Free tool
A funeral program
you can print today.
Fill in the details below and get a folded program: the front, the order of service inside, and a thank you on the back. Print it at home or take the printout to any print shop. A funeral home sells the same folded sheet for real money.
This is a template and a tool, not legal advice. Your draft saves in this browser, or to your account if you're signed in, so closing the tab doesn't lose it.
The details
Every field is optional. The preview updates as you type.
Who died
Photo: there's no upload. The front panel prints an empty frame sized for a standard 4x5 print. Glue or tape a physical photo onto each copy, or ask the print shop to place one.
The service
Order of service
A standard order is filled in. Rename, remove, or add lines. Blank lines are left out of the program.
The back page
The program
Add a name or any detail to export.
Print gives the three panels below, one per page: front, inside, back. Run copies at home, or hand the printout to any print shop and ask for it on one folded sheet. That is the whole job. A funeral home's version of this costs real money. PDF, Word, and .txt give the same content as a plain document you can edit or send.
Front
In memory of
Full name
Birth date - death date
Service date, venue, and officiant appear here.
Inside
Order of Service
Back
With Thanks
The family thanks you for your presence today and for every act of kindness shown to us. Your calls, cards, meals, and time have meant a great deal.
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What a program costs, and what goes in it
Printing it
The template is free. Printing is the only cost, and it depends on who runs the printer. At home, paper and ink come to about 20 to 50 cents a copy. At a local print shop, expect 50 cents to $2 a copy depending on the paper, color, and folding, and a run of 100 folded programs usually lands between $75 and $175. A funeral home that prints them for you commonly charges $2 to $5 a copy, sometimes folded into a service package. Tribute Programs, August 31, 2026.
The funeral industry's own numbers agree. The National Funeral Directors Association's 2023 price study put the median charge for a basic memorial printed package (memorial cards, a register book, and the like) at $195, up from $183 in 2021, inside a median funeral with viewing and burial of $8,300. It's a small line on a large bill, and one of the few you can take off entirely by printing your own. NFDA 2023 General Price List study, via the Arizona Funeral, Cemetery and Cremation Association, December 12, 2023.
What goes inside
The front: the person's name, their dates, and a photo if you have one. Inside: the service details, the order of service, and the names of the people speaking, singing, or reading. The back: pallbearers, the family's thanks, and where a donation can go instead of flowers. That's the whole document, and the builder above fills each part from what you type.
The order of service is the part people keep, and it changes with the kind of service. Three that work, any of which you can type straight into the builder:
Traditional service
- Prelude
- Welcome
- Opening prayer
- Reading
- Hymn
- Eulogy
- Message
- Closing prayer
- Recessional
Celebration of life
- Music as people arrive
- Welcome
- Their story, told by one person
- Open mic, three minutes each
- A song they loved
- Closing words
- Where to gather after
Graveside
- Gathering
- Opening words
- Reading
- Words from the family
- Committal
- Closing words
If the service is at a church, the officiant usually has an order they follow, and the program should match it. Ask before you print. For everything else, the family decides, and shorter is kinder to the people in the room.
Funeral program questions
What people ask before they print.
Short answers. The costs come from a 2026 printing guide and the funeral industry's own 2023 price study, both linked above.
How much does it cost to print funeral programs?
At home, about 20 to 50 cents a copy. At a local print shop, roughly 50 cents to $2 a copy, and most families pay $75 to $175 for 100 folded programs. A funeral home commonly charges $2 to $5 a copy; the industry's 2023 price study put the median basic memorial printed package at $195.
What goes in a funeral program?
The front with the name, dates, and a line under the photo; the service details; the order of service; and the back with pallbearers and thanks. The order of service is the part people keep.
How many should I print?
More than the guest count you expect. Extra copies cost cents, and people take one home.
Can I change it after I download?
Yes. Download the Word file and edit anything, or come back to the tool and change it. Your draft saves in this browser, or to your account if you're signed in.
Do I need a photo?
No. The program prints without one. If you have a photo, the print counter can place it; the tool leaves the space.
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Write the obituary
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What to do when someone dies →The short answer
A funeral program needs six parts: the cover with the name, dates, and service information; the order of service; the obituary; the family list; hymns or readings; and acknowledgments. The free template on this page fills in all six and prints on standard letter paper folded in half. No account, no watermark, nothing to buy.
Reviewed August 2026
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About this tool
What Funeral Program helps you do
Build a folded funeral program in your browser and print it at home or at any print shop. Confirm the order of service with whoever is leading it before you print, and print more copies than the guest count; people take extras for family who couldn't come.
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