Catalog Machine ‑ PDF & Online
The reviews are overwhelmingly positive about Catalog Machine’s ability to create catalogs and lookbooks from Shopify products. Many merchants praise its flexibility, wide range of templates and design tools, strong import/automation features, and support for large catalogs with many products and variants. Customers also frequently mention that the app is cost-effective compared with alternatives, easy enough to use once the basics are understood, and especially valuable for businesses that need printed catalogs, wholesale materials, or searchable product showrooms. Support is a major strength in the positive reviews, with multiple users highlighting fast, helpful, and personalized assistance, plus useful documentation and webinars. The main negatives center on onboarding, trial/upgrade friction, and occasional technical or usability issues. A few reviewers found the app confusing at first, noted that it can take time to learn, or felt it was not the right fit for their workflow. Some mention lag, limitations in styling, and awkward handling of child catalogs or automation details. There is also at least one strongly negative review about misleading trial messaging and poor initial responsiveness, though another follow-up review indicates the support team eventually replied and helped resolve the issue. Overall, the feedback suggests a powerful, feature-rich app with excellent support, balanced by a learning curve and some rough edges in the user experience.
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I use catalog machine to create a physical printout of my webshop whenever I present my products at a tradeshow. I like the different layout templates and the app functions well with Shopify. Most important to me is their quick and helpful support service. They get back to you within a few hours and continue to help Until your issue is solved
misleading and unclear, why do you post its a trial when its obviously not
Dear Que Shebley, I'm so sorry for the confusion about our trial plans. We've just updated our listing to make things clearer! If you'd like personalized help and an extended free trial to test things out, please reach out to [email protected]. We're always looking to improve based on your feedback.
Great app! Allowed us to create a catalog with all of our Shopify products. Customizable but not too complicated. Way more cost effective than other systems we checked out - Responsive and helpful team!
There are a lot of catalogue builders on the app store. We tried most of them. This one is by far the best. It provides outstanding control over every single detail. It is the only app we found that satisfies all our requirements. It appears expensive compared to the others, but it is well worth it. The only caveat is it is so flexible you need to invest 10 min reading the docs. If you dive straight in, you will miss a lot of powerful features.
Just signed up as a new customer. Needed some assistance in getting started. Paul helped me through every step of the process. Would highly recommend this app to anyone making catalogs.
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