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Add Page Numbers to PDF

Stamp page numbers across one or many PDFs. Pick the format, position, size and colour. Crisp vector text, nothing uploaded, all in your browser.

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Why add page numbers to a PDF?

A long PDF with no page numbers is hard to work with. Reports, contracts, dissertations, scanned books, court bundles: the moment you print one or send it round for review, "see page 12" only means something if the pages are actually numbered. Plenty of PDFs arrive with no numbering at all, or with numbering that quietly stops halfway through. This tool stamps a clean number onto every page, in the corner you choose and the format you want: a plain "1", "Page 1", "Page 1 of 10", "1 of 10", "1 / 10", or lower or upper Roman numerals. Pick a font (sans, serif or mono), the size, the colour and the margin from the edge, set which number to start from, and number the whole document or just a range of pages. If the first page is a cover, tick one box and it stays unnumbered and drops out of the count. The numbers go on as crisp, selectable vector text, so nothing is flattened to an image and the rest of each page is copied exactly as it was. Because it all happens in your browser, the PDF never leaves your device.

How do I add page numbers to a PDF for free?

Open your PDF, pick a corner and a style like "1", "Page 1 of 10" or Roman numerals, then set the font, size and starting number and save the numbered file. Everything runs in your browser, so the document is never uploaded and the numbers go on as selectable text without changing the rest of the page.

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Frequently asked questions

Where on the page do the numbers go?
You choose any of the six corners (top or bottom, and left, centre or right) and set how far in from the edge they sit. There's also a facing-pages layout that puts the number on the outer edge of each page, for double-sided or booklet printing.
What number formats can I use?
Plain "1", "Page 1", "Page 1 of 10", "1 of 10", "1 / 10", and lower or upper Roman numerals (i, ii, iii or I, II, III). The dropdown previews each format using your actual document, so you can see exactly how it will read.
Can I skip the cover or start from a specific number?
Yes to both. Tick "first page is a cover" to leave page 1 unnumbered and out of the count, and use the "start at" field to begin from any number you like.
Can I number only some of the pages?
Yes. Switch Pages to Custom and type a range such as 1-5, 8, 11-13 to number just those pages and leave the rest alone.
Will it lower the quality or change how my PDF looks?
No. The number is drawn as crisp vector text and the rest of each page is copied untouched, so the document stays lossless and the text that was already there stays selectable.
I need to combine files before numbering them.
Merge your files into a single PDF first, then number the combined document so the count runs straight through. Merge PDFs

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