Building a catalogue creator was never the plan, but here we are. It started with a simple observation: businesses everywhere are drowning in PDFs, WhatsApp image dumps, and spreadsheets that haven't been updated since 2019. We thought there had to be a better way, and when we couldn't find one that didn't cost a fortune or require a PhD to operate, we built Photoship.
The problem with traditional catalogues is simple: they're static. You create a PDF, send it to 50 clients, and the moment you update a price or add a new product, that PDF is outdated. Now you have 50 people with wrong information and you're back to square one. We've watched businesses struggle with this for years and it never made sense.
Photoship does things differently. Upload your products once, organize them however you like, and share a link. When you update something, everyone sees the latest version. No more version_final_v3_FINAL.pdf floating around in inboxes.
The AI Part, Not Just a Buzzword
We know everyone slaps "AI-powered" on everything these days, but hear us out. The tedious part of catalogue creation isn't the design, it's the data entry. Uploading 200 product images and manually typing names, descriptions, and prices is soul-crushing work. Our AI handles the heavy lifting. It looks at your images, extracts text, identifies products, and fills in the details. You review, tweak if needed, and move on. Hours of work compressed into minutes.
Does it get everything right? Not always, we're honest about that. But it gets you 80% there, and the remaining 20% is a lot easier than starting from zero.
Free For Now, Because We're Still Figuring Things Out
Photoship is currently free to use. No credit card, no trial period, no surprise charges. We're in the early days and we'd rather have people using the product and giving us feedback than worrying about payment flows. At some point we'll introduce paid plans, but when we do, it'll be straightforward and fair. No one likes hidden fees and we don't plan to be that company.
If you've been managing catalogues the old way and it's been driving you slightly insane, give Photoship a try. Worst case, you waste 10 minutes. Best case, you wonder why you didn't do this sooner.