Research presented in this study demonstrates that CBO and SBO can be successfully incorporated in alginate films by simple mixing. The incorporation of CBO decreased alginate film transparency, increased the TS and E, and increased the WVP. The addition of SBO to alginate films with CBO increased the transparency and total solids content, but decreased TS, E and water solubility. SBO showed no significant effect on the WVP. Films prepared with 2% CBO showed the effectiveness against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial pathogens and incorporation of SBO reduced the evaporation of CBO during storage of films thus maintaining antimicrobial activity. Therefore, alginate films with CBO and SBO may be used to improve the microbiological safety and potentially the quality of perishable solid food products.