Add Page Numbers to PDF
100% free & online — drop your PDF here to number its pages.
How to add page numbers to a PDF
Three steps from upload to a numbered PDF. No signup, no installs.
Drag one or more PDFs into the dropzone, browse your device, or import from Google Drive or Dropbox.
Reorder or delete pages, then choose one of six positions, a format like "Page 1 of 10", the page range, font and colour — with a live preview.
Click Add page numbers and your numbered PDF is ready in seconds — text, links and quality untouched.
Add Page Numbers to PDF Online — Free & Private
Page numbers make long PDFs easier to navigate, cite and print — reports, theses, contracts, manuals and scanned documents all benefit. But most exported or merged PDFs arrive without them, and adding numbers usually means reopening the source file or paying for desktop software.
This tool stamps page numbers directly onto your existing PDF, right in your browser. Choose where they go, how they read ("1", "Page 1", "1 / 10", "Page 1 of 10" or your own text), which pages get numbered, and which number to start from. Your original content is left exactly as it was.
Landscape, rotated and mixed-size pages are handled automatically, so numbers always sit upright in the right spot. Your file never leaves your device — no account, no watermark, no daily limit, just a 200 MB per-file cap.
Whether you need to insert page numbers in a PDF for a thesis, number the pages of a contract, or add "Page X of Y" footers to a report, you can do it here in a few clicks — free, with no watermark and no account.
Why Use Our Page Numbering Tool?
Precise, private, and free — no app, no upload, no fuss.
Numbers are added locally in your browser. Your PDF is never uploaded or stored anywhere.
See exactly where each number lands on every page before you save — no guesswork, no re-dos.
Top or bottom; left, centre or right. Plain numbers, "Page X of Y", or your own custom text.
Number only the pages you choose and start from any number — ideal for title pages and appendices.
Landscape, rotated and mixed-size pages are detected automatically, so numbers always read upright.
iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows — if it has a modern browser, it works. No app to install.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. There's no signup, no trial and no watermark. There are no daily or monthly limits — only a 200 MB cap per file.
No. Page numbers are added locally in your browser using PDF.js and pdf-lib. Your file never leaves your device, and closing the tab clears everything.
No. This page numbering tool works 100% online in any modern browser — Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox on Windows, Mac, iPhone and Android. There's nothing to download and no account to create.
Set "From" to 2. Keep "Start at" at 1 if the second page should read 1, or set it to 2 if you want numbering to match the physical page.
They're handled automatically. Each page's size and rotation is read individually, so numbers always appear upright in the position you chose — even in documents with mixed page sizes.
Yes. Choose "Custom text" and type your label, using {n} for the page number and {total} for the total count. Custom text supports Latin characters (English and Western European languages).
Upload your PDF, open the Format menu and choose "Page 1 of 10". The total updates automatically to match the pages you number, then click Add page numbers to download the result.
Yes. Click "+ Add PDF" to add more files, drag pages into the order you want and delete any you don't need. Numbering runs continuously across all pages and everything is saved as a single PDF.