diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 814a18e..b25b9e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "node scripts/build.mjs",
     "check": "node scripts/check-extension.mjs",
-    "test": "node --test tests/enhancer-setup.test.mjs tests/document-title.test.mjs tests/metadata-doi.test.mjs tests/local-file-favicon.test.mjs tests/page-tab-labels.test.mjs tests/minimap.test.mjs tests/clickable-reference-links.test.mjs tests/printed-page-jump.test.mjs tests/markdown-copy.test.mjs tests/terminal-punctuation-selection.test.mjs tests/footnote-click-copy.test.mjs tests/chatgpt-summary-popup.test.mjs tests/chatgpt-pdf-relay.test.mjs tests/selection-gaps.test.mjs"
+    "test": "node --test tests/enhancer-setup.test.mjs tests/document-title.test.mjs tests/metadata-doi.test.mjs tests/local-file-favicon.test.mjs tests/page-tab-labels.test.mjs tests/minimap.test.mjs tests/clickable-reference-links.test.mjs tests/printed-page-jump.test.mjs tests/markdown-copy.test.mjs tests/terminal-punctuation-selection.test.mjs tests/footnote-click-copy.test.mjs tests/chatgpt-summary-popup.test.mjs tests/chatgpt-pdf-relay.test.mjs tests/selection-gaps.test.mjs tests/two-page-layout.test.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "pdfjs-dist": "6.3.289",
diff --git a/src/viewer.html b/src/viewer.html
index eeb4de1..f16a9d0 100644
--- a/src/viewer.html
+++ b/src/viewer.html
@@ -146,6 +146,15 @@
           <input id="custom-loading-image" type="file" accept="image/png,image/jpeg,image/webp,image/gif" hidden />
           <button id="section-cross-reference-notes" class="tool-button" type="button" role="menuitem">§ <span>Section cross-references</span></button>
           <button id="cross-reference-notes" class="tool-button" type="button" role="menuitem">↗ <span>Footnote cross-references</span></button>
+          <label class="tool-toggle" title="Show two PDF pages side by side">
+            <span>Two-page view</span>
+            <input id="two-page-view" class="checkbox-input" type="checkbox" />
+          </label>
+          <label class="tool-toggle" title="Show page 1 alone on the right, then pair pages 2–3, 4–5, and so on">
+            <span>Offset cover</span>
+            <input id="offset-cover" class="checkbox-input" type="checkbox" />
+          </label>
+          <div class="menu-separator" role="separator"></div>
           <label class="tool-toggle" title="Show a separate printed-page search field in the toolbar (off by default; you can always type 181* in the regular page field)">
             <span>Show printed-page search</span>
             <input id="printed-page-jump-opt-in" class="checkbox-input" type="checkbox" />
diff --git a/src/viewer/viewer-settings.js b/src/viewer/viewer-settings.js
index d47011b..5eb7a06 100644
--- a/src/viewer/viewer-settings.js
+++ b/src/viewer/viewer-settings.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ const CLICKABLE_REFERENCES_STORAGE_KEY = "pdf-viewer-clickable-references";
 const PRINTED_PAGE_JUMP_STORAGE_KEY = "pdf-viewer-printed-page-jump";
 const MARKDOWN_COPY_STORAGE_KEY = "pdf-viewer-copy-as-markdown";
 const TAGGED_PARAGRAPH_COPY_STORAGE_KEY = "pdf-viewer-copy-tagged-paragraphs";
+const TWO_PAGE_STORAGE_KEY = "pdf-viewer-two-page-view";
+const OFFSET_COVER_STORAGE_KEY = "pdf-viewer-offset-cover";
 const STUDIO_GREEN = "#43af49";
 
 const toolsMenu = document.querySelector("#tools-menu");
@@ -385,6 +387,9 @@ function createZoomControls() {
 }
 
 function fitWidthBase() {
+  if (document.querySelector("#viewer")?.dataset.pageLayout === "two-up") {
+    return viewportPageWidth();
+  }
   return Math.max(
     160,
     Math.min(DEFAULT_MAX_PAGE_WIDTH, window.innerWidth - PAGE_HORIZONTAL_GUTTER),
@@ -405,7 +410,11 @@ function viewportPageWidth() {
       ? root.classList.contains("minimap-collapsed") ? 2 : PAGE_HORIZONTAL_GUTTER / 2 + 1
       : PAGE_HORIZONTAL_GUTTER;
   const availableWidth = root.clientWidth || window.innerWidth;
-  return Math.max(160, availableWidth - minimapWidth - horizontalGutter);
+  const usableWidth = availableWidth - minimapWidth - horizontalGutter;
+  if (document.querySelector("#viewer")?.dataset.pageLayout === "two-up") {
+    return Math.max(100, (usableWidth - 16) / 2);
+  }
+  return Math.max(160, usableWidth);
 }
 
 function viewportPageTop() {
@@ -443,7 +452,7 @@ function applyZoomLayout() {
   const pageWidth = zoomMode === "custom"
     ? fitWidthBase() * zoomScale
     : viewportPageWidth();
-  viewer.style.setProperty("--zoom-page-width", `${Math.max(160, pageWidth)}px`);
+  viewer.style.setProperty("--zoom-page-width", `${Math.max(viewer.dataset.pageLayout === "two-up" ? 100 : 160, pageWidth)}px`);
 }
 
 function captureZoomAnchor() {
@@ -668,3 +677,38 @@ if (zoomControls) {
   applyZoomLayout();
   syncZoomControls();
 }
+
+function installPageLayoutSettings() {
+  const viewer = document.querySelector("#viewer");
+  const twoPageToggle = document.querySelector("#two-page-view");
+  const offsetCoverToggle = document.querySelector("#offset-cover");
+  if (!viewer || !twoPageToggle || !offsetCoverToggle) return;
+
+  styleSettingCheckbox(twoPageToggle);
+  styleSettingCheckbox(offsetCoverToggle);
+  twoPageToggle.checked = localStorage.getItem(TWO_PAGE_STORAGE_KEY) === "true";
+  offsetCoverToggle.checked = localStorage.getItem(OFFSET_COVER_STORAGE_KEY) === "true";
+
+  const apply = (persist = false) => {
+    const anchor = persist ? captureZoomAnchor() : null;
+    viewer.dataset.pageLayout = twoPageToggle.checked ? "two-up" : "single";
+    viewer.dataset.offsetCover = String(offsetCoverToggle.checked);
+    offsetCoverToggle.disabled = !twoPageToggle.checked;
+    offsetCoverToggle.closest(".tool-toggle").style.opacity = twoPageToggle.checked ? "1" : "0.5";
+
+    applyZoomLayout();
+    restoreZoomAnchor(anchor);
+    syncZoomControls();
+    if (persist) {
+      localStorage.setItem(TWO_PAGE_STORAGE_KEY, String(twoPageToggle.checked));
+      localStorage.setItem(OFFSET_COVER_STORAGE_KEY, String(offsetCoverToggle.checked));
+      scheduleViewerRerender();
+    }
+  };
+
+  twoPageToggle.addEventListener("change", () => apply(true));
+  offsetCoverToggle.addEventListener("change", () => apply(true));
+  apply();
+}
+
+installPageLayoutSettings();
diff --git a/src/viewer/viewer.css b/src/viewer/viewer.css
index ddbb68f..c04e0c2 100644
--- a/src/viewer/viewer.css
+++ b/src/viewer/viewer.css
@@ -922,6 +922,25 @@ input {
   padding: calc(52px + var(--page-top-gap)) 16px calc(20px + var(--document-scrubber-height));
 }
 
+.viewer[data-page-layout="two-up"] {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, var(--zoom-page-width, min(550px, calc((100vw - 48px) / 2))));
+  column-gap: 16px;
+  row-gap: 20px;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-content: start;
+  align-items: start;
+}
+
+/* Offset the cover into the right column before forming facing-page spreads. */
+.viewer[data-page-layout="two-up"][data-offset-cover="true"] .page[data-page="1"] {
+  grid-column: 2;
+}
+
+.viewer[data-page-layout="two-up"] .status {
+  grid-column: 1 / -1;
+}
+
 .page {
   position: relative;
   isolation: isolate;
@@ -1144,6 +1163,10 @@ input {
     padding: 0;
   }
 
+  .viewer[data-page-layout="two-up"] {
+    display: block;
+  }
+
   .page {
     width: 100%;
     margin: 0;
diff --git a/tests/two-page-layout.test.mjs b/tests/two-page-layout.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5232c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/two-page-layout.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import test from "node:test";
+import vm from "node:vm";
+
+const source = readFileSync(new URL("../src/viewer/viewer-settings.js", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const html = readFileSync(new URL("../src/viewer.html", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+const css = readFileSync(new URL("../src/viewer/viewer.css", import.meta.url), "utf8");
+
+function loadFunction(name, context) {
+  const definition = source.match(new RegExp(`function ${name}\\([^]*?\\n\\}`))?.[0];
+  assert.ok(definition, `Missing ${name}`);
+  vm.runInContext(definition, context);
+}
+
+test("two-page preferences persist and reading position survives toggling", () => {
+  const stored = new Map();
+  const events = new Map();
+  const calls = [];
+  const viewer = { dataset: {} };
+  const toggle = name => ({
+    checked: false,
+    disabled: false,
+    closest: () => ({ style: {} }),
+    addEventListener(event, handler) { events.set(name, handler); },
+  });
+  const twoPage = toggle("two-page");
+  const offset = toggle("offset");
+  const selectors = { "#viewer": viewer, "#two-page-view": twoPage, "#offset-cover": offset };
+  const context = vm.createContext({
+    TWO_PAGE_STORAGE_KEY: "two",
+    OFFSET_COVER_STORAGE_KEY: "offset",
+    document: { querySelector(selector) { return selectors[selector]; } },
+    localStorage: {
+      getItem(key) { return stored.get(key) ?? null; },
+      setItem(key, value) { stored.set(key, value); },
+    },
+    styleSettingCheckbox() {},
+    captureZoomAnchor() { calls.push("capture"); return { page: 7 }; },
+    restoreZoomAnchor(anchor) { calls.push(["restore", anchor]); },
+    applyZoomLayout() { calls.push("layout"); },
+    syncZoomControls() { calls.push("sync"); },
+    scheduleViewerRerender() { calls.push("rerender"); },
+  });
+  loadFunction("installPageLayoutSettings", context);
+  context.installPageLayoutSettings();
+  assert.equal(viewer.dataset.pageLayout, "single");
+  assert.equal(offset.disabled, true);
+  assert.equal(calls.includes("rerender"), false);
+
+  twoPage.checked = true;
+  events.get("two-page")();
+  assert.equal(viewer.dataset.pageLayout, "two-up");
+  assert.equal(offset.disabled, false);
+  assert.equal(stored.get("two"), "true");
+  assert.equal(calls.at(-1), "rerender");
+  assert.deepEqual(calls.at(-3), ["restore", { page: 7 }]);
+
+  offset.checked = true;
+  events.get("offset")();
+  assert.equal(viewer.dataset.offsetCover, "true");
+  assert.equal(stored.get("offset"), "true");
+
+  twoPage.checked = false;
+  events.get("two-page")();
+  assert.equal(viewer.dataset.pageLayout, "single");
+  assert.equal(offset.disabled, true);
+  assert.equal(offset.checked, true, "Cover preference is retained in single-page mode");
+});
+
+test("grid pairs pages, offsets the first page on request, and resets for print", () => {
+  assert.match(html, /id="two-page-view"[^>]*type="checkbox"/);
+  assert.match(html, /id="offset-cover"[^>]*type="checkbox"/);
+  assert.match(css, /\.viewer\[data-page-layout="two-up"\]\s*\{[^}]*display:\s*grid;[^}]*grid-template-columns:\s*repeat\(2,/);
+  assert.match(css, /\[data-offset-cover="true"\] \.page\[data-page="1"\]\s*\{\s*grid-column:\s*2;/);
+  assert.match(css, /@media print\s*\{[\s\S]*?\.viewer\[data-page-layout="two-up"\]\s*\{\s*display:\s*block;/);
+});
+
+test("fit-to-width sizes two facing pages within the available width", () => {
+  const viewer = { dataset: { pageLayout: "two-up" } };
+  const context = vm.createContext({
+    PAGE_HORIZONTAL_GUTTER: 32,
+    DEFAULT_MAX_PAGE_WIDTH: 1100,
+    document: {
+      documentElement: { clientWidth: 1200, classList: { contains: () => true } },
+      querySelector(selector) { return selector === "#viewer" ? viewer : null; },
+    },
+    window: { innerWidth: 1200 },
+  });
+  loadFunction("viewportPageWidth", context);
+  loadFunction("fitWidthBase", context);
+  assert.equal(context.viewportPageWidth(), 576);
+  assert.equal(context.fitWidthBase(), 576);
+  viewer.dataset.pageLayout = "single";
+  assert.equal(context.viewportPageWidth(), 1168);
+  assert.equal(context.fitWidthBase(), 1100);
+});