Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. This conversion runs inside your browser using your own device’s processing power, and the file is not uploaded. Once a tool has been used once (video, text recognition and background removal download their engine from this site the first time), it keeps working when your connection drops.

Can I start numbering at something other than 1?

Yes. Set the starting number, which is what you need when a document continues from an earlier volume or has unnumbered front matter.

Can the numbering be in my language?

Yes. The styles with a word, such as Page 1 of 10, are written in the language of the page you are using, and Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Bangla pages also offer their own digits. The fonts for those scripts are served from this site.

Add page numbers to a PDF

Runs on your device · Your file never leaves your device.

Add numbering to a document that does not have it — merged files, scans, and exports from tools that leave it out. Choose the corner, the starting number and the size.

Numbers are placed in the page’s visible orientation, so a scan that carries a rotation flag still gets its number in the right corner the right way up rather than sideways in the margin.

The rest of the document is untouched: numbering adds a small amount of text and leaves existing content exactly as it was.

How to add page numbers to a PDF

Add the PDF that needs numbering.
Choose where the numbers sit, and which page the count starts from — useful when a cover should not be page 1.
Press Add page numbers and download the numbered document.

Supported formats and limits

Input: PDF (any version)
Output: PDF with page numbers stamped on
Position: Corners or centre, header or footer
Starting number: Any page can be page 1
Where it runs: In your browser; nothing uploaded

Not for: Removing numbers a document already has — a stamped number becomes part of the page and cannot be taken off again.

Style, size and position

There are five styles: 1, - 1 -, Page 1, Page 1 of 10 and 1 / 10. The styles with a word are written in the language of the page you are using, so the German page writes Seite 1 von 10 and the Chinese page writes 第 1 页，共 10 页. Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Bangla pages also offer a choice between their own digits and 1 2 3.

The size box takes 6 to 48 points; the default of 11 matches common body text. Each number sits 32 points, about 11 mm, in from the edges of the visible page, at the left, centre or right of the top or the bottom. It is drawn in black over whatever is already there, with no white box behind it, so choose another position if a footer line or a logo occupies that place. Latin text uses the built-in Helvetica font; other scripts use fonts served from this site, loaded the first time they are needed.

Leaving the cover unnumbered

Under Apply to, choose Selected pages and pick the pages that should carry a number. The count runs through the selected pages only, starting at the number you set. For a report with a cover and a contents page, select page 3 to the end and start at 1: page 3 then shows 1. For a document that continues an earlier volume, start at the next number, for example 121. The start can also be 0.

In Page 1 of 10, the second number is the last number printed. A ten-page run that starts at 3 therefore reads Page 3 of 12 up to Page 12 of 12.

Pages that are turned or trimmed

A page turned by a rotation setting gets its number in the corner you chose, the right way up. On a page whose margins were trimmed, here with /crop-pdf or by another program, the number is placed from the edges you can see, not from the edges the page had before. Nothing already on the pages is moved, and the file is named after the original with -numbered added.

Frequently asked questions

Are my files uploaded to a server?: No. This conversion runs inside your browser using your own device’s processing power, and the file is not uploaded. Once a tool has been used once (video, text recognition and background removal download their engine from this site the first time), it keeps working when your connection drops.
Can I start numbering at something other than 1?: Yes. Set the starting number, which is what you need when a document continues from an earlier volume or has unnumbered front matter.
Can the numbering be in my language?: Yes. The styles with a word, such as Page 1 of 10, are written in the language of the page you are using, and Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi and Bangla pages also offer their own digits. The fonts for those scripts are served from this site.