Free Add Page Numbers to PDF
Stamp clean page numbers onto any PDF. Pick one of six positions and a format like Page 1 of 12, skip the cover, number just a range, and download the numbered copy. It runs entirely in your browser, so your file is never uploaded.
Add a PDF on the left, pick a position and format, and the numbered download appears here.
The numbering runs on your device with pdf-lib. Your PDF is never uploaded or stored.
Handy for reports, contracts, court bundles and print handouts. Your original file is never changed; you always download a fresh numbered copy.
Numbered pages in four steps.
Add the file, choose where and how the numbers should read, and download. The preview updates as you change the settings.
Add your PDF
Drop the file in or click to choose it. The document is read on your own device, so it is never uploaded anywhere.
Pick the position and format
Choose one of six spots, top or bottom, left, centre or right, and a format like plain numbers or Page 1 of 12. A small preview shows where the number will sit.
Fine-tune the details
Start counting from any number, skip the cover page, number only a page range, and set the size, colour and distance from the edge.
Download the numbered copy
One tap stamps every chosen page and saves a new file next to your original, so the source PDF is never touched.
Numbers that land where they should.
Covers, ranges, custom starting numbers and rotated pages are exactly where quick manual fixes go wrong. This tool follows one consistent set of rules for the whole file.
Six positions, four formats
Top or bottom, left, centre or right, with plain numbers, Page 1, 1 of 12 or Page 1 of 12. The margin slider moves the number closer to or further from the edge.
Cover page aware
One toggle leaves page 1 untouched and starts the numbering on page 2. You can also start counting from any number, handy when a report is split across several files.
Handles mixed and rotated pages
Portrait, landscape and rotated pages in the same file each get the number in the right spot, following the page as you actually see it.
Private by design
The numbering runs entirely in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded, so contracts, statements and drafts stay on your own machine.
Documents that number themselves.
Stamping one file at a time is fine for the odd report. But when invoices, statements and contracts go out every day, the numbering, branding and archiving belong inside the system that generates them. Building that kind of document automation is part of the custom software work we do at Techliphant.
Branding the pages too? Try the watermark PDF tool.
Common questions.
Add the file above, pick where the number should sit and how it should read, and download the numbered copy. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no page limit, and the whole thing runs in your browser.
Any of six spots: top left, top centre, top right, bottom left, bottom centre or bottom right. Bottom centre is the default because it is what most readers expect. The margin slider controls how far the number sits from the edge of the page.
Yes. Turn on the skip option and page 1 is left untouched, with the first number landing on page 2. The count follows suit, so a 5 page file with the cover skipped reads Page 1 of 4 through Page 4 of 4.
Yes. Set the starting number to anything you like. That is useful when one long document is split across several PDFs and the second file should carry on from page 41 rather than restart at 1.
The number printed on the last numbered page. It counts the pages actually being numbered, not the raw page count, so skipped covers and range limits are respected and the labels never contradict themselves.
Yes. Switch from all pages to a range and give a from and to page. Only those pages are stamped; the rest of the document passes through unchanged.
Yes. The number is stamped on top of whatever the page holds, so scans, photos and image-only pages are numbered just like regular text pages. Nothing is re-rendered, so the scan quality is untouched.
No. The tool adds small text objects to the pages you chose and leaves everything else alone. Text stays selectable, links keep working, and the file size grows by only a few kilobytes. Your original file is never modified; you always download a new copy.
They are handled. The tool reads each page’s own size and rotation, so a landscape page in a portrait document still gets its number in the corner you picked, upright and readable.
The usual reason is a password. A protected PDF has to be unlocked with its password before any tool can write to it, so remove the protection first and try again. Very rarely a damaged file will also refuse to open.
No. The file is read and stamped entirely in your browser with JavaScript, and the numbered copy is saved straight to your device. Nothing is sent to us or stored, which is why the tool also works offline once the page has loaded.
Yes. Numbering one file at a time is fine for the odd report, but invoices, statements and contracts are better generated with numbering, branding and archiving built in. Building that kind of document automation into your systems is part of the custom software work we do at Techliphant.
Private by design: this tool runs entirely in your browser, so your PDF is never uploaded, sent anywhere or stored. The numbered copy is written straight to your device. It is provided free for everyday use.
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