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Shoebox by Ancestry.com on Windows Pc

Developed By: Ancestry.com

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 2.944 votes

Last Updated: December 28, 2023

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.2.5
Size 11.8 MB
Release Date January 26, 23
Category Photography Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (5)]

Description from Developer:
Shoebox from Ancestry.com is the best way to scan your old paper photos and share them with family and friends.

As featured by Oprah Magazine, USA Today, Wired, Forbes, and the A... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Shoebox by Ancestry.com and install on Windows PC. Shoebox by Ancestry.com is free Photography app, developed by Ancestry.com. Latest version of Shoebox by Ancestry.com is 3.2.5, was released on 2023-01-26 (updated on 2023-12-28). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Shoebox by Ancestry.com is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2,944 users, 1,665 users had rated it 5*, 338 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Shoebox by Ancestry.com on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Shoebox by Ancestry.com on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Shoebox by Ancestry.com on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Shoebox by Ancestry.com using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Shoebox by Ancestry.com" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Shoebox by Ancestry.com on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Shoebox by Ancestry.com" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 3.2.5.

Download Shoebox by Ancestry.com 3.2.5 on Windows PC – 11.8 MB

Shoebox from Ancestry.com is the best way to scan your old paper photos and share them with family and friends.

As featured by Oprah Magazine, USA Today, Wired, Forbes, and the Associated Press.

“It’s an organized nerd’s dream.” - Wired Magazine

Shoebox makes digitizing paper photos easy by turning your Android phone into a mobile photo scanner. Shoebox’s edge detection and perspective correction technology ensures your scans are quick and turn out beautifully. You can save your photos directly to your Ancestry.com family tree and/or your phone’s gallery.

Features
- Edge detection and auto-perspective correction
- Fill in the photo’s backstory by tagging people, dates, and location. You can also add custom captions
- Photos are private unless you choose to share via Email Twitter, or Facebook
- Unlimited free photo storage

Users of Shoebox by 1000memories can view their old photos online by visiting 1000memories.com.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to read from external storage.