Free Online PDF Imposition & Grid Layout Generator

Easily tile your business cards, labels, coupons, and tags onto press sheets (A3, SRA3, 12x18"). Add trim marks, registration marks, and color bars locally in your browser without uploading files.

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Runs locally in your browser

Browser-based PDF print layout

Make a printable booklet PDF

Upload a PDF, preview the front/back sheet order, then download a file you can print, fold, and staple.

Upload

Arrange

Print & fold

Source PDF Document

Choose PDF file or drag it here

Imposition Mode

Print Paper Sheet Size

Columns (X)

Rows (Y)

Blank page padding

Autofills blank pages at book end

Print Fold Marks

Dashed indicators at center crease

Prepress Trim Marks

Corner crop markers

Page scaling

Sheet Front & Back Pair Preview

Preview each physical sheet, not the original reading order.

Upload PDF to View Imposition

Select a file from your device or load a sandbox template to check front-to-back fold pairing.

What to do after download

1Print the generated PDF double-sided.

2Keep sheets stacked in output order.

3Fold the whole stack in half, then staple or sew on the fold.

Duplex Print Guidelines

Choose Flip on Short Edge in printer settings.

Set Page Scaling to 100% / Actual Size (do not fit/shrink to borders).

No trimming needed for standard fold-only booklets.

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Imposed Sheets:0 sheets (0 pages)

Visual guide: why booklet page order looks strange

Original PDF order

Printable sheets

Front

Back

Front

Back

Booklet (Single Fold)

The process of arranging pages of a multi-page document (booklet, book, brochure) on a larger press sheet. It ensures that once double-sided sheets are printed, folded, and stitched, the pages appear in the correct chronological order.

Signatures (Bookbinding)

For thick books, pages are grouped into sub-sections (usually 8, 16, or 32 pages) called signatures or cahiers. These are folded individually and then sewn together, preventing paper bulk building up along the spine.

N-up (Grid Layout)

Unlike imposition, nesting groups multiple different designs (such as stickers, labels, and business cards) of varying sizes onto a single print sheet or roll. The primary objective is to maximize media utilization and minimize paper/vinyl waste.