How to use it
- Click Choose a file and pick the PDF, or drop it on the box. Its number of pages is shown under the name.
- Choose the Pages per sheet, the Paper and the Orientation. Tick the frame box to draw cut lines round the pages.
- Click Make the sheets, then download the new PDF. Print it at 100 % so the pages keep their size.
How the pages are placed
The pages are placed in reading order: left to right, then top to bottom. Each sheet has a margin of 18 points (a quarter inch) and a gap of 12 points between the pages. A page is scaled to fit its cell with its shape kept, and it is centred, so a wide page and a tall one never overlap or leave the sheet.
With two pages a sheet, the automatic setting uses a landscape sheet and places the pages side by side, which suits portrait documents. With four, it uses a portrait sheet and a grid of two columns and two rows. Choose a fixed orientation when you need one.
Paper sizes
A4 is 210 by 297 millimetres and US Letter is 8.5 by 11 inches, as the CSS Paged Media specification defines them. In points, A4 is 595.28 by 841.89 and Letter is 612 by 792, the sizes the tool uses for the sheet.
What this does not do
The tool places pages in their order and does not reorder them for a booklet, so a booklet needs a different order before printing. Encrypted files are refused, because their pages cannot be read without the password.
Example: five pages, two to a sheet
A PDF of five pages with two pages a sheet gives three sheets. The first sheet holds pages 1 and 2, the second pages 3 and 4, and the third holds page 5 in its left cell with the right cell empty. Each sheet is a landscape A4 page of 841.89 by 595.28 points, so the file has three pages.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded when I make the sheets?
No. The file is read by your browser, the pages are placed on new sheets on your device, and the result is saved there. You can check this by turning off your internet connection after the page has loaded and using a short PDF.
Why is the sheet landscape when I choose two pages?
Automatic places two portrait pages side by side on a landscape sheet, so each page fills half of a wide sheet. Choose Portrait to keep a portrait sheet, which makes each page smaller.
Will the text stay sharp when I print?
The pages are placed as they are, so their text and drawings stay as vector content and print sharply at the size they are shown. Print at 100 % so the pages keep the size the tool gave them.
What is the frame for?
The frame draws a thin grey line round each page on the sheet. It shows where to cut when you print two or four pages and then cut them apart.
Can I make a booklet with this tool?
No. The tool places pages in their original order. A booklet needs the pages in a different order for folding, which this tool does not do.
Why does the tool refuse a protected PDF?
A PDF with a password cannot be read without it, so its pages cannot be placed. Save an unlocked copy from your PDF reader, which asks for the password, then use that copy.
Sources
- W3C: CSS Paged Media Module Level 3, the named page sizes A4 and letter
- pdf-lib: embedding pages and drawing them on a page (MIT licence)
Figures and text last checked on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.