Book Preservation Studio

Book Archiver

A client-side workflow for cataloging old books, cleaning photographed pages, arranging them, and exporting finished archival PDFs.

Project Start

Choose How To Begin

Upload Open a Project File Import a saved .bookarc archive back into this browser.

Open or create a project first, then move through tabs for adding pages, arranging them, editing crops and cleanup, and exporting.

Saved Projects

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Project Setup

Catalog Record

Page Intake

Scan or Import Pages

Scan / Add Page Images

On mobile, "Scan / Add Page Images" uses the phone camera when supported. Add as many pages as you want here, then move to Arrange when you are ready to organize them.

Page Setup

PDF Page Size and Orientation

Paper Size Orientation Margin (pt)

Choose the final PDF page setup during arrangement so the export step is just final output.

Pages

Page Grid

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Tap a page to select it, then tap the pen button to crop and clean it up. Drag cards on desktop or use Earlier / Later buttons on touch devices.

Project Export

Archive the Working Project

Project files are custom .bookarc archives containing the manifest, settings, and source images so work can be resumed later.

PDF Export

Generate the Final PDF

Current PDF Setup

US Letter | Portrait | 18 pt margin

Paper size and orientation are chosen in the Arrange tab. This step is only for final output.