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title: PDF Booklet
description: Rearrange PDF pages into booklet (saddle-stitch) order for folding and stapling into a physical booklet.
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# PDF Booklet

Rearrange the pages of a PDF into booklet imposition order. When printed double-sided and folded in half, the pages will be in the correct reading sequence. This is the layout used for saddle-stitched booklets and zines.

## How It Works

1. Upload a PDF file.
2. Configure booklet settings: output page size and orientation.
3. Click **Generate Preview** to see how pages will be arranged on each sheet.
4. Review the preview, which shows each physical sheet with its front and back page assignments.
5. Click **Download** to save the booklet-imposed PDF.

## Features

- Automatic page reordering for saddle-stitch binding
- Configurable output page size
- Visual preview of the booklet layout before downloading
- Handles odd page counts by inserting blanks where needed
- Scales source pages to fit the booklet sheet size

## Use Cases

- Creating printable booklets or zines from a regular PDF
- Preparing conference programs or event guides for in-house printing
- Making folded greeting cards or small catalogs
- Producing chapbooks or poetry collections for hand-binding

## Tips

- Your source PDF page count should ideally be a multiple of 4 for a clean booklet. If it is not, blank pages are added automatically to fill out the last sheet.
- Print the output double-sided on your printer's "flip on short edge" setting, then fold all sheets together and staple at the spine.
- For simply placing multiple pages on one sheet without booklet ordering, use [N-Up PDF](./n-up-pdf) instead.

## Related Tools

- [N-Up PDF](./n-up-pdf)
- [Rotate PDF](./rotate-pdf)
- [Add Blank Page](./add-blank-page)