Download free 2015 diaries for your Filofax A4 or A5

It'll soon be 2015 and time to set up your new diary pages. If that happens to be in A4 or A5 format, you might want to look at these layouts, which are free to download and print yourself at home.

Although you'll still find the source files on this site to produce your own diary sets for any year (or any shorter period) people seem to like the convenience of downloading full year sets. Here are A4 or A5 sets for 2015. Pocket and Personal sets will follow.

Day per page

Original day per page:   Word file   PDF file
Day per page minimalist (narrow ruled):   Word file   PDF file
Day per page minimalist (wide ruled):   Word file   PDF file

Day on two pages

Original day on two pages:   Word file   PDF file
Daily Dashboard:   Word File   PDF file   Pre-shrunk PDF file

Two days per page

Two days per page (ruled):   Word file   PDF file
Two days per page (unruled):   Word file   PDF file

Week per page

Original week per page:   Word file   PDF file

Week on two pages

Week on two pages enhanced TM layout:   Word file   PDF file

Week on two pages journal layout (ruled):   Word file   PDF file
Week on two pages journal layout (unruled):   Word file   PDF file
Week on two pages new TM/journal layout:   Word file   PDF file
Week on two pages CC-inspired layout:   Word file   PDF file
Week on two pages vertical layout:   Word file   PDF file

Month per page

Original month per page: Word file   PDF file
Month per page with notes: Word file   PDF file

Month on two pages

Original month on two pages:   Word file   PDF file
Month on two pages with notes:   Word file   PDF file

Year planner

Original year planner:   Word file   PDF file

Fold out (Z fold) year planner:   Word file   PDF file


Each version is set up as an A4 document. To use them as A5 inserts, print the document in booklet mode on A4 paper, then use a guillotine to divide each sheet into two and punch the required holes, which the templates are set up with mirrored gutters to accommodate. Or, if you have A5 paper, then either the printer or the PC will scale it to size for you.

Using Moleskine booklets in your Midori Traveler's Notebook

You may have noticed that the large size Moleskine Cahier booklets are pretty inexpensive. For example, this set of three.

It's easy to turn these into booklets you can use in place of regular Midori Booklets in your traveler's notebook.

World's easiest laminator project

If you travel much, you'll love these little credit card-sized, laminated luggage labels. I make mine by printing onto brown paper (so they'll stand out at the carousel) and then laminating in credit card pouches, although you could use larger pouches and cut them down. Add a hole and some string and you're all done.

Making a magazine file for Field Notes and Moleskine booklets

It's easy to make your own magazine-style file to hold spare or archive booklets from a sheet of A4 card (Letter size will work too.) Make a row of them for your shelf.

This video tutorial will guide you through the process. It also includes measurements for a Midori Traveler's Notebook version you can make from A3 card.

This method should be easily adaptable for other sizes, too, such as index cards or Filofax pages.

Download and print a Monthly PlanPack in Field Notes size

For those of you using the popular Field Notes size notebooks, today I'm offering a Monthly PlanPack. What is a Monthly PlanPack?

Good question. It's a booklet that is designed to last you for a month. It has three different types of page. First, there's the month view:

It is here that you can gain an overview of the month and its key events. The PlanPack has one of these at the front.

Next there is the weekly spread:

As you can see, this allows you to dive into a little more detail at the weekly level. There are six of these spreads, immediately after the monthly view.

The rest of the booklet contains list pages, like this one:

In all, the Monthly PlanPack booklet contains 64 pages, enough to let you organise your month with time and task information. At the end of the month, just make another.

You can download this as a Word file or as a PDF file. In either case, this needs to be printed on A4 paper, double sided, flipping conventionally along the long edge, just like a regular document.

This will give you the makings of two booklets, because you can cut the stack in half:

You can also cut an A4 piece of card in half to make two covers. Then bind with thread or staples and trim the finished booklet to the standard size of 140mm tall by 90mm wide. (I'm planning to make a video soon on exactly how to do this.) I finished mine with a corner cutter.