Add Page Numbers to a PDF
Add centered page numbers to every page in a PDF.
How to use the Add Page Numbers
Choose your PDF
Drag the file onto the drop zone or click to browse for it.
Add the numbers
A centred page number is placed on every page of the document, leaving the existing content untouched.
Download the PDF
Click Download PDF to save the numbered document.
About the Add Page Numbers
Page numbers stop mattering until a document is printed, and then they matter immediately. A stack of unnumbered pages cannot be checked for completeness, cannot be put back in order after it is dropped, and cannot be referred to in a meeting without everyone counting from the front. Court filings, tenders, contracts and academic submissions often require them outright.
The pages that need numbering most are usually the ones that arrived without any: a merged document assembled from several sources, a set of scans, an export from a system that never had a page footer. Adding them in a word processor means converting the PDF back to an editable format and losing the formatting on the way.
This stamps a centred number onto every page of the existing file, leaving the content exactly as it was. Text stays selectable, images keep their resolution and nothing is re-rendered. It runs in your browser, so a confidential filing or an unpublished report is never uploaded, and there is no watermark added alongside the numbers.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I add page numbers to a PDF?
- Upload the file and click Download PDF. A centred number is stamped onto every page.
- Will it cover up my content?
- The number sits in the page margin. On documents with an unusually full footer, check the result before sending it.
- Does it change the rest of the document?
- No. Text stays selectable and images keep their resolution — only the numbers are added.