Add PDF Page Numbers guide
Place sequential numbers on all or selected PDF pages and download the revised document without uploading it.
What this tool does
Add PDF Page Numbers writes a small number label near the bottom-left, bottom-center, or bottom-right of selected pages. You can begin from any whole number, choose a font size from 6 to 36 points, and decide whether the text should appear as Page 1 or simply 1.
Selections support individual pages, inclusive ranges, and comma-separated combinations such as 1-5, 8, 11-14. Numbering follows the order of the first valid selections. If pages 3 through 5 are selected with a starting number of 10, they receive 10, 11, and 12 rather than their physical PDF page indices.
The labels are drawn with an embedded standard Helvetica font. Existing page content is retained, but the tool does not search for empty footer space. A label can overlap content that already occupies the bottom margin, so every output page should be reviewed.
How to use it
- Select one readable PDF.
- Wait for the page count and adjust the default page range if necessary.
- Enter a whole starting number and choose a font size.
- Select a bottom alignment and decide whether to include the word “Page.”
- Generate the file, inspect its footer area, and download the result.
When front matter should remain unnumbered, select only the body pages and choose the printed number that should appear on the first selected page. The PDF’s actual page order does not change.
Benefits
- Numbers every page or a precise selection
- Supports a custom starting number
- Offers left, center, and right footer alignment
- Provides numeric-only and labeled formats
- Processes and saves the PDF locally
Important document checks
Open the result in the viewer used by the intended audience. Pages with stored rotation, unusually small dimensions, crop boxes, existing footers, or edge-to-edge artwork may position a label differently from a standard portrait page. This tool does not detect existing page numbers or remove them.
Adding visible text rewrites the PDF and can affect digital-signature validation. It also does not remove metadata, annotations, attachments, or confidential content. Keep an untouched original when working with contracts, records, signed documents, or regulated material.