Add Page Numbers to PDF

Free Online PDF Page Number Tool

Need to add page numbers to a PDF? Our free online PDF page number tool lets you add customizable page numbers to every page of your PDF, right in your browser, with a live preview so you can see exactly how they'll look before processing. No software to install, no file ever uploaded to a server. Files up to 100 MB are supported. If you need to combine documents beforehand, you can use our Merge PDF tool, or easily optimize your document size using the PDF Compressor.

Who Uses This PDF Page Number Tool?

This tool is useful anytime you need clearly numbered pages in a PDF, including:

Students and academics, adding page numbers to theses, dissertations, essays, or research papers before submission. You might also find our Word Counter and Case Converter helpful for finalizing text formatting. Authors and self-publishers, numbering manuscript drafts, ebooks, or printed book proofs. Business professionals, adding page numbers to reports, proposals, or contracts to make them easier to reference in meetings or discussions. Legal professionals, numbering multi-page legal documents, filings, or exhibits for clear citation and organization. Educators, adding page numbers to course packets, handouts, or exam booklets. Anyone combining or printing large PDFs, wanting clear page references to keep a lengthy document organized.

Whatever the reason, this tool gives you full control over the style, position, and format of your page numbers. If you need to convert your documents into visual assets, you can easily use our PDF to JPG Converter or PDF to PNG Converter.

Advanced Features Explained

Full Control Over Position, Format, and Style: This tool doesn't limit you to a single bottom-center number. You can choose from six preset positions covering every corner and center of the top and bottom edges, set your own starting number (useful if your PDF continues from an earlier document), and define a custom text format using simple placeholders. For example, typing "Page {n} of {total}" produces labels like "Page 1 of 24" on every page, automatically calculated and updated for each page as it's numbered. You also have full control over font size, the margin from the page edge, and the exact color, using either quick preset swatches or a custom hex color code. If you ever need to extract original assets out of your file, our PDF Image Extractor is an excellent companion utility.

See Exactly How It Will Look Before You Commit: Rather than guessing how your page numbers will appear, this tool renders your actual uploaded PDF's first page on a live preview canvas. As you adjust the position, format, font size, margin, or color, the preview updates immediately to show your page number exactly as it will appear on the real page, in the real position, at the real size. This means no surprises after processing your full document. If your page orientation is slightly misaligned, you can fix it instantly using our PDF Page Rotator before numbering.

Handles Large, Multi-Page PDFs Smoothly: Page numbers are applied to every page of your document in efficient batches, with a progress bar showing you how far along the process is. This approach is designed to keep even lengthy documents with many pages processing smoothly without freezing your browser. If you want to break up a massive document into smaller segments, try our Split PDF feature.