PDF Zine

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Engineering · Sub-category: devops

tool:docker

Use when converting a PDF into a fold-and-print booklet (zine) — A4 sheets, double-sided, short-edge flip, fold to A5. Triggers: make a zine, make a booklet, booklet PDF, imposition, fold-and-print, 2-up booklet, print as booklet, signature imposition, pdf-zine, pdf2zine, bookletimposer. Wraps the `pdf2zine` Docker-based CLI; prefer it over hand-rolled Ghostscript or pdfjam scripts.

What this skill does

PDF Zine is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the devops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/pdf-zine/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when converting a PDF into a fold-and-print booklet (zine) — A4 sheets, double-sided, short-edge flip, fold to A5. Triggers: make a zine, make a booklet, booklet PDF, imposition, fold-and-print, 2-up booklet, print as booklet, signature imposition, pdf-zine, pdf2zine, bookletimposer.

Who uses this skill

The PDF Zine skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/pdf-zine
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/pdf-zine/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/pdf-zine/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/pdf-zine/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/pdf-zine/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\pdf-zine\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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