How do I print a picture across multiple pages on standard printer paper?

Upload your image to TileStencil, specify your target total physical width or height (e.g. 100cm), select your paper size (A4, A3, or US Letter), and download the generated PDF. Print the PDF with Actual Size or 100% scaling, then trim along the alignment guidelines to tape the sheets together.

Is TileStencil free and private?

Yes, TileStencil is 100% free and open-source under the MIT license. All image scaling, slicing, and PDF compiling happen entirely inside your local browser using HTML5 Canvas and jsPDF. Zero bytes of your photos or documents are ever uploaded to any cloud server.

How is TileStencil different from The Rasterbator?

Unlike The Rasterbator which converts images into halftone dot patterns or pixelated grids, TileStencil retains crisp, full-resolution continuous-tone imagery and provides exact physical millimeter calibration with customizable overlap margins for woodworking, sewing, and poster prints.

Why do my printed pages not match the real-world scale?

The most common cause is the printer dialog setting Fit to Printable Area or Shrink Oversized Pages. Always select Actual Size or 100% scale in Adobe Acrobat, Chrome, or your printer print preview.

LOCAL PRINT WORKBENCH

Turn one image into an accurately assembled paper poster.

Import a local JPG or PNG, set its final size, and tile it across A4, A3, or US Letter. Your image stays in this browser.

No uploadsReading, processing, and PDF export all happen locally.

SOURCE IMAGE

Choose a local image

Choose a JPG or PNGYou can also drag one here

No image? Try a sample:

FINAL OUTPUT

Real-world size

Width

Height

Keep the original image ratio when changing one side

PAPER

Paper and margins

Paper size

Orientation

PortraitLandscape

Print margins

The same value is used on all sides; at least 5 mm.Tile overlap

The image area shared by adjacent pages.

Current paper: 210 × 297 mm.

IMAGE EFFECT

Export style

OriginalKeep colour and detailGrayscaleUse brightness for a monochrome imageBlack-and-white templateHigh contrast for tracing and cutting

PRINTING USE CASES

Printable Project Guides & Tutorials

TileStencil outputs 100% actual-size multi-page PDFs for craft and large-format printing. Explore guides tailored to your project:

Turn one image into an accurately assembled paper poster.

Choose a local image

Real-world size

Paper and margins

Export style

Printable Project Guides & Tutorials

Multi-Page Poster Printing

Wall Stencils & Murals

1:1 Craft & Sewing Patterns

Event Signs & Large Banners

Stained Glass Patterns

Scroll Saw Woodworking

The Rasterbator Alternative

Print Without Adobe Acrobat

Blockposters Alternative

Print A0 Patterns on A4