15 free pages a day

Add Page Numbers to a PDF

Pick a position and style, number every page — right in your browser. No upload, no account.

Add Page Numbers

Plain numbers (1, Page 1 of 10) or Bates numbers for legal sets (ACME-000001). With Premium, number a whole set of files in one go.

Select from device or drop a PDF here Processed on this device. Never uploaded.

Your PDFPages, often with a header or footer.
Add page numbersA number on every page: 1, Page 1 of 10, or Bates (ACME-000121).
The page counter in Acrobat or Preview shows the same numbers too.
with
☑ Make roomOptional. Pages shrink slightly → a clear band for the number. Without it, the number sits on top and can cover a footer.
Many files?Number them all in one go (Premium) — each from 1, or running on from file to file, as with Bates.

How it works: the numbers are written onto each page in your browser, in a plain font, about 1 cm from the edge. Tick “Make room” so they never cover text or a footer; otherwise they sit on top of the page — check the result. The page counter in Acrobat or Preview shows the same numbers too. Every page counts toward the free daily limit.

The short version

Drop in a PDF, choose where the numbers go, download. "1", "Page 1", "Page 1 of 10" or "1 / 10" — at the top or bottom, left, centre or right. Nothing is uploaded.

How to use it

  1. Drop your PDF into the box above.

  2. Choose the position, style, size and starting number. Tick "Don't number the first page" for a cover page.

  3. Click "Add Page Numbers" and download. Check every page before you use it.

Good to know

  • Numbers sit about 1 cm from the edge. Tick “Make room” and pages shrink slightly so a number never covers text or a footer.
  • Useful for court bundles, exhibits, reports and contracts where people need to refer to "page 12".
  • Need numbers like ACME-000001 for a legal matter? Choose Bates number in Style — see the Bates numbering guide.
  • Every page counts toward the 15 free pages a day.
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Works inside your browser. Your document never leaves your device — useful for contracts, statements and anything confidential.

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15 pages a day

  • Every tool except OCR — merge, split, organize, compress, redact, sign, edit, page numbers, protect, convert (incl. PDF to Word and JPG), extract text
  • No watermark, no account, no email
  • Counted across all tools; the count resets every day
Premium

$9/month

  • No page limit on any tool
  • OCR: make scanned PDFs searchable, 39 languages
  • Your signature saved on this device (never uploaded), and your signature or initials on every page in one click
  • Number a whole set of files in one go — plain or Bates, with an index
  • One-click form filling with your saved details — name, address, email
  • Or $69/year · $149 once, for life

Free or Premium, the tools work the same way: your files never leave your device.

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