Comparing Sizes Between Brands.

With so many brands available these days and some of them not always following the Filofax size naming conventions, I often see questions like 'Is X the same as Y?' Or 'What size inserts fit an A size made by B?'

The table below is far from complete, the list just keeps expanding. 

[Update] As with most things someone else has been here before down this path and I would like to thank Hans for sharing with us for all of his work put in to this very comprehensive page on his website. Check it out here: https://hjreggel.net/office/organizer_en.html

Please feel free to suggest additions to the table and I will add them and republish the table and try to keep it up to date.   

Personal, A6, Pocket, A7 and Mini size confusion.

Can I just state these simple facts. 

• Personal size is 95 x 171 mm
• A6 is 105 x 148 mm
• Pocket is 81 x 120 mm
• A7 is 74 x 105mm
• Mini is 67 x 105mm

Therefore, Personal size and A6 are not the same....

Likewise, Pocket or Mini and A7 are also not the same....

A6 and A7 are defined in ISO 216 details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_standard_paper_sizes

The important part of the standard, which is a bit of a long read is: 

Tolerances

• The tolerances specified in the standard are:±1.5 mm for dimensions up to 150 mm,
• ±2.0 mm for dimensions in the range 150 to 600 mm, and
• ±3.0 mm for dimensions above 600 mm.

Although the sizes are similar to A6 and A7 they are way beyond the tolerances allowed in the standard to be called A6 and A7. 

Please planner people, stop referring to Filofax Pocket/Mini as A7 size.... it is not. 

I think we lost the battle with regards to Personal <>A6 long ago that ship has sailed and it causes lots of wrong purchases. 

Please don't let this happen to Filofax Pocket or Mini size as well. 

Thank you.....