I need to add page numbers to a PDF
Reports, contracts and dissertations usually need numbered pages. Add them in seconds without Acrobat.
To number a PDF, use a page-number tool: pick a position (footer, header, a corner), a starting number and a format, and it stamps every page. Our Page Number tool does this in your browser, so the document is never uploaded. It's the quick way to paginate a report, contract or thesis before you submit it.
4 tools for this
Each one is free, private and runs in your browser. No sign-up, no watermark.
Add Page Numbers to PDF
Stamp page numbers onto a PDF in your browser. Pick the corner, choose a bare number or a 'Page X of Y' label, set the start number, font size and margin, and skip a cover page. Real selectable text, nothing uploaded.
PDF Editor
Edit a PDF in your browser: add text, draw, highlight, drop in a signature, and rearrange or rotate pages, then export. Free, private, no uploads.
Merge PDF
Combine multiple PDF files into a single document, drag to set the order, then download. Free, fast and entirely in your browser.
Watermark PDF
Stamp a text or image watermark across every page of a PDF: set the opacity, angle and size, tile it or centre it, and preview the result before you export. 100% in your browser, nothing uploaded.
How to fix it
Follow these steps and you'll have it sorted in a couple of minutes.
- 1
Open the Page Number tool
Drop your PDF in. It loads locally in your browser, nothing is uploaded.
- 2
Choose the position
Place numbers in the footer, header or a corner, and set the alignment (left, centre, right).
- 3
Set the start and format
Begin at 1 (or skip a cover page), and pick a style like '1', 'Page 1' or '1 of 20'.
- 4
Apply and download
The tool stamps every page. If you merged files first, number the combined PDF so the sequence is continuous.
- Numbering before merging, so each section restarts at 1: combine the PDFs first, then paginate the whole thing.
- Placing numbers where they collide with existing footer text or a signature block. Leave a margin.
- Forgetting a cover or contents page should often be skipped or numbered differently from the body.
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- I need to combine several PDFs into oneApplications and submissions often want a single PDF. Merge your files in the right order, in seconds, without any software.
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