NOTHI

A simple PDF imposition and print-layout tool.

NOTHI takes an existing PDF and rearranges its pages into customizable grids such as 1×2, 2×2, 2×3, 3×3, and more, making it suitable for printing notes, study materials, handouts, and booklets.

Features

• Custom page grids (rows × columns)
• Portrait or landscape output
• Optional cover page generation
• Print-friendly layout
• Preserves PDF quality using PyMuPDF
• Command-line interface
• Supports any PDF size as input
• Generates standard A4 output

Installation

Clone the project

git clone https://github.com/hello2himel/nothi.git
cd nothi

Create a virtual environment

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

Install dependencies

pip install pymupdf reportlab

Usage

Run:

python main.py

You will be guided through a setup wizard.

Example:

====================================
            NOTHI
      PDF Imposition Tool
====================================

Source PDF: notes.pdf

Grid Layout
Rows: 2
Columns: 2

Orientation
1. Portrait
2. Landscape

Add cover page? (y/n): y

Title: Physics Notes
Subtitle: SSC Preparation
Extra text: Compiled by Himel Das

Output file [notes_nothi.pdf]:

Generating...
Done.

Grid Examples

1×2

┌─────┐
│  1  │
├─────┤
│  2  │
└─────┘

2×2

┌─────┬─────┐
│  1  │  2  │
├─────┼─────┤
│  3  │  4  │
└─────┴─────┘

3×3

┌───┬───┬───┐
│ 1 │ 2 │ 3 │
├───┼───┼───┤
│ 4 │ 5 │ 6 │
├───┼───┼───┤
│ 7 │ 8 │ 9 │
└───┴───┴───┘

Any positive row and column combination is supported.

Cover Page

NOTHI can optionally generate a clean cover page before the imposed document.

Fields:

• Title
• Subtitle
• Additional note

All fields except the title are optional.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• PyMuPDF
• ReportLab

Project Structure

nothi/
├── main.py
├── README.md
├── input.pdf
└── output.pdf

Future Plans

• GUI version (Tkinter)
• Booklet printing mode
• Automatic margins
• Crop marks
• Page numbering
• Headers and footers
• Drag-and-drop support
• Preset layouts
• Duplex printing support

License

MIT License

Name Origin

"নথি" (Nothi) is a Bengali word meaning "document", "record", or "file", reflecting the tool's purpose of preparing documents for printing and distribution.