The P&P Cards Layout tool arranges your card art onto print-and-play sheets, A4 or US Letter pages with cut-line guides, so you can run them through a home printer and cut for prototype playtesting.
What this page helps you do
Upload your card images.
Pick a card size and a page size.
Generate a print-ready PDF.
Open the tool
Upload your card images
Drag in or upload all your card images. The tool accepts PNG and JPG.
For best results:
Cards should all be the same size in pixels.
Use 300 DPI at the intended printed size for crisp output.
If you have front and back as separate images, upload them as two groups so the layout can place them on alternating pages.
Set sizes
Card size: pick from common standards (Mini USA, Standard USA / Poker, Bridge, Tarot, etc.) or set a custom size in mm. See Size & Scale Reference for what each standard means.
Page size: A4 or US Letter (or custom).
Bleed: how much extra each card has around it (typically 3 mm).
Cut marks: small marks at the corners that make trimming with a guillotine or paper cutter accurate.
The preview updates as you change settings.
Generate
Click Generate PDF. The tool produces a multi-page PDF with cards arranged in a grid, sized to fit the page.
If you have card backs:
The tool can generate a separate "backs" sheet to print on the back of the page after running through the printer once. Front side first, flip the stack, run through again to print backs.
For double-sided printing, the tool can also lay out fronts and backs in mirrored positions for one-pass duplex printing.
Print and cut
Print on cardstock (200–300 gsm) for a sturdy prototype. Use a guillotine or rotary cutter, scissors work but are slower and less accurate.
For rounded corners on cut cards, use the Rounded Corners tool on the source images first, or use a corner-rounder punch on the trimmed stack.
Tips & common questions
My cards print too small. Check the page size matches what your printer is using (A4 vs US Letter mismatch is the usual cause). Also disable "fit to page" in your printer's print dialog, it scales the PDF down.
The cuts don't quite line up. A 0.5–1 mm bleed in the artwork itself reduces visible white edges from slight cutting drift. The tool's bleed setting handles this if you set it.
Can I print double-sided? Yes, use the duplex layout option. Test with a single page first to confirm your printer's duplex alignment.
Can I export to TTS instead of physical print? Use the TTS Deck Editor for Tabletop Simulator decks.