Add Page Numbers
Add Page Numbers to PDF inserts printed numbers onto your pages in any of nine positions, using either plain digits or a custom format such as Page {n} of {total}.
About Add Page Numbers
Numbered pages matter the moment a document leaves your screen. Court bundles, tender submissions, university theses and printed handbooks all need a reliable way to say which sheet you are looking at. Merging several files usually destroys whatever numbering the originals had, so numbering is best applied last, once the final page order is settled and no further sections will be inserted.
Choose one of nine positions across the top and bottom of the page, set the starting number, and skip a cover page if you have one. The format field takes literal text alongside the placeholders, so Page {n} of {total} prints exactly that. Watch for documents with existing footers: numbers are drawn on top of the page, so pick a corner that is genuinely empty rather than one holding a footer line.
How to add page numbers
- Upload the PDF you want to number, or drag it onto the page.
- Pick a position, starting number, first page to number and text format.
- Click the add numbers button and let the file process.
- Download the numbered PDF and check the first and last pages.
Why use this tool
Nine positions
Place numbers in any corner, or centred at the top or bottom, so they sit clear of existing headers, footers and binding margins.
Custom formats
Use plain digits or a template such as Page 1 of 20, mixing your own wording with the current page and total placeholders.
Flexible start
Begin numbering at any value and skip covers or title pages, which keeps printed numbers matching a contents list or bundle index.