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

Check out Cardia from Addison Software in the App Store. It does not have a catalog of images but you can find any image you want on the internet and use that. It works with Mojave all the way to the latest Sequoia and is regularly updated. And it's only for Macintosh. No Windows nonsense.

So I just received a reply from Hallmark and they gave me the link to purchase the new version of Hallmark greeting cards for MAC. I have Sequoia 15.6.1. I will doownload it this evening and test it out. I have been using Cardia, and beside the fact that you have to create your own designs and wording it works fine. Once you have a a number of templates you should be good to go. I also realize that some people do not want to mess with tht (like my family members). I'll do a followup tomorrow or the next day. Reply is below

Thank you for contacting our Customer Service Department. The new Hallmark Card Studio for Mac is now available! Below I have provided the link which will redirect you to the Hallmark Software site.

Hallmark Card Studio for Mac

https://www.hallmarksoftware.com/products/Card_Studio_for_Mac/Default.aspx?preflanguage=5&rs=48

• 12,900+ Customizable Hallmark Cards & Projects in total
• 19,300+ Premium Graphic Images
• Mac Video Tutorial Gets You Started Fast
• Now now fully compatible with macOS Tahoe 26 & macOS Sequoia 15

On the contrary, Swift Publisher is an excellent app for card design. It supports and has templates of all the Avery cards and also has a good collection of art for most occasions. Not premade cards but it's easy to add your own text.

Swift was written for Mac and has the look, feel and function of a modern Apple app. The only thing the Hallmark Card Studio has going for it is the premade cards, the Hallmark app is clumsy by today's standards being ported over from Windows and does not interface with any Mac product.

Having said that Hallmark is still a favorite but if you want an app that's more flexible and capable, try Swift Publisher.

I’m thinking of buying Swift Publisher 5. It’s in the Mac App Store, has good reviews, and gets regular updates. I found about this from users who were trying to find a substitute for The Print Shop, another old standby that is no longer for sales in the U.S. (now only available for educational systems) because of some legal issues. It also does greeting cards , invitations, etc. Many users swear by it. $20 in the Mac App Store.

Another alternative is to use Avery Design and Print. It's free online and very capable especially if you use Avery products. I use it for CD & DVD labels as well as DVD boxes and file labeling.

If you choose Avery 3378 for example for cards they have a good assortment of card designs ready-made for many occasions, it's almost as good as Hallmark but you need to add your own personal text.

Go to Avery Design and Print. It can also save your work online in their cloud. Very handy.

Independent of any platform is also a plus.

I got this message this morning...don't know to believe it or not. They have my email address already since they responded to it.....???

"Thank you for contacting our Customer Service Department. The new Hallmark Card Studio for Mac is now available! As a registered user, may you please provide me with a good email address as we provide you with a code for the latest version of the Hallmark Card Studio for Mac.

Kindly note, the program is compatible to Sequoia and Tahoe."

All The Best,

Cynthia

As others have pointed out...Swift Publisher is what Hallmark Card Studio should be except for the lack of Hallmark pre-designed card library. Swift does have an extensive image library and is tied to Apple Photos or your own library so except for the pre-made cards it's the best alternative for the present.

Just received this message from Hallmark support,

”Thank you for contacting our Customer Service Department. The new Hallmark Card Studio for Mac is now available!…

 Kindly note, the program is compatible to Sequoia and Tahoe.”

When I wrote to them last week asking about this, they told me they have no plans to continue supporting macOS.

I've not yet found any software that replaces the one by Hallmark.

For electronic cards, there is Jacquie Lawson e-Cards .

Someone sent me a card from there … then I decided to try it myself … now my sister is also a subscriber. Access is through a Web browser (desktop) or mobile app, so there are no issues with the service being "PC-only."

It sounds like for your case the new Swift Publisher 5 would be the right app to use. Very well done from scratch for the Mac and M1-3. Clean , capable and fast.

I had the same problem so I bought the disk downloaded parallels and installed from the disk running ok now

All of those apps you mention are low margin. Most were targeted at Windows users and were ported to macOS almost as an afterthought. Even when it was working on the Mac the Hallmark Card Studio remained at version 22 for years with no updates or upgrades offered, just recycled templates and images.

Print Shop, on the other hand, does have a macOS capable version BUT MacKiev can’t sell it in the United States because of apparent unspecified legal issues. The app is available for purchase in the U.S. but only by verified educational buyers. So a school district can buy it but not you or me. Weird.

Broderbund has a barely functional, crude Windows port they’re selling (I bought it and regretted it).

I reached out today and heard back from Customer Service for the Hallmark card program on the Mac and its issues with sequoia. Here is the reply:

It has taken longer than expected but the final building of the software has been sent for approval today. Once the approval is given the software will be made available.