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Add Page Numbers to PDFOnline for Free

Number the pages of your PDF in the header or footer. Pick the position, style and first page, then download the numbered file.

  • Files stay on your device
  • No sign-up
  • Free, no watermark

About this tool

Add Page Numbers to PDF Online Free

Add page numbers to a PDF so readers can find their way around long documents. Choose one of six positions in the header or footer, a format such as 1, Page 1, Page 1 of 12 or 1 / 12, and set the font size, margin and colour, with a live preview of the result, so you can check the placement before you download.

You can skip cover and title pages by starting the numbering on a later page, and choose which number to count from — useful for theses, dissertations, reports, manuals, legal bundles and merged documents that need consistent PDF page numbering before printing or submission.

Numbers are placed relative to each page as it appears, so they sit correctly on landscape, rotated and cropped pages too. The PDF is processed in your browser and never uploaded to a server.

  • Six positions

    Place numbers top or bottom, on the left, in the centre or on the right.

  • Page X of Y format

    Choose a plain number, Page 1, Page 1 of 12 or 1 / 12.

  • Skip cover pages

    Start numbering on any page and begin counting from any number.

  • Works on any orientation

    Numbers read upright on landscape, rotated and cropped pages.

Step by step

How to add page numbers to a PDF

  1. 1

    Upload your PDF

    Click Choose PDF or drag and drop your file into the upload box.

  2. 2

    Choose the style

    Pick a position in the header or footer, a format like "Page 1 of 12", the font size, margin and colour.

  3. 3

    Skip cover pages if needed

    Set the page to start numbering from and the first number to use. The preview shows the result.

  4. 4

    Download the numbered PDF

    Click Add page numbers and your file downloads straight away.

FAQ

Add Page Numbers FAQ

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Yes. Number as many PDFs as you like for free, with no sign-up and no watermark.

Yes. Set "Start numbering from page" to 2 (or later) and the earlier pages get no number. You can also choose which number to start counting from.

A plain number (1), "Page 1", "Page 1 of 12" or "1 / 12", in six positions: top or bottom, on the left, centre or right.

Yes. Numbers are placed on each page as you see it, so they sit in the right corner and read upright on landscape, rotated and cropped pages too.

No. Your PDF is processed in your browser and never uploaded, so it stays on your device.

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