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Get Carded: The Best Apps for Sending Paper Greetings

E-cards are fine, of course, but nothing compares to the delight and surprise of receiving good-old-fashioned paper cards in the mail. There’s something about printed postcards and letters that just feel more personal, more thoughtful, and more real than digital greetings. Luckily, there’s a growing crop of smart, well-designed pixels-to-paper apps to help create and send personalized snail mail cards that show how much you really care. Flip through our picks of the best printed card apps that are anything but fuddy-duddy.

Postagram

Available in 15 languages, Postagram lets users turn their Facebook, Instagram or smartphone camera roll pics into high-quality postcards that can be snail mailed to friends and family. With the addition of optional 140-character messages, Postagrams are like social media posts come to life. The app features new card templates that change seasonally, with prints starting at $0.99 per card for domestic delivery and $1.99 for international destinations. Postcard recipients can pop out photos from the cards as 3x3-inch prints.

Free app for iOS and Android

What’s your favorite pixel-to-print photo app? Tell us in the comments below!

—Kipp Jarecke-Cheng