Postcard Maker

Use a short headline, a readable note, and a signature.

Create a printable two-sided postcard with a picture-side design, a separate message, and an address-side guide with a stamp area. Pick a finished 4 × 6 inch or 5 × 7 inch card in landscape or portrait, then choose a simple theme and optionally add one local image. The maker previews each side independently and exports a front PNG, back PNG, or a real two-page PDF at the selected physical size. Your words, recipient details, address lines, and image remain in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

How to make a printable postcard

  1. 1

    Design the picture side

    Add a short headline, note, and signature. Optionally select a small PNG, JPEG, or WebP image that stays in browser memory.

  2. 2

    Write the back separately

    Enter a message, recipient name, and address lines. The back includes a visible divider and stamp area as a layout guide.

  3. 3

    Choose, export, and proof

    Choose 4 × 6 or 5 × 7 inches, landscape or portrait, then download two PNGs or a paired two-page PDF. Print a proof before using card stock.

Design the two sides as different jobs

A postcard has a small picture-side composition and a practical writing side. Keep the front focused: one headline, one short note, and a signature are usually easier to read than a paragraph. The back is deliberately separate, with room for your message on one half and a recipient and address guide on the other. The stamp square and address area are visual guides only. They do not check delivery rules, postal prices, weight, thickness, barcode clearance, or whether a card can be mailed.

Choose the physical card size before exporting. The PNG and PDF use 300 pixels per inch for the chosen dimensions, while the PDF also declares its actual page media. Both are useful, but a correctly sized file cannot compensate for a printer that scales to fit. In the print dialog, select actual size or 100% when that option is available, then compare the proof with a ruler.

Finished card Front and back PNG Two-page PDF media Practical note
4 × 6 in landscape 1800 × 1200 px 432 × 288 pt Common photo-card proportion
4 × 6 in portrait 1200 × 1800 px 288 × 432 pt Back guide rotates along the long edge
5 × 7 in landscape 2100 × 1500 px 504 × 360 pt Larger writing and image area
5 × 7 in portrait 1500 × 2100 px 360 × 504 pt Back guide rotates along the long edge

Export honestly, then test your printer

The paired PDF is a genuine two-page document: page one is the front and page two is the address and message back. It does not simply rename a PNG. The tool also offers separate PNG files if a print shop asks for individual sides. On portrait cards, the whole back layout turns so the address guide follows the longer card edge; turn a proof in your hands before deciding how to feed it into a printer.

These exports are finished-size design drafts, not press-ready preflight packages. They do not add bleed, crop marks, a CMYK profile, embedded production fonts, or printer-specific alignment correction. The tool also makes no claim about postage, mailing eligibility, or a particular postal rate. In particular, a 5 × 7 inch card can have different postal treatment from a smaller card depending on the country, thickness, and other rules. Use your local postal service and printer instructions for those decisions.

Your text is stored only in this browser session so the four-step workflow can retain it. It is not placed in a funnel link or sent through Livewire. A selected image uses a browser object URL in memory and must be chosen again after moving between funnel pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Choose a finished 4 × 6 inch or 5 × 7 inch postcard in landscape or portrait. The PNG canvas is 300 pixels per inch, and the paired PDF uses matching physical page dimensions.

Yes. The PDF contains the picture front as its first page and the message and address back as its second page. You can also download the two sides as individual PNG files.

No. It is only a local visual layout guide with a stamp area. The maker does not validate mailing eligibility, postage, thickness, address standards, barcode space, or printer requirements.

No. The export is the finished 4 × 6 or 5 × 7 inch card size. It does not add bleed, crop marks, a CMYK profile, or printer-specific alignment correction. Print one proof before using card stock or a print service.

You can add one optional PNG, JPEG, or WebP image up to 750 KB. It appears on the front and stays only in browser memory. SVG files and remote image URLs are not accepted.

No. Your message, recipient name, and address are stored only in the current browser session so they can survive the local funnel pages. They are never put in the URL or sent through Livewire. The optional image stays in memory and is never uploaded.

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