compatible with every printer, so how do you know which one to use? To help you decide which Canon application is best for your needs, we've put together this handy guide, to take you through a range of printing tasks and the apps and software that can help make them quicker, easier and more creative.

• Canon PRINT
• Canon Creative Park
• Canon PosterArtist
• Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Editor
• Canon Easy-Layout Editor
• Canon SELPHY Photo Layout
• Canon Mini Print

Compatible printers: Canon PIXMA and MAXIFY models

Compatible devices: iOS and Android

The best way to display an incredible photo is with an equally beautiful print. Likewise, printing poorly can undo all the hard work and creativity you've put into your shots, so it's important to get it right when you're turning your photography collection into a physical portfolio. When printing photos from your smartphone, the Canon PRINT app is the perfect tool to turn digital pictures into beautiful artworks. You can even use the app to check your printer's status and ink levels and ensure your prints come out perfectly every time.

Compatible printers: Supported Canon Inkjet models

Compatible devices: iOS and Android

When it comes to crafting, the only real limit is your imagination, but it helps to have a wide bank of resources at your disposal for ideas and to print out templates or designs. The Canon Creative Park app is a hub for anyone who loves papercraft, on their own or with the family. Easy to navigate and search, it features more than 4,000 free-to-use templates and designs, from cards through to origami models. Better yet, you can edit and customise designs and print them instantly from your Canon printer.

Compatible printers: Canon MegaTank, MAXIFY and PIXMA models

Compatible devices: macOS and Windows computers

While the Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Editor app can help you get the smaller admin tasks under control, for promoting your business or yourself, you'll want to use Canon PosterArtist. The web application gives you access to thousands of stock photos and design ideas to help you stand out.

Print posters, banners and flyers to catch the eye of new customers, or signage to show off your latest offers. Use the intuitive editing tools to customise the templates and create designs that reflect your business and your personality. You can even generate QR codes – ideal for giving potential customers an easy way to find out more about your services.

Compatible printers: Supported Canon PIXMA and large format models

Compatible devices: iOS and Android; macOS and Windows computers

Put all your memories with loved ones in one place by creating a collage or scrapbook of photos using the Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Editor on your smart devices and computers.

With its layout editor and range of templates, you can use Easy-PhotoPrint Editor to design printable collages, or print stickers to go straight into your scrapbook or on to the back of your phone case. You can also use the app to create calendars with your favourite photos.

This app doesn't have 'Easy' in the name for nothing – Easy-PhotoPrint Editor is simple and straightforward to use, so you can focus on designing and printing your cherished memories.

If your to-do list is looking a little cluttered, the Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Editor app can help you save time and effort by speeding up admin printing with its range of templates. If you've just kicked off a new start-up, use the business cards template to help get your name out there, or the Photo ID template to sort out your staff badges. Arranging storage? You can also use the Easy-PhotoPrint Editor's disc label templates to help organise your physical media.

Compatible printers: Canon Inkjet models

Compatible devices: Windows computers

Whether you're creating handouts for the big presentation at work, or you just need your physical documentation organised properly, the Canon Easy-Layout Editor software for Windows computers lets you arrange PDFs, word documents, images and web pages quickly and easily, so you don't need to print from multiple apps.

By allowing you to collate and organise a range of file and document types, the Easy-Layout Editor helps you save paper and time by putting everything important in one place.

Compatible printers: Canon SELPHY CP1500, SELPHY CP1300 and SELPHY Square QX10

Compatible devices: iOS and Android

If you use one of Canon's SELPHY printers, the Canon SELPHY Photo Layout app for iOS and Android is ideal for editing and having fun with your photos. It gives you numerous templates to choose from, allowing you to lay out and print single or multiple images in one go – there's even a vertical bookmark layout, so you can make your own bookmarks¹.

The app also allows you to customise your images with text, borders and stamps to make your photos truly unique. You can choose the finish of your prints, to tailor the look and feel of the final product, and print stickers for scrapbooking or customising your tech.

The SELPHY Photo Layout app also lets you add QR codes¹, which can be used to link to a webpage, online albums or videos. This is ideal when gifting images to friends and family, as you can surprise them with a whole bank of your favourite memories. As you'd expect, the SELPHY Photo Layout app is intuitive to use, and offers a quick and seamless way to print directly from your smartphone to a SELPHY printer.

Compatible printers: Canon Zoemini models

Compatible devices: iOS and Android

If you own any of the Canon Zoemini models, it's likely you'll want to personalise your instant photos. Using the Canon Mini Print app, you can express your creativity by adding seasonal stickers, frames, filters and text to your images of family, friends and adventures – ideal finishing touches before printing your sticker photos. For keen scrapbookers, the Canon Mini Print app also allows you to unleash your individuality and bring your snaps to life with doodles and notes.

The Mini Print app connects seamlessly to your camera roll and can also be linked to your social media and cloud storage accounts, allowing you to edit, personalise and print your smartphone and camera pictures too. The app can also be used to take photos using live effects and augmented reality – for selfies as unique as you are.


Written by Peter Wolinski and Claire Gillo


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