A SMALL TOOL FOR THINGS YOU MAKE
Put your pages in their place.
Turn a PDF into a booklet, a bound book, or a tiny zine.
See the order. Test a sheet. Make something you can hold.
START WITH THE FINISHED THING
What are you making?
YOUR SOURCE PDF
Bring the pages. We'll sort the order.
Include your front and back cover as pages in the file.
Up to 30 MB / 400 source pages. Desktop browser recommended.
No upload, account, or tracking.
Your PDF will appear here.
We use PDF positions, which may differ from numbers printed in your artwork.
Useful for trying a section or selecting up to 8 pages for a mini.
THE PLAN, BEFORE THE PAPER
Make room for every page.
Select pages & add blanks
Positions refer to the selected sequence after splitting spreads, before adding blanks. Repeat a position to add multiple blanks. Inserting a blank changes facing-page pairs.
Size & margins
72 pt = 1 inch. Margins reserve space inside each finished page. Mini uses outer margin on all edges.
White = physical paper · page outline = finished page · dashed inset = content area. Guides are preview-only. Check text size on paper.
TWO SHEETS NOW. LESS GUESSWORK LATER.
Find your printer's rhythm.
Your mini prints on one side. Export the mini sample in the next step, print at 100%, then cut and fold once before making copies.
Landscape · 100% / Actual size · 1 PDF page per side · normal print order. Turn off booklet mode.
- Print both numbered sheets. For manual duplex, print FRONT, reload the two sheets, then print BACK. Keep the test files' normal order.
- Hold each front upright. Turn it like a book around its vertical edge. Inspect the back number and TOP arrow.
- Report what you see. If we change an option, repeat the test before marking the setup tested.
Different results on the two sheets? Stop and check the print settings; don't mark this setup tested.
FROM SCREEN TO SOMETHING REAL
Print, fold, and make it yours.
Start with a small test
Use the current plan's actual sheets, with their original page order.
Make the full set
A duplex sheet always stays paired. An odd face limit rounds down to complete pairs. Batches keep the full book's page order.
Multiple files arrive in one ZIP. Manual duplex includes separate FRONT and BACK files.
Your assembly checklist
See folding diagrams & troubleshooting →Repair a misprint
Find the original physical sheet. We keep its other pages and both sides together.
Save this setup for next time
Only settings and your setup note are saved in this browser. Your PDF and page selections are not saved. A changed printer, reader or tray needs a new test.