PDF Booklet Imposition
betaThis free PDF booklet imposition tool reorders your pages so a home printer can produce a foldable booklet or zine. It places two pages on each side of a sheet in saddle-stitch order and pads to a multiple of four with blank pages, so when you print double-sided and fold the stack in half, everything reads in the right order. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Rearrange a PDF into a saddle-stitch booklet: print it double-sided, fold the stack in half, and the pages read in order. Two pages are placed per sheet side. Everything runs in your browser.
How to use PDF Booklet Imposition
- 1 Drop your PDF to load it and see the sheet count.
- 2 Click Make booklet to impose the pages two-up.
- 3 Download the booklet PDF.
- 4 Print it double-sided (flip on the short edge) and fold in half.
Frequently asked questions
What is saddle-stitch imposition?
It reorders pages so that, printed two-up double-sided and folded down the middle, the booklet reads 1, 2, 3, … in order. Page counts are padded to a multiple of four with blanks.
How should I print it?
Print double-sided, flipping on the short edge, at 100% scale. Each output sheet is landscape with two pages side by side; fold the whole stack in half.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The imposition is done in your browser with an on-device PDF library, so your file never leaves your device.
Does it handle any page count?
Yes. If your document is not a multiple of four, blank pages are added so the fold works out correctly.
Does it work offline?
Yes. PDFPowerHub is a PWA, so once loaded the tool works with no internet connection.