A digipak is a patented style CD or DVD packaging and is a registered trademark of AGI- Shorewood, an Atlas Holdings LLC company.
Digipak style cases grew popular among record labels and recording artists in the early 2000's. This style of packaging is often used for CD singles or albums. Digipaks were the first alternatives to jewel cases - which are plastic CD cases - used by major record companies.
Digipaks can give a CD a professional look and feel and can really enhance the CD product. Usually, there is a plastic section of the digipak which holds the CD and then this is attached to the cardboard/paper background and cover.
There were pros and cons to the digipak; the primary advantage of one was its aesthetic appeal. They looked appealing and many bands/artists liked to use them for their products. However, the major disadvantage of digipaks was that they didn't last as long as previous CD covers/cases such as the plastic jewel cases. Though they were not prone to crack like plastic jewel cases, they were easily torn and shown signs of wear much earlier.
The three-section digipak also opened up many more design options as there was a lot more space and was considered the more 'premium' version of CD covers. They were also slightly more expensive than the single sleeve digipaks or jewel cases.
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