About the Calendar Maker
Calendar Maker builds a printable calendar as a PDF, for any year from 1900 to 2100. Choose one month per page, with big boxed days you can write in, or the whole year on a single sheet in a grid of twelve small months. Set the week to start on Monday or Sunday, pick A4 or US Letter paper in portrait or landscape, add ISO week numbers, print a title such as a family name at the top, and use colour or plain black and white. A preview of the first page updates as you change the options, and one button creates the file. The calendar is blank: it has no holidays, moon phases or notes, uses the Gregorian calendar and has month names in English. The PDF is made on your device and nothing is uploaded.
Updated September 2026
How to use the Calendar Maker
- 1Type the year and, if you like, a title to print at the top.
- 2Choose one month per page or the whole year on one page, then the week start, paper size, orientation and colour.
- 3Tick Show week numbers if you want them, and check the preview.
- 4Press Create calendar PDF, then Download PDF, and print at actual size.
Choose a layout
One month per page gives you twelve pages with large boxed days, which suits a wall calendar, a desk planner or a school timetable where you write in each cell. The whole-year layout puts all twelve months on one sheet, which is handy on a fridge, a noticeboard or the front of a diary for spotting holidays and planning a year at a glance.
Landscape gives wider boxes for writing, portrait suits a year sheet with three columns of months. The tool picks a sensible orientation when you change layout, and you can override it.
Week start and week numbers
Monday is the usual first day in much of Europe and Asia, while Sunday is common in North America. The choice moves every date to its correct column, and the weekend columns are tinted so they stand out.
Week numbers follow the ISO 8601 standard used in business and school planning across many countries. The number shown for each row is that of its first day in the month, so a row that spans two ISO weeks shows the earlier one, and January and December rows may belong to a week of the neighbouring year.
Printing tips
- Print at 100 percent or actual size. Fit to page shrinks the margins and can crop the edges.
- Choose the same paper size in the printer dialogue as in the tool.
- Use black and white to save colour ink; the weekends stay lightly shaded.
- For a wall calendar, print single-sided so you can punch or bind the pages.
- The title accepts basic Latin letters. Characters the standard PDF font cannot draw print as a question mark.
Using the calendar for planning
Because the pages are blank, you can use them for anything: shift patterns, exam revision, meal plans, habit tracking or a project timeline. To count the days between two dates use the Days Between Dates tool, and to turn a plan into a document use Text to PDF or the Invoice Generator for billing dates.
The calendar uses the Gregorian calendar. It does not convert to other calendars and it does not mark religious or public holidays.
Features
- Any year from 1900 to 2100
- One month per page or the whole year on one sheet
- Weeks start on Monday or Sunday
- A4 or US Letter, portrait or landscape
- Optional ISO week numbers
- Colour or black and white with tinted weekends
- Optional title at the top
- PDF made in your browser, with nothing uploaded
Frequently asked questions
How do I print a calendar for the whole year?
Pick Whole year on one page. You get a single sheet with all twelve months in a grid, four across in landscape or three across in portrait. Press Create calendar PDF, download it and print it at actual size for the neatest result.
Can I start the week on Monday?
Yes, and Monday is the default. Switch Week starts on to Sunday if that is what you use. The columns, the tinted weekend cells and the week numbers all follow your choice.
Does the calendar show week numbers?
Yes, tick Show week numbers to add a Wk column. The numbers are ISO 8601 weeks, where weeks begin on Monday and week 1 contains the first Thursday of the year. So 1 January can fall in week 52 or 53 of the year before.
Does it include holidays?
No. The calendar is blank, with no holidays, moon phases or notes, because these differ by country and religion. That leaves the boxes free for your own dates, and it keeps the PDF usable anywhere.
Which paper sizes are supported?
A4 and US Letter, each in portrait or landscape. The one-month layout starts in portrait and the whole-year layout starts in landscape, and you can change either. Set your printer to print at 100 percent rather than fit to page.
How do I make a calendar for a different year?
Type the year in the Year box. Any whole year from 1900 to 2100 works, including leap years such as 2028, where February gets 29 days. The preview and the file name, for example calendar-2027.pdf, change with it.