texlive-pdfbook2 2025.2

Create booklets from PDF files

This Python program creates print-ready PDF files from some input PDF files for booklet printing. The resulting files need to be printed in landscape/long edge double sided printing. The default paper format depends on the locale and is chosen by pdfjam. It can be chosen using the --paper option. Before the PDF is composed, the input file is cropped to the relevant area in order to discard unnecessary white spaces. In this process, all pages are cropped to the same dimensions. Extra margins can be defined at the edges of the booklet and in the middle where the binding occurs.

Outputs: doc, out
Website: https://ctan.org/pkg/pdfbook2
Licenses: GPL 3
Package source: gnu/packages/tex.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install texlive-pdfbook2 2025.2 as follows:

guix install texlive-pdfbook2@2025.2

Or install the latest version:

guix install texlive-pdfbook2

The texlive-pdfbook2 package provides more outputs besides the default (out). You can install them by appending :output-name to the package specification. For example:

guix install texlive-pdfbook2:doc

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.