A5 minimalist planner inserts with clean, undated pages for your binder

The A5 minimalist planner lets you map out a year, its months, weeks and days on calm, uncluttered paper, across 56 undated inserts made for A5 or Half Letter ring binders and discbound planners. Expect a yearly overview, twelve month calendars, a two-page week, daily layouts, goal pages, a habit tracker, lists and notes. Single page PDFs come in 148 x 210 mm and 5.5 x 8.5 in, with print-and-cut sheets for A4 and US Letter paper as well. Instant download, nothing is shipped.

Simple pages, quiet design, and a planner that never goes to waste.

Why the A5 minimalist planner feels so calm

We redrew every layout for the smaller page. Writing lines keep a 6.5 mm gap or more, type stays legible and nothing is squeezed in. Anything that would feel crowded at full size is spread over two facing pages: the week, the weekly overview, the daily planner, habits, goals, the budget and the year review.

A 14 mm binding margin alternates between odd and even pages, so ring or disc holes stay clear of your writing and facing pages line up neatly. Since nothing is dated, you can begin in any month and reprint only your favorite pages.

Who these minimalist inserts are for

• Anyone carrying an A5 ring binder, A5 discbound planner or Half Letter binder who loves calm, airy pages
• Fans of the Minimalist Life Planner layout who want it small enough to carry in a bag
• Anyone who starts a fresh planner in January and stops by March, since undated pages are never wasted
• Anyone with no A5 paper at home: each A4 or US Letter print-and-cut page yields two inserts after one cut

Design and printing

• Clean, elegant design: white pages and soft blush pink details that go easy on ink
• Wide margins all around, so nothing is trimmed by a home printer
• Portrait inserts at 148 x 210 mm (A5) and 5.5 x 8.5 in (Half Letter), plus landscape A4 and US Letter sheets to print and cut
• Undated, so you can begin in any month of any year
• Weeks start on Monday in the A5 pages and on Sunday in the Half Letter pages
• Mirrored 14 mm binding margin that alternates between left and right, suited to 6-ring, 7-ring and discbound punches
• Writing lines spaced 6.5 mm or wider, with body text never under 8.5 pt
• Keep it in a binder or on a clipboard, or have a print shop spiral bind it

Inside the A5 minimalist planner: 56 pages

1. 1Cover with contents, your name and a start date
2. 2 and 3How to use this planner: an overview of its four sections and your most used pages, an easy planning rhythm from year down to day, a quick key, your planning time and your tabs
3. 4 and 5Year at a glance, two pages each holding 6 tiny blank month calendars (first half and second half of the year), key dates to plan around and the year's highlights
4. 6 and 7Important dates, a box of 6 lines for every month
5. 8 and 9Yearly goals: one guiding word, the feeling you are after, goals across health, relationships, work, money, home and growth, what to release, what to welcome and a first small step
6. 10 and 11Goal planner: name the goal, set a deadline, note why it matters and how you will measure it, list obstacles and support, then 12 steps with dates, a progress tracker and a reward
7. 12 to 23Twelve month calendars, one for each month of the year, with no dates printed and empty circles to fill in, plus focus, don't forget and notes (weeks start Monday in A5 and Sunday in Half Letter)
8. 24Monthly plan for your focus, 5 goals, key dates, 12 tasks and 6 bills or payments
9. 25Monthly review: highlights, lessons, what carries over and notes for next month
10. 26 and 27Week on two pages: three priorities, an intention, a space for every day and a look at next week
11. 28 and 29Weekly overview in 7 vertical day columns, a to-do column of 16 lines, notes, don't forget, habits and meals
12. 30 and 31Weekly review: wins and struggles, rest, focus, mood, movement and connection each scored 1 to 5, lessons, gratitude, what to drop, three priorities for next week and one small change
13. 32 and 33Daily planner: three priorities, today's focus, hour by hour from 6 am to 9 pm, then 16 tasks, notes, water and gratitude
14. 34Simple daily page: the three things that matter most, 28 checkbox lines for tasks and notes, today's good things and a note for tomorrow
15. 35Two days on a page, each day with its date, a focus, three priorities, notes and 7 tasks
16. 36 and 37Monthly habit tracker, 12 habits across days 1 to 16 and then 17 to 31, with your reasons and what helped
17. 38 and 39Weekly routines, with trackers for a morning and an evening routine (8 steps each), plus weekly tracking for 10 habits and notes
18. 40 and 41My lists: reading, films and shows, places to go, gift ideas, a shopping list, ideas to try and one list you name yourself
19. 42To-do list grouped into must, should and could do, plus waiting on and quick tasks
20. 43Brain dump, a space for every thought, then sorted into do soon, plan for later and let it go
21. 44 and 45Project planner: name, deadline, aim, what finished looks like, resources and notes, then 19 tasks with due dates and the next step
22. 46 and 47A week of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) with prep ahead, beside a shopping list grouped into produce, pantry, fridge and freezer, and other
23. 48 and 49Monthly budget: income, a summary, a savings target and notes, then 16 expense lines comparing budget, actual and total
24. 50 and 51Contacts in 20 rows, important numbers, 8 extra contacts and notes
25. 52 and 53Year in review: high points, things you are proud of, six areas of life scored out of 10, lessons, what goes forward with you, a word for the new year and a note to your future self
26. 54 to 56Notes on lined, dot grid and grid paper

What you download

• A5 PDF of the Minimalist Planner A5 & Half Letter Inserts, 56 pages at 148 x 210 mm
• Half Letter PDF of the same set, 56 pages at 5.5 x 8.5 in
• Print and Cut A4 PDF, 28 landscape A4 sheets with two A5 pages each
• Print and Cut US Letter PDF, 28 landscape US Letter sheets with two Half Letter pages each
• Read Me First (PDF), a guide to printing, cutting and hole punching, with a page finder

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print the A5 or Half Letter file on small paper, or print a print-and-cut file on A4 or US Letter paper and cut each sheet in half.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• These are PDF inserts for printing, not a hyperlinked digital planner. You can still import the file into most note taking apps and write on it.
• This is a digital download only. Nothing physical is shipped.
• Colors may look slightly different once printed.
• Made for your own use. The files may not be shared, resold or passed on.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If something will not open or print properly, email us and we will help right away.
• Brands space their rings differently, so there are no punch marks. Use your own hole punch and try it on one page first.
• Would you like full size pages? The Minimalist Life Planner offers the original layout in US Letter and A4.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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