BookletMaker allows to transform PDF books or pechas into booklet-formats suitable for double-sided printing.
Print-ready examples:
| 3 pechas per page | A5 booklet | A6 booklet |
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Either clone the source code and use Xcode to build the application, or use the provided ready-to-run application.
The 'Releases' area (on the right) includes the latest pre-compiled version of BookletMaker for macOS versions 10.13 and newer, latest tested version is macOS Tahoe 26.1.
- Download Booklet-maker.zip. (Currently 0.3.1, check release section on the right, if newer versions are available)
- Unpack the archive and try to start Booklet-maker.app.
- Since the application is not signed, you will get the options to trash the application, or press 'Done'. Press Done.
- Now to allow the start of the app:
- In macOS "System Settings", go to "Privacy and Security", scroll all the way down, until you see an option to "Start anyway".
- After yet another suggestion to move the application to trash, or start, it should finally work.
| First Warning | System Settings, Security | Second Warning |
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Remember, the full source code is available in this repository, and you can always build the entire application yourself and provide your own signing keys.