Add page numbers to a PDF in your browser. Put them at the top or bottom, on the left, in the centre or on the right; write them as “1”, “Page 1”, “Page 1 of 9” or “1 / 9”; start from any number and leave the cover page unnumbered. The preview shows the real result on any page before you download. The numbers are real text and the rest of each page is left exactly as it was. Several PDFs can be numbered at once and come back in one ZIP.
How it works
- Drop the PDF, or several to number them all the same way.
- Pick the position, the format, the start number and whether to skip the first page. Check the preview: it is the actual output, page by page.
- Press Number & download.
Questions
- Does my file get uploaded?
- No. Everything happens inside your browser on your own device. You can check it yourself: open your browser’s DevTools, watch the Network tab while the tool runs, and you will see no upload. The badge beside the page title counts the bytes this page has sent, live.
- How do I start numbering on page 2?
- Tick “Skip the first page”. The second page then shows the start number, 1 by default, and “of N” counts only the numbered pages. If the cover should still count, so that the second page reads 2, set the start number to 2.
- Will the page numbers cover my content?
- They sit inside the margin you set, measured from the edge of the visible page, and the preview shows exactly where. If your document has text close to the edge, widen the margin or move the numbers to the other edge. Sideways pages are numbered upright, the way you see them.
- Are the numbers searchable text?
- Yes. They are written in Helvetica, one of the standard PDF fonts, so they can be selected and searched and add only a few kilobytes. Nothing on the page is turned into an image.