Add Page Numbers to PDF
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About this Tool
A professional client-side PDF pagination and Bates numbering utility that imprints clean, vectorized page numbers onto multi-page PDF documents across 6 standard anchor positions: top-left, top-center, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, and bottom-right. Featuring versatile formatting options—including standard numerals (1, 2, 3), total page counts ('1 / N', 'Page 1 of N'), hyphenated dashes ('- 1 -'), and Roman numerals—it allows fine-grained control over margin offsets, custom starting indices, and cover page exclusions. The engine renders pagination as an uncompressed vector overlay layer on the native PDF canvas without rasterizing text or degrading image resolutions. Because the PDF parsing and manipulation library runs entirely in browser memory via WebAssembly, your confidential contracts, financial disclosures, and legal filings never touch external servers.
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Everything happens in your browser on this device. Your files are never sent to our servers—so you can use it with peace of mind.
How to Use
Upload or drag and drop your target PDF document into the designated file upload zone.
Choose your preferred anchor position from the interactive 6-quadrant document preview (header or footer across left, center, or right alignment).
Select your numbering format ('1', '1 / N', 'Page 1 of N', or '- 1 -'), adjust the starting number, and toggle 'Exclude cover page' if the title sheet should remain unnumbered.
Click 'Add Page Numbers' to process the document instantly, then download the newly numbered PDF directly to your device.
Key Scenarios & Use Cases
Academic Theses, Dissertations & Peer-Reviewed Research
Exclude the unnumbered title sheet and preliminary dedication pages, commencing Arabic pagination on page 2 or 3 in compliance with university dissertation guidelines.
Legal Discovery Bundles, Exhibits & Bates Stamping
Imprint continuous, serialized page numbers in the bottom-right footer of litigation bundles, contract appendices, and court filings for rapid citation.
Corporate Annual Reports, Whitepapers & Pitch Decks
Format executive summaries and quarterly earnings reports with elegant 'Page X of Y' footers so stakeholders can easily track their reading progress.
Government Grant Applications & Public Procurement Bids
Ensure strict compliance with public tender requirements by verifying that every technical specification page contains standardized sequential numbering.
Print-on-Demand (POD) Manuals & Booklets
Position page numbers cleanly outside physical bleed and binding gutter zones, guaranteeing flawless bookbinding and booklet printing.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
No. The pagination engine does not rasterize or re-compress your document. It injects a crisp vector text stream directly into each page's content dictionary, preserving 100% of original vector typography, font definitions, and high-resolution imagery.
Enable the 'Exclude cover page' option. The first page will remain completely clean with no number stamped on it. You can additionally configure the second page to start counting from 1 or continue from 2.
Yes. Selecting formats such as '1 / N' or 'Page 1 of N' automatically calculates the total page count of your uploaded document and stamps the complete fraction onto every numbered page.
The tool reads each individual page's MediaBox, CropBox, and rotation matrix (0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees) to calculate exact relative margin coordinates, ensuring numbers appear consistently along the intended header or footer edge regardless of orientation.
Numbers are placed within standard safe printer margins (typically 20 to 36 points from the page edge), safely avoiding standard hardware unprintable margins and binder punches.
No. All PDF parsing, canvas stamping, and file generation occur entirely client-side inside your browser sandbox. Your files never travel across the internet, ensuring strict regulatory compliance for proprietary and sensitive data.