diff --git a/docs/cassiopee_notice_illustree_fr.pdf b/docs/cassiopee_notice_illustree_fr.pdf
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/docs/en/index.md b/docs/en/index.md
index 956be224eba669ad1586945dc5e060c21e7c1da1..5d9aab8467db6e7b8c83b03acbad98705c4036e0 100644
--- a/docs/en/index.md
+++ b/docs/en/index.md
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ Offline versions are availble (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android) at the following
 ## Documentation
 
 Download [documentation in PDF format](https://cassiopee.g-eau.fr/assets/docs/pdf/cassiopee_doc_en.pdf)
+
+Download [illustrated user guide (in french) in PDF format](https://cassiopee.g-eau.fr/assets/docs/pdf/cassiopee_notice_illustree_fr.pdf)
diff --git a/docs/fr/index.md b/docs/fr/index.md
index 504ff63b3ac880f5d2eb3661997bd0bfe8992e6b..80e2ac33109bc735554b4484ae46502b8ca73d65 100644
--- a/docs/fr/index.md
+++ b/docs/fr/index.md
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ Des versions hors-ligne sont disponibles (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android) à l'a
 ## Documentation
 
 Télécharger [la documentation au format PDF](https://cassiopee.g-eau.fr/assets/docs/pdf/cassiopee_doc_fr.pdf)
+
+Télécharger [la notice illustrée au format PDF](https://cassiopee.g-eau.fr/assets/docs/pdf/cassiopee_notice_illustree_fr.pdf)
diff --git a/scripts/mkdocs-postprocess.js b/scripts/mkdocs-postprocess.js
index 5e4cc9e6f5928d304fbfe4d81b7a506a393b2eb3..0efd29ea8f57489fb8c0bc3f0cb1c3ccc940a2c9 100644
--- a/scripts/mkdocs-postprocess.js
+++ b/scripts/mkdocs-postprocess.js
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ fs.copySync("node_modules/mathjax/es5/output/chtml/fonts", destPathMJ + "/output
 fs.copySync("docs/mathjax.config.js", destPath + "/mathjax.config.js");
 
 fs.copySync("docs/matomo-tracking.js", destPath + "/matomo-tracking.js");
+
+// copy illustrated guide (not related to MkDocs, but still a part of the doc)
+fs.copySync("docs/cassiopee_notice_illustree_fr.pdf", "src/assets/docs/pdf/cassiopee_notice_illustree_fr.pdf");