Add page numbers to a PDF

Numbers that make a long document easier to follow

A printed report with loose pages, a long contract referenced by page number in an email, an appendix that should count from where the main document left off: page numbers make a document easier to navigate and refer to, and a PDF that was exported without them is a common, quick fix.

What you can set

• Position: six corners and centers to choose from, top or bottom, left, center or right.
• Number style: plain numbers like 1, 2, 3, or Roman numerals like I, II, III, useful for a preface or front matter numbered separately from the main body.
• Starting number: begin at 1, or at any other number, useful when this document continues numbering from a previous one, or when a cover page should not count as page 1.
• Page total: optionally show each number as "page / total", such as 1 / 24, which is common in formal documents.

What stays the same

The rest of each page is untouched: the number is added on top, in a plain, unobtrusive style that stays out of the way of the existing content.

What it does not do

This adds a simple number stamp; it does not support per-section restart points within the same file or a different style for odd and even pages. For adding a text or logo watermark instead of numbers, use watermark PDF. Your document is processed entirely in your browser and is never uploaded.

A quick fix, not a redesign

Opening a full desktop editor just to stamp a number in the corner is more than the task needs. This keeps to that one job, so the rest of your layout, fonts and images stay exactly as they were.