PDF Booklet is a cross-platform Python script whose first purpose was to create booklet(s) from existing PDF files. It has been extended to many other functions in PDF pages manipulation. Here's a list of our exclusive features:
Fine positionning of the text on the page
Automatically adds blank pages for traditional binding
Preservation of the data : several changes will not create a mess in the page. PDF Booklet uses only transformation matrices for all the positioning, scaling, rotating, etc.
Made with Python, hosted on SourceForge, PDF Booklet is free and open source software
Your best option is to open it and start having some fun. But if you really need some sort of avanced manual you can refer to the following posts.
Advanced transformations are possible by directly editing the ini files. To prevent unwanted overwrite it is highly recommended not to use an automatically generated ini file without renaming it. You can use it as a model, but rename it to be sure the program will not overwrite it each time you generate a PDF output, if the option «Save ini files» with PDF is active.
Read MoreThe Options tab gives access to advanced features:
Leading blank pages: number of blank pages to add in the beginning of the document. This is intended for traditional binding which requires blank pages in the beginning and the end.
Read MoreThe Global transformations tab lets you apply transformations similar to those explained above (see 5. Transformations) to the Output page as a whole. To add transformations for the individual source pages you have placed on your output page, use the Transformations tab.
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