How does the year-in-review card maker work?
- Add one photo from the year — it stays on your device the whole time.
- Type whose year it was (“Maya”, “The Fishers”, or leave it and it says “My year”), and check the year.
- Download the PDF, print it at 100 percent on A4 or US Letter, and fill the lines in by hand.
One page, about a minute. The card is finished when you print it — the lines are meant for handwriting, because the best moment of the year is not something to type in December and forget.
What prints on the page?
| Part | What is there |
|---|---|
| Top | The year in large type with “in review” — computed when you make the card, flanked by fireworks |
| Name line | “Maya’s year”, “The Fishers’ year” — typed by you, or “My year” if left empty |
| Middle | Your photo, cover-cropped into a 150 × 100 mm frame |
| Below | Four fill-in lines: the best moment, something learned, the funniest thing that happened, and what next year should bring |
| Bottom | Room to spare for a handwritten signature or the date it was made |
The year is never a fixed number in a template. A card made in late 2026 reviews 2026 and its last line asks about 2027; the sellers’ “2025 Year in Review” PDFs go stale every January and get re-listed — a generator does not.
Who is the card for?
Two kinds of makers, both welcome here:
- Families — a child’s memory page for the fridge or a school scrapbook: one photo from the school trip, the year, and lines the child fills in. Alongside the kids’ resolution sheet it is the New Year’s table’s paper half.
- Anyone who wants the recap on paper — one photo, one page, filled in by hand. The big recap apps do the scrolling version; this is the version that goes on the wall.
If one page is not enough, the same camera roll makes the twelve-page year-in-review book — one photo per month — and the 2027 photo calendar puts one above each month of the new year. All three sit together on the New Year printables page, and the card belongs to the same family as the photo gifts.
Printing notes
- Print at 100 percent or “actual size”, never “fit to page” — the frame and the photo box shrink with everything else.
- Plain paper is fine; the card also looks good on slightly heavier stock.
- The frame and lines are black on white — a mono printer loses nothing, and the photo prints as a black-and-white photo, which suits older pictures well.
- HEIC photos from an iPhone convert first with HEIC to JPG — on the device, like everything else here.
Questions
Is this year-in-review card really free?
Yes — no email form, no account, no watermark. The usual sources for one-page year-in-review sheets are paid Etsy and Teachers Pay Teachers PDFs or Twinkl templates behind an account (read 27 September 2026); here you add the photo and print.
How is this different from a year-in-review book?
The book is many pages — one photo per month, joined into a twelve-page PDF. The card is one page: one photo, the year, and lines to fill in by hand. The book is for sitting and leafing; the card is for the fridge door, a school folder, or the New Year's table.
Which year prints on the card?
The year being reviewed, computed when you press the button: made in the autumn or over New Year it is the year now ending, made after New Year it is the year that just finished — and the last fill-in line already names the following year. You can change the year one step either side if you are planning ahead or making a late one.
What do I write on the lines?
Whatever the year was: the best moment, something learned, the funniest thing that happened, and one thing wanted from next year. The lines are dotted, so they work filled in by hand after printing — children included, which is why the card works as a kids' memory page too.
Which photo works best?
One picture that carries the year on its own — the holiday, the new dog, the whole family. The crop is centred, so the subject wants to be in the middle. Wider photos lose their edges; crop first if someone important stands at the side.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. The crop, the layout and the PDF are all computed in your browser, and no request carries the photo or the name. Closing the tab erases everything.