Add Page Numbers to PDF

No. Inspection, numbering and previews run locally in your browser with libraries served by this website. PDF content is not uploaded.

The tool adds PDF text to existing pages rather than rasterizing the document. Existing searchable text and images remain; scanned pages do not become searchable automatically.

Select a range starting at page 2, choose Selected pages and start at 1. The first selected page receives 1 and the cover receives no new label.

Document position assigns the start number to physical page 1 and keeps gaps for unselected pages. Selected pages assigns the start number to the first selected page and advances only across selected pages in document order.

The template requires {n}, which is the page number. Optional {total} is the final number for the numbering basis: start plus document page count minus one, or start plus selected page count minus one. With a start above 1, this is the final number rather than the page count.

Yes. Choose lowercase or uppercase Roman numbering. Every number including the final {total} value must be from 1 to 3999; decimal numbering supports up to 999999.

No. Ranges select pages in their existing document order. Duplicate entries are counted once. Odd and even filters use physical document positions, independent of the new numbering.

No. This tool adds visible numbers. Existing printed numbers and PDF page-label metadata remain. Choose an empty header or footer area to avoid covering existing content.

Use a static PDF up to 20 MiB and 200 pages without encryption, forms, signatures, custom page units or unsupported dimensions. Text must be supported by the selected standard PDF font and fit within the margins.

Create the numbered PDF, select Saved output, browse the pages and compare with Original. Changing numbering settings clears the previous output until a new PDF is created.