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Professional PDF Imposition & Digital Prepress Software

Generate print sheets, saddle-stitch booklets, multi-signature books, flyers, and business cards with millimeter precision — 100% local and offline.

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📥 Downloads (Installers & Portables)

Download the latest production release ready to run from GitHub Releases:

Platform Official Installer Portable / Standalone Binary
Windows (x64) Download Setup .exe Download Portable .exe
macOS (Apple Silicon / Intel) Download .dmg Download .zip
Linux (Debian / Ubuntu / Arch) Download .deb Download .AppImage

✨ Key Features

  • 📖 Saddle-Stitch Booklet Imposition:
    • Automatic page pairing algorithm for center folding, stapling, or sewing.
    • Support for Multi-Signature grouping (4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32 pages per signature) for case-bound books.
    • Intelligent blank page padding to maintain exact sheet multiples.
  • 🖨️ N-Up, Step & Repeat, and Grid Layouts:
    • Single-page repeat (Step & Repeat) for business cards, adhesive labels, or flyers.
    • Consecutive page sequencing by rows or columns.
    • Cut & Stack mode for rapid guillotine trimming with zero manual collating.
  • 🔦 Light Table / Backlight Mode (Flip & Overlay):
    • Real-time translucent overlay to inspect sheet-to-sheet registration between front (work) and back (turn).
    • Rapid side-flip to verify gutters, trim lines, and margins.
  • ✂️ Vector Printer Marks & Bleed Control:
    • Crisp vector crop marks at outer corners and inter-page gutters.
    • Configurable mark length, stroke width, symmetric bleed, and page spacing.
  • 1-Click Workshop Presets:
    • A5 brochure on A4 sheet (Half-fold / Bi-fold).
    • A4 magazine on A3 sheet (Front & Back).
    • 4× A5 on double A3 sheet.
    • Business cards with 3 mm bleed (8 or 10-up).
    • 16-page book signatures.
  • 🔒 100% Private & Offline:
    • Zero cloud reliance: PDF documents never leave your computer. High-speed local processing.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
Ctrl + O / Cmd + O Open PDF document
Ctrl + S / Cmd + S Export & save imposed PDF
Ctrl + 0 Reset zoom to 100%
Ctrl + + / Ctrl + - Zoom in / Zoom out
F12 / Ctrl + Shift + I Open Developer Tools

🛠️ Local Development

Pliegue is built with Bun, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Electron.

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/srsergi0/pliegue.git
cd pliegue

# 2. Install dependencies with Bun
bun install

# 3. Start development server with Hot Reload (Vite + Electron)
bun run dev

# 4. Package desktop applications
bun run dist:win    # Windows (.exe Setup & Portable)
bun run dist:mac    # macOS (.dmg & .zip)
bun run dist:linux  # Linux (.AppImage & .deb)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read the Contributing Guide and Code of Conduct before submitting a Pull Request.

For bugs, feature ideas, or workshop presets, open an issue on GitHub Issues.


📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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Software profesional de imposición de páginas PDF y preprensa digital (Cuadernillos, N-Up, Marcas de corte, Mesa de luz) — 100% local. / Professional PDF imposition & prepress tool.

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