Every photo-fanzine and book format, from one template system.
A5, A4, A6, Square, Letter, mini-booklet — saddle-stitched, sewn or stapled. Pick a format and the templates reflow to fit. New formats slot in without breaking a thing.
One layout, any format
Most tools lock you to one size, or make you redo your layout for every format. Aldo Reborn builds every page on a shared grid, so the same templates reflow cleanly from A7 to A4 — and adding a new format or binding never touches your existing work.
How it works
Under the hood
Formats, templates and bindings are decoupled — each is modular, so the catalogue grows without rewrites.
- Formats
- A4, A5, A6, Square, Letter (saddle), A7 booklet, A4 sewn
- Bindings
- Saddle-stitch, sewn, single-sheet booklet
- Templates
- Covers, text, image, double-page, index
- Grid
- One shared grid for every size — templates reflow
- Page count
- Multiples of 4 (per binding)
- Extensible
- New formats slot in modularly
Single-size vs generic DTP vs Aldo Reborn
Single-size tool
- Formats
- One
- Bindings
- One
- Template reflow
- —
- Add a format
- Not possible
- Setup
- —
Generic DTP
- Formats
- Many
- Bindings
- Many
- Template reflow
- Manual
- Add a format
- Rebuild layout
- Setup
- High
Aldo Reborn
Modular
- Formats
- 7+ built-in
- Bindings
- Saddle / sewn / booklet
- Template reflow
- Automatic
- Add a format
- Drops in
- Setup
- Zero
Frequently asked questions
What formats does Aldo Reborn support? +
A4, A5, A6, Square and US Letter as saddle-stitched booklets, a single-sheet A7 mini-booklet, and an A4 sewn binding — with more planned.
What bindings can I make? +
Saddle-stitch (folded and stapled), sewn binding, and a one-sheet folded mini-booklet. Aldo works out the page imposition for each.
Do I have to redo my layout for each format? +
No. Templates sit on a shared grid and reflow to whatever format you pick, so the same layout works from A7 up to A4.
Can I make a square zine? +
Yes — Square is one of the built-in saddle-stitched formats.
Will more formats be added? +
Yes. Formats and bindings are modular by design, so new ones can be added without disturbing existing projects.
Your zine, your format
Aldo Reborn is in private beta on macOS — every format and binding, from one template system.