Hallmark Studio Greeting Card program not working on my iMac after updating to Sequoia 15.3

Dang!! Sorry -didn’t even look at that - sorry - I got it ( Mac version) for $19 -I did get the link thru customer service ( it was the first link I posted -

maybe email them & ask why the price increase ?

Buyer beware. Last year’s offer was for two versions, Windows and Mac. The “Deluxe” was Windows and wasn’t Apple-compatible. That may be the case this year also. The Deluxe has accessory software that perhaps is the extra $10 readers are seeing; they are optional - the base offer is $19; with extras $29. Nowhere in the new ad did I see a clarification about Mac compatibility. Last year there was a separate emailed offer for a Mac version, but though unlikely, it’s possible the latest rendering was made to work with either system.

Backup options and guarantees are extra cost. So be vigilant about precisely what you are ordering.

Program has been working but today I get the message that I must be connected to the internet which I am for all other apps. Anyone see this issue? I'm presently on Tahoe 26.1. Perhaps an issue on Hallmark end. I sent a ticket to them.

I downloaded the Mac V23, and it’s awful. I’ve worked with it all morning; cannot review text as we could in the older version, freezes and crashes. Really disappointed. I’m going to request a refund.

Ok, but at least both versions work on both Sequoia and Tahoe. That's something.

Agree, Hallmark uses a Windows outfit (Avanquest) struggling with Apple. There are so many good Apple developers that could whip out a great look and feel Apple app. All they would need is access to the Hallmark pictures.

I have to backtrack on my positive response. I downloaded it, then couldn’t get it to work; text wouldn’t save, font size kept changing, contacted support twice but haven’t yet had a response so I requested a refund. Sorry to get hopes up for subscribers, including me.

Just tested and no issue no matter how many edits or undo 3+ times. However I have an older app which is V7.0.14 and using Tahoe 26.1 which may have some impact.

Update. After about 3 minutes the app crashed just as you noted. Luckily I do not do multiple edits or undo's.

In a hilarious or condescending move, I'm not sure which - Hallmark just emailed me an offer for their newest upgrade to their Windows version of Hallmark Card Studio Deluxe. No mention of a Macintosh version what so ever.

Most (all) of the core bugs that I had previously encountered seem to have resolved. Still need to play with zoom to prevent the font menu toolbar from appearing directly over text, but that's a little thing since it doesn't crash the whole program!

Was just penning a letter to Hallmark Corporate staff advising them of how their product has been and still is being mishandled. Even though they probably don't make a profit from this product, it's the Hallmark name that's in jeopardy. They would be smart to hand the image library to a real Apple developer to get it done right and charge a bit more for the product.

Will finish the letter but may hold off for a bit to see if Avanquest is capable of doing anything right.

Now if only THIS forum worked as it should!

I tried including the link to the Hallmark Mac ad I got emailed yesterday, and the forum popped to “try again later”. I cut down the URL address to didly and it still popped. Perhaps a screenshot would’ve been better… but…. Frustratingly, “try again later” pops every other time I try participating here, anttachment or not, and has behaved that way since 2011 when we got our first iPad.

Of course -

for this post it pops, “[exclamation icon] Your post could not be saved. Please try again in a few moments.” AND - a banner atop says my session has expired, even though my login logo/icon is still active at the top right. Logging in again doesn’t change anything; the post won’t fly and the banner stays as is.

aaarrgghhh!

So I copied my prior post’s text and totally logged out and started from scratch at the Forum site, rather than from my emails’ links to it. I logged in that way and pasted the text, and it finally flew. Go figure.

As illustrated, $19 is the basic price. Adding bonus software is another $10, $6.95 for 2 years download backup, and $9.95 for a disk. I saw little value in the bonus bundle, but each to his own. The disk seemed a good option as a backup.

Although I haven’t as many issues as others report with the new program, i totally agree that it has become annoying to see at least one, if not two or three, emailed ads for at least one of the two configurations, Windows or Mac. At least they now finally do present a Mac version. But why flood my Inbox with them, expecting me to order all over again so soon, esp. given I haven’t even been able to use the year-old one but a month or two.

I have not found any that has the assortment of pre made cards like Hallmark. Looks like we are out of luck.

I know that but I saved very few cards that I have made over the years.

If you use it please let us know what you think.