pdfimpose 2.9.0

Perform imposition of a PDF file.

Check out my other PDF tools: pdfautonup | dummypdf. This tool can be used online at: https://pdfimpose.it.

pdfimpose is a Python package that includes a library and command-line tool for PDF imposition—the process of arranging pages on a printer’s sheet to simplify booklet binding and reduce paper waste.

The package can handle any input paper size and supports seven imposition schemas: hardcover binding, saddle stitch, one page zine, etc. See the documentation for more details.

Examples

• 2026 calendar (source, see LaTeX source file in sources repository).

• Flash cards (source);

• Copy, cut, fold (source);

• Cut, stack, fold (source);

• One-page-zine (source);

• Hardcover binding (source);

• Saddle stitch (source);

• Wire binding (source).

Installation

• From the PyPI * Use pip, for example to install:

  python -m pip install pdfimpose

• From source: * Download a copy of the repository from Framagit.org * From the root of your local copy of the respository, run:

  python -m pip install .

• From Debian: * Install stdeb:

  python setup.py --command-packages=stdeb.command bdist_deb
  sudo dpkg -i deb_dist/python<PYVERSION>-pdfimpose_<VERSION>_all.deb

Documentation

• The compiled documentation is available on readthedocs

• To compile it from source, download and run:

  cd doc && make html

Changelog

See changelog.