A little girl in a party hat blowing out birthday candles

Baby’s first year

A first-year book where every photo plays

The first laugh, the first steps, the first birthday candles: each photo plays the video you took of it. Point a phone at the page and they’re that age again. No app, no QR codes.

Try it free with one of your own photos →Your first five Popcodes are free. No card needed.

How it works

You already have the videos on your phone. This puts each one with its photo.

Pick the year’s photos

Lay out a photo book, a board book or a calendar in your browser.

Link the clips

Choose the video for each photo, or record a voice note: their first word, a lullaby.

We print and ship it

It arrives with its own short address, like popcode.app/baby-june.

Point a phone at it

Grandparents, aunts and, one day, the baby: open the address, point the camera, and it plays.

Ways to keep the first year

Every one of these can play video or voice. Prices are on each product’s page in the Shop.

Also: baby’s first Christmas ornament, framed prints for the nursery. See everything in the Shop →

First-year ideas

  • Month by month. One photo a month for twelve months, each playing that month’s best clip.
  • Firsts: laugh, food, steps, word, birthday, each with its moment.
  • Voices for later. Record a message to them now that they can hear when they’re older.
  • For grandparents far away, a calendar or book so they can watch the baby grow.
  • Baby’s first Christmas ornament that plays their first giggle.

Also: a gift for grandparents that plays video · photo books that play videos

Questions

Does the person looking need an app?

No. They open the short popcode.app address printed on the piece in their phone’s web browser, allow the camera, and point it at the photo. It works on iPhone and Android, with nothing to download and no account to make.

Can a photo play a voice recording instead of a video?

Yes. Any photo can play a video clip or an audio recording, like the baby babbling or a song you sing them.

Is the board book sturdy enough for a baby?

It’s a real 6×6″ board book: a front cover and 18 square pages of laminated chipboard, made for little hands.

How long do the videos stay online?

Every Popcode comes with five years of hosting from the day you make it. Before that runs out, we email you so you can renew it or download your photos and videos. Nothing is switched off without a word from us first.

Can I change a video after it’s printed?

Yes. The print stays the same, but you can swap what any photo plays from your Popcode account at any time.

What does it cost?

You pay for the printed product; the videos linked to anything you buy from the Popcode Shop are free and unlimited. To add videos to photos you already have, your first five are free; see Pricing.

Do you ship in the US?

Yes. Popcode is a US company and ships to addresses across the United States.

Make their first year play

Start a photo book or board book, or try it first with one photo and one clip.