Make a booklet from a PDF
Impose your PDF two-up in fold order, ready for booklet printing: print, fold and staple.
A booklet is a PDF re-imposed so that, once printed double-sided and folded down the middle, the pages read in order. Doing that by hand is fiddly, and uploading the document to a booklet maker is not ideal for anything private. This tool imposes the booklet in your browser: the pages are padded to a multiple of four, reordered into fold spreads, and placed two per sheet on your device, with nothing uploaded.
How to make a booklet from a PDF
- 1
Open your PDF
Drop in the document you want as a booklet.
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Choose booklet
Pick the booklet layout; pages are imposed two-up in saddle-stitch order.
- 3
Print and fold
Download, print double-sided flipping on the short edge, then fold and staple.
Why impose a booklet locally
A booklet maker that uploads your file receives the whole document just to rearrange its pages. Imposing locally keeps the content on your device, which matters for anything you would not email to a stranger.
Frequently asked questions
What is a booklet layout?+
Pages are placed two to a sheet and reordered so that, printed double-sided and folded in half, they read in sequence, ready to saddle-stitch.
Does my page count need to be a multiple of four?+
Booklets fold in signatures of four pages. The tool pads up to a multiple of four for you, so the last sheet has blank spots; add blank pages first if you want to place them.
How do I print it?+
Print double-sided, flipping on the short edge, then fold the stack in half and staple along the spine.
Is my file uploaded?+
No. The imposition runs in your browser and the file never leaves your device.
Is it free?+
Yes, with no sign-up.