Can I skip the cover page?

Set start numbering on page to 2. The cover is left untouched, and page 2 gets the first stamp.

The number sits on top of my footer. Can I move it?

Increase the margin to push it towards the edge, or pick a different position. The preview updates so you can see where it lands before downloading.

Can I use Roman numerals or add text like Appendix?

Not yet. The two formats are the plain number and Page 3 of 12.

Will the numbers be selectable text?

Yes. They are drawn as real text with an embedded font, so they can be selected, searched and copied like anything else on the page.

Add Page Numbers

Stamp numbers onto the pages of a PDF. The preview is the stamped document rendered back, so what you see is what the file will contain.

Choose a PDF or drop it hereOne PDF, up to 100 MB.

Runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.

How to use Add Page Numbers

1Pick a PDF, or drag it onto the box above.
2Choose a position and adjust the size, colour and margin.
3Set where numbering starts if the first page is a cover.
4Check the preview, then press Add page numbers.

The preview is the real output

Plenty of tools show you a diagram with a dot in the corner. That diagram is right until your document is not A4, at which point the number appears somewhere you did not expect.

Here the document is actually stamped with your settings and the first numbered page is rendered from that output. It costs a second after you stop fiddling with the controls, and it means the thing on screen is the thing you are about to download.

Starting somewhere other than one

Two separate settings, because they answer different questions. Start numbering on page decides which physical page gets the first stamp, so set it to 2 and your cover stays clean. First number to print decides what that stamp says, so set it to 47 when this document carries on from another one.

Leave both at 1 and you get what you expect.

Placement across mixed pages

Numbers are positioned against each page's own dimensions, so a document that mixes A4 with Letter, or portrait with landscape, gets its numbers in the right place on every page rather than in the right place on the first one.

Centred and right-aligned text is measured with the real font before it is placed. Estimating from the character count is how you end up with Page 9 of 112 sitting visibly off-centre.

What it does not do

The number is drawn onto the page as text. It does not become a PDF page label, and it will not renumber anything already printed on your pages. If the document already has numbers from a word processor, you will end up with two sets.

There is no Roman numeral option, no per-section numbering and no header or footer text beyond the number itself.

Limits

100 MB per file.
Password-protected PDFs need unlocking first.
Helvetica only, in a single colour.
Numbers are drawn on top and will overlap page content that is already there.
Existing page numbers are not detected or replaced.

Frequently asked questions

Can I skip the cover page?: Set start numbering on page to 2. The cover is left untouched, and page 2 gets the first stamp.
The number sits on top of my footer. Can I move it?: Increase the margin to push it towards the edge, or pick a different position. The preview updates so you can see where it lands before downloading.
Can I use Roman numerals or add text like Appendix?: Not yet. The two formats are the plain number and Page 3 of 12.
Will the numbers be selectable text?: Yes. They are drawn as real text with an embedded font, so they can be selected, searched and copied like anything else on the page.