Bi-Fold Brochure Size
A bi-fold brochure folds a Letter landscape (11 × 8.5 in) sheet down the centre to produce a 4-panel brochure with each panel at 5.5 × 8.5 in. At 300 DPI, the flat sheet is 3300 × 2550 pixels. Used for restaurant menus, product catalogues, and event programmes where four distinct panels are needed.
Specifications
| Pixels | 3300 × 2550 px (at 300 DPI) |
| Millimetres | 279.4 × 215.9 mm |
| Centimetres | 27.9 × 21.6 cm |
| Inches | 11 × 8.5 in |
| Aspect ratio | 11:8.5 |
| Colour mode | CMYK |
| Bleed | 3 mm (0.125 in) |
| Safe zone | 5 mm from fold line |
Bi-Fold Brochure in Pixels at Different DPI
The pixel count changes with DPI setting — choose the right one for your output.
| DPI | Width (px) | Height (px) | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 792 | 612 | Screen preview, PDF viewers |
| 96 | 1,056 | 816 | Windows screen standard, digital documents |
| 150 | 1,650 | 1,275 | Medium-quality print, home printers |
| 300 | 3,300 | 2,550 | Professional print, commercial offset |
Design Tips
- →Set up at 11 × 8.5 in (landscape) with a centrefold mark at 5.5 in. The left half (panels 4 and 1 on the outer side) folds to meet the right half (panels 2 and 3 on the inner side).
- →Bi-fold brochures are often used as menus — design the front cover (outer right panel) and back cover (outer left panel) first, then the two inside panels.
- →Add a 5 mm no-text zone on each side of the centrefold to prevent content from disappearing into the bind.
- →For premium restaurant menus, specify a double-fold (gate fold) option with a centre score: the two outer panels fold to meet at the centre without overlapping.
How to Make Bi-Fold Brochure Designs in Playyy
Three steps, no design software. Set the size once — from the size options or straight in your prompt — and every design comes out at 3,300 × 2,550 px.
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Open Playyy
Playyy runs in your browser, so there's nothing to download. Sign in and you'll land on the Home page.
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Type your prompt and set the Bi-Fold Brochure size
Describe what you want in the input box on the Home page, then set the size whichever way is quicker. Pick Bi-Fold Brochure from the size options right underneath — print, poster, and social formats are all in that list. Or just say it in your prompt, like "Bi-Fold Brochure at 3,300 × 2,550 px", and Playyy matches it. Either way you get 3,300 × 2,550 px at 300 DPI, with no converting from millimetres or inches.
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Create your Bi-Fold Brochure design and export it for print
Playyy generates the design at the full 3,300 × 2,550 px — that's Bi-Fold Brochure at 300 DPI, the resolution commercial print expects. Allow 3 mm (0.125 in) of bleed and export a print-ready PDF. Colour mode: CMYK.
Create Bi-Fold Brochure designs with Playyy
Type a prompt, pick Bi-Fold Brochure from the size options underneath it, and export at 3300 × 2550 px — no design software needed.
Start designing free →Frequently Asked Questions
What is bi-fold brochure size?+
A bi-fold brochure flat size is 11 × 8.5 inches (279.4 × 215.9 mm). At 300 DPI, that's 3300 × 2550 pixels. Folded, each panel is 5.5 × 8.5 inches. It creates a 4-page booklet: front cover, inside spread, and back cover.
What size is a bifold brochure?+
11 × 8.5 in flat (279.4 × 215.9 mm), folding to 5.5 × 8.5 in — a four-page booklet. At 300 DPI the flat artboard is 3300 × 2550 px. A4 landscape folding to A5 is the metric equivalent.
What is the difference between a bifold and a trifold?+
A bifold folds once into two panels per side, giving four pages at 5.5 × 8.5 in each. A trifold folds twice into three narrower panels, giving six panels at about 3.67 in wide. Bifold panels are wider, which suits photography and longer copy; trifold suits short scannable sections.
Do bifold panels need different widths?+
No — unlike a trifold, both bifold panels are exactly half the flat width, because neither panel has to tuck inside the other. Split 11 in evenly into two 5.5 in panels with the fold on the centre line.
What bleed does a bifold brochure need?+
3 mm (0.125 in) on all four outer edges. Keep text at least 6 mm from the fold line as well as from the trim — folding equipment has its own tolerance, and type running into the crease is hard to read even when folded accurately.