How it works
The PDF Page Numberer adds visible page numbers to every page of a PDF — at the bottom center, bottom right, header, or any standard position — with configurable font, size, color, and starting number. Use it to number un-numbered scanned documents, reports, and assembled PDFs.
Scanned documents from physical archives often lack page numbers. PDFs assembled from multiple sources (merge-pdf) inherit each source's page numbers. Legal filings, academic submissions, and corporate reports require sequential page numbering. This tool adds numbers to any PDF in the browser.
How to use it: upload your PDF. Configure the numbering: - Position: bottom center, bottom right, bottom left, top center, top right, top left - Format: "Page 1 of N", "1", "1/N", or custom prefix ("Exhibit A-1") - Starting number: useful when the document is part of a larger set - First numbered page: skip the cover page and start numbers from page 2 onward - Font, size, color
Click Add Page Numbers and Download.
Roman numerals: switch to Roman numeral mode (i, ii, iii) for front matter pages (table of contents, preface), then switch to Arabic numerals for the body — a common typesetting convention for books and long reports.
Privacy: page numbering runs in the browser using pdf-lib.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Enable 'Skip first N pages' and set it to 1. Page numbers will start from page 2. You can also set the starting number to 0 (so the second page shows '1') or to 1 (so the second page shows '2' — making the cover page implicitly page 1).
- Yes. Create two separate numbering passes: first apply Roman numerals (i, ii, iii...) to the front matter pages, then apply Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3...) starting from the first body chapter page. Each pass produces a file; the second pass accepts the first pass's output.
- Times New Roman or Arial at 9–10pt is the typographic convention for most documents. For academic and legal documents, a simple bottom-center position with 10pt Arial in gray (#555555) is clean and professional. For branded reports, match the document's body font.
- Yes. Each header/footer has three text zones: left, center, right. Put the document title in the left zone and {page} of {total} in the right zone — this is a common professional layout.