What Is Funeral Program Maker?
Funeral Program Maker turns your details and photos into a print-ready funeral program PDF. Review every page before you pay, then print locally the same day.
A funeral program is the printed guide your guests hold during a service. It answers the quiet questions: what happens next, who is speaking, which reading they are about to hear. Long after the service ends, many families keep it.
Funeral Program Maker builds that program for you. You choose a template, enter the details once, and download a print-ready PDF. A local print shop can produce it the same day.
This page explains what the tool produces, how the process works, and what it costs.
What you get
A finished file, not a design project. You supply the words and the photos. The page structure, the layout, and the print settings are already in place.
Every program is a high-resolution PDF sized for US Letter paper (8.5 × 11 in). It prints double-sided and folds in half on the short edge. Two program pages sit on each sheet.
Three formats are available:
- 4-page program — cover, a life remembered page, the order of service, and a reading.
- Trifold program — six panels on one sheet, folded twice.
- 8-page booklet — eight pages, including a tributes page and a six-photo family memories wall.
The template library holds nine designs today. Each one is a complete layout, not a blank canvas. Styles run from scenic and floral to traditional and collage. You can browse the full library, or start from a format page for 4-page, trifold, or 8-page programs.
Two service structures come built in. The Catholic Funeral Mass and the Homegoing structure each prefill a ten-part order of service. You can edit, reorder, or remove any line.
What a program holds
A program carries the facts of a life and the shape of the service. The template decides where each part sits, so you fill slots instead of arranging a page.
The templates cover:
- The full name and the life dates, on the cover
- A life remembered page, with a short text and a photograph
- The service details: date, time, place, and officiant
- The order of service, listed line by line
- A reading, chosen from presets or written by you
- A tributes page, where family and friends add a short remembrance
Leave any part empty if the service does not need it. A short service may need only a cover, an order of service, and one reading.
How it works
Three steps take you from an empty template to a printable file. You enter each fact once. The tool places it into every section that needs it.
Step 1: Choose a template
Open the template library and pick a design. Choose the format at the same time: 4-page, trifold, or 8-page. The page structure arrives complete, with slots for names, dates, photos, readings, and the order of service.
Step 2: Enter your details once
Type the name, the life dates, and the service details. Add the readings and the order of service. Upload photographs for the cover and the interior pages.
The editor places each entry into the correct section. A date you type on the cover appears again on the service page. You do not retype it.
Step 3: Review, check, and download
Walk through every page in the editor. When the program reads the way you want it to, download the file and take it to a print shop.
You review every page before you pay
The editor renders the complete program at every stage. You see all pages, not only the cover.
The preview carries a watermark until you purchase. Everything else is final: the text, the photographs, the layout, and the page order. You decide whether the program is right before any money moves.
That order matters. Most tools in this category ask for payment before they show you the finished document. A funeral program is not a file you can easily return, and the service date does not move.
The AI writes the obituary from your facts
The obituary writer drafts text from facts you enter and confirm. It does not invent biography.
You supply the details: names, dates, places, work, and the people who mattered. The tool drafts an obituary from those facts. You edit the draft. Nothing reaches the program without your review.
The AI obituary writer is free and open. Use it on its own, or send the draft straight into a program you are already building.
Check the file before you print
The PDF checker inspects the file you plan to print and reports what it finds. It examines the page count, the page size, the text layer, and the images.
Upload a PDF to the free PDF checker. If the file fails a check, the page explains what to fix and links back to the editor.
Print locally, the same day
The PDF is built for a standard printer and a standard sheet of paper. You are not tied to a mail-order service or a multi-day turnaround.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Paper | Letter (8.5 × 11 in) |
| Double-sided | |
| Layout | Two pages per sheet |
| Fold | Half-fold on the short edge |
| Trim | Standard margins |
A print notes page ships with the file. It tells the person at the counter what to do, in the order they need to do it. You can print at home, at a copy shop, or at the funeral home.
What it costs
You pay once for the file you download. There is no subscription, no account, and no charge per copy.
- Print-ready PDF — $19.99. One format of your choice, with the print notes.
- 8-page booklet — $39.99. The longer format, with the tributes page and the family memories wall.
The price appears before checkout, and it does not change afterward. The refund policy states the terms in full.
Your photos stay private
Nothing you upload is published, shared, or indexed. There are no public galleries and no share links.
Photographs are held in private storage and served only to your own session. Only you can open the program while you build it. No account is required to download the finished file.
Who uses it
Families planning a service, most of all. The tool fits the person who has three days, a folder of photographs, and no experience with layout software.
It also fits the people who help them: a sibling coordinating from another state, a friend handling the printing, or a funeral director who wants a family to arrive with the program already drafted.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an account?
No. You can build and download a program without registering. An account is only useful if you want to keep your files in one place.
Can I print at home?
Yes. The file is sized for Letter paper and prints double-sided on any home printer. A copy shop will produce a cleaner result, and the print notes tell them what to set.
Which format should I choose?
Choose the 4-page program for a short service and a small guest list. Choose the trifold when guests read the program as they arrive. Choose the 8-page booklet when several people will speak and you want photographs of the family.
Is the obituary writer free?
Yes. The AI obituary writer costs nothing and needs no account.
Can I make changes before I buy?
Yes. Edit the program in the browser as many times as you need. The watermark stays until you purchase, so the file you download carries the final version.
Start with a template
Open the template library and choose a design. Add your details. Review every page. Download the file when it reads the way you want it to.
If you would rather begin with the words, the free obituary writer is open now.