The Print Shop

It was unique in that it provided libraries of clip art and templates through a simple interface to build signs, posters and banners with household dot-matrix printers.

[1] Designed by David Balsam and programmed by Martin Kahn, it became one of the most popular Apple II titles of all time.

's reviewer called the Commodore 64 version of The Print Shop "one of the best thought out, easiest to use packages I've come across", reporting that he did not need to use the manual to produce his first greeting cards.

[7] Agreeing on the documentation not being needed, InfoWorld concluded that The Print Shop was an "easy-to-use, complete, fun" way "to do new things with your printer".

Deluxe used a new all-graphical interface still found in Print Shop programs today and allowed for the creation of calendars.

It offers new types of printed output, including CD and DVD labels and inserts, iPod skins, and photo book pages.

For macOS (formerly Mac OS X), the most recent version is 4.0, developed and published by Software MacKiev, and released in December 2017.

[14] Print Shop Deluxe was reviewed in the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Guide Book where it was praised for "produc[ing] high-quality greeting-cards, signs, stationery, banners, calendars, gift tags and posters".