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title: Introduction
description: asemb.ly is a photo book app with designer-made templates. Create a book, edit it, and order a printed copy.
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asemb.ly is a photo book app. The books use designer-made templates: Chronicle, Atoll, Vista, and Terra. You add your own photos, edit the book, and order a printed copy in the app.

The app is at [asemb.ly](https://asemb.ly). The public site is [www.asemb.ly](https://www.asemb.ly).

## What you can do

- [Create a free account](/getting-started) and open a demo book or start a new one
- [Pick a template](/templates)
- [Edit photos, layouts, text, colors, and pages](/editing)
- [Order a printed book](/ordering) that ships to the United States
- [See your books and orders](/account)
- [Connect an assistant you already use](/mcp)

asemb.ly runs no AI models. Auto-layout only arranges photos you add. It never creates images. If you want an assistant to help edit a book, you connect one you already use.

[Create a free account](https://asemb.ly/?utm_source=docs)