Actual information: Version 2.0 is available

Version 2.0 brings a host of new features, including arbitrary page placement on a sheet, free rotation of custom objects, enhanced paper thickness correction, mixed formatting within text objects, the ability to rotate the reverse-side position by 180°, and much more (see below). Version 1 can be upgraded to the latest version on the Upgrade page (for licenses purchased after May 1, 2024, the upgrade is free). Montax Imposer plugin is fully compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit Acrobat. Montax Imposer standalone application is also available in 32-bit and 64-bit variants (both variants can be run on 64-bit Windows, the 64-bit version of Montax allows you to work with files larger than 2 GB).

PDF Imposition Software for Digital and Offset Print

We often need to print multiple pages of a smaller format on a device that allows a larger format printing. In such case we need to impose (place) these pages on the final imposition sheet. This process called imposition is a typical task for offset printers, which usually work with formats of A2, A1 and larger but is also common in digital print with A3 or A3+ formats. Even in personal use you might need to impose something – for example when we need to print business cards on an A4 sheet, we are left with two options. We can either manually copy and paste the card design multiple times in the prepress software or use a tool specifically designed for the task. When we deal with such printing tasks often an application allowing us to print multiple pages on a single sheet becomes a necessity because it makes our work more time efficient, well arranged and also prevents us from making mistakes.

The possibility to impose images – JPG, TIF, PSD etc. – is very useful for copyshops as well as for personal use. This way you can easily and quickly print more photos on large format in the size and amount according to your wishes. It's a simple way to print multiple images on one sheet. You can use the same tool for printing PDF files and images.

Montax Imposer is available as a plug-in for Acrobat or as a standalone application. No other applications are required in the standalone edition!

Montax Imposer includes a tool for correction of digital printer inaccuracies!

Variable Data Printing Extension for Montax Imposer is also available! It is possible to personalize final pdf using data from .csv or .txt file (Excel for example). This version also allows you to create barcodes directly in Montax (for example EAN, QR and much more) and add them to the PDF. You can see an example of using Variable Data Printing Extension.

Montax Imposer – Software for PDF Imposition with Variable Data Printing Extension

Montax Imposer is a tool designed specifically for imposition allowing you to impose pages and images to pdf on one or more final sheets. It is available for Windows OS (technical requirements) as a standalone application or as an Adobe Acrobat plug-in. The standalone application does not require any third-party application installed for output PDF generation; any PDF viewer can be used for previewing and printing the final PDF. Plug-in requires Adobe Acrobat (in version 6 or higher, 32 or 64 bit) to work. Please note that the plug-in is not compatible with Adobe Reader.

Our software works with PDF files and images. Using Montax it is very easy to impose them on a sheet and export the resulting sheet to a new PDF file. It is designed for Windows OS.

Montax Imposer is available in English, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Spanish, French, Nederlands, Greek, Russian, Portugal, Turkish and Italian localizations!

If you are interested in the product do not hesitate to try our fully working version of the program called Montax Imposer Free! The only restriction of the free version is the final sheet size – all its features are identical to the full version of the program!

Other versions of the program including Montax Imposer Basic, Montax Imposer Standard and Montax Imposer Professional are available in the Products page. The version Montax Imposer ProHot supports automatic imposition using hotfolders and allows batch imposition.

Montax Imposer has some extra features: Numbering can be added to a sheet (for example ticket numbers, brochure page numbers etc.). It is also possible to add other objects, marks, texts and custom PDFs (for example custom marks or strips). Numbering as well as other custom objects can be moved or resized directly in the work-area. It is possible to use custom objects as a collating marks. Image files (JPG, TIF, PSD, PNG and other types) can also be imposed together with PDF files.

Latest Version of the Montax Imposer

The latest version of the software is version 2.0.1. Some of the new features are:

Arbitrary rotation of custom objects
The ability to rotate custom objects simultaneously with the sheet or position
Text and number objects can have an outline, object outline can be before or after the fill
For custom PDF objects, a different PDF page than the first one can be used; in the VDP version, the page number can come from a data field
Added a palette of user-defined templates
Added free layout mode (gang run)
Added an alignment palette (active for free layout and custom objects)
When using free layout, it's possible to set trim and cross marks around individual pages
Added guidelines, snapping to guidelines, positions and sheet (snapping is functional for free layout and custom objects)
The option to change the meaning of individual imposition check messages (redefining the Info/Warning/Error levels)
The option to adjust the position width or height according to the page placed on the position (in the context menu)
Improved paper thickness correction - added the option to change the scale (narrowing) of pages
Added new symbols for text and barcode, including conditional functions, value formatting, and extracting part of the text
Display of dimensions of selected positions and objects
It is possible to set overprint for custom objects
Added list of pages grouped by files (on the Pages palette)
Zoom using the mouse wheel, reset the zoom by pressing the wheel.
Added descending numbering option
Alternative object alignment for booklet (left/right)
Different formatting of parts of the text in the text object
Possibility to turn the position on the back side by 180 degrees
The sheets order in the signature can be reversed (see Export options)

Imposition Types

Montax Imposer allows the user to impose PDF files very quickly in various ways. Besides the standard N-UP imposition which places pages on the sheet in the order of appearance from the source PDF there are many other options. Consider a situation where one needs to impose and print an A5 format publication on an A3 sheet. When this is done without a custom imposition it is necessary to cut the final A3 sheet into A5 pages and then put the pages in the right order by hand. Montax Imposer, however, provides a "Cut & Stack" imposition option where the pages are placed in such a way that after the sheet is cut it is only necessary to place the A5 sheets on top of each other to get the correct order. When printing numbered items, such as entrance tickets, this feature comes in really handy because putting thousands of items in the right order by hand is nearly impossible.

Another available imposition style is "Booklet" placing the first and the last page side by side on the sheet, the second and the second to last page on the back of the sheet and so on. The resulting sheet is then folded in the middle and stapled to obtain the booklet. Magazines, newspapers, books and similar printed matters are often imposed like this. There are many options available for this kind of imposition in Montax Imposer, such as cross-fold, double cross-fold, perfect binding and any other complex alternatives, including combinations of these. The imposition type "Calendar" is suitable for table calendars etc.

PDF Imposition for Various Applications

Montax Imposer is very flexible and can be used in many ways. It allows the user to prepare simple, repetitive impositions quickly without the need of saving them as well as complex combinations of different imposing styles. Everyday users will appreciate the simplified automatic mode, where most of the necessary parameters of an imposition are calculated automatically. Of course, all of these parameters can be manually adjusted if it is necessary. To adjust these parameters a set of pallets is introduced in the program sorting the options thematically according to their functions. Many pallets can be switched to an extended mode allowing the user to adjust parameters that are not very common.

If you do not need or use some of the functions of Montax, their palettes can easily be closed which makes the program control even easier and the interface simpler. At the same time it assures you that the closed palette will not affect the imposition, because when a palette is closed the features and parameters it controls are deactivated.

Main Features of PDF Imposing Software Montax Imposer:

PDF and images imposition to sheets exported into PDF again
Provides a live preview of the sheet layout
Works equally well for prepress, offset and digital printing. Can be easily used by any copy shop as the export format is the widely used PDF for any digital printer, imagesetter or CTP
The interface and program controls are simple and easy to master and no extensive training is required to start using it
Montax allows all impositions types - Standard, Cut & Stack, Booklet and Calendar, which can be used in any combination with an option to divide them into groups and use any available binding such as perfect binding, sewing binding, saddle stitching, etc. By combining these impositions and/or adjusting their parameters you can create a vast variety of imposition styles and impose everything you need.
Can calculate the final sheet size and the amount of pages that fit on a selected sheet automatically
Provides a fast selection of many pre-made imposition styles and page layouts
Provides an option for page repetition using one button, for example to copy business cards over the whole page
Provides an option to resize pages for imposition
Provides an option to load pages from multiple PDF files and impose them into one sheet.
Provides an option to add various marks on the sheet including crop marks, registration marks, sheets description, color names, folding marks, etc.
Provides the option to save an imposition for later use or customization
Contains templates for many typical impositions
Allows the user to create their custom impositions and save them as templates
Provides a possibility to work using different units (mm, cm, point, inch), furthermore all data input fields support mathematical expressions (+, -, *, /) and unit conversions
Contains a module allowing the user to verify if the imposition is correct including a warning when non-standard procedures are used
Provides an option to set a paper thickness correction to avoid text shifting when inner pages are moved towards each other during their binding
Provides an option to combine several impositions, for example for magazine covers and inner pages with different imposition styles on one sheet