Add page numbers
Number the pages, your way
Drop files here
or — you can also paste with ⌘V
One PDF file · up to 300 MB each
This tool runs entirely inside your browser. Your files are never uploaded, never stored, and never seen by anyone but you.
How to add page numbers to a PDF
- Drop your PDF onto the page.
- Pick a format — just the number, Page 1, or 1 of 12 — and where it should sit.
- If the first page is a cover, put 2- in Pages to number and set Start at to 1 to keep the count starting at the first numbered page.
- Add the numbers, then download.
Skipping a cover, and starting from any number
Which pages get a number and what those numbers are are two separate settings, because they answer different questions. Pages to number leaves a cover or a divider blank; Start at makes a chapter that begins on page 47 of a printed book say 47. Combine them freely.
Roman numerals and letters
Front matter is traditionally numbered i, ii, iii and the body 1, 2, 3. Run the tool twice to do that: once over the front pages in Roman, once over the rest in Arabic. Numbers are drawn into the page, so the second run leaves the first alone.
Mirrored margins
A bound document puts the number on the outer edge, which swaps side with every turn of the page. Mirror for two-sided printing does that, following the sheet's position in the file rather than the number printed on it — so a document numbered from 3 still starts on a right-hand page.
Will it cover up my content?
It can, if your margins are tight — the number is drawn on top, not inserted into the layout. The preview shows the real page at the real position, so check a page or two before downloading, and raise the margin if it sits too close.
Limits
One file at a time, up to 300 MB. Numbers use the fonts built into every PDF reader, which cover the Latin alphabet; if you type something outside it in the format box, the tool says so before running.