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CD insert sizes and printing

Design CD packaging for a jewel case, a card wallet or a digipak: the front booklet, the inside pages, the tray card with its spines, and art for the disc itself. Everything lines up to standard sizes and downloads as one print-ready PDF.

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Sizes

Jewel case booklet
120 mm square: a single card, or 4 or 8 pages
Tray card
150 × 118 mm, including two 6.5 mm spines
Card wallet
125 mm square
Digipak
139 × 125.5 mm panels, 1/4 in spine, 4 or 6 panels
Disc print
118 mm across, 23 mm hub, for plants and printable discs
Disc sticker
117 mm across, 41 mm center hole
Bleed
3 mm on every edge

Paper

Booklet
100 lb text (150 gsm)
Tray card
80 lb cover
Wallet and digipak
14 pt (300 gsm) card

Print, cut and fold

  1. Print at 100% (Actual size), never Fit.
  2. Pages marked as the back of the one before go on the reverse: print double-sided and flip on the edge the page names.
  3. Cut on the crop marks and fold on the fold marks.
  4. The tray card's spines fold up at the sides and the card sits under the clear tray.

Questions

What size is a CD jewel case insert?

The front booklet is 120 mm square. The tray card behind the disc is 150 × 118 mm, including its two 6.5 mm spines.

What size is a CD disc label?

Printing straight on the disc covers 118 mm with a 23 mm hub. A round sticker label is 117 mm with a 41 mm center hole.

Can I make a CD booklet with more pages?

Yes. Choose 4 or 8 pages and the inside pages are laid out for you, with words flowing page to page.

Are my images uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything runs in your browser, and your art stays on your computer.