How to add page numbers to a PDF

Long documents are easier to read, print and discuss when every page is numbered. This tool stamps a number on each page of an existing PDF.

Step by step

Open the Add Page Numbers tool and choose your PDF.
Choose the Position: bottom, centre, right or left, or the same options along the top.
Choose the Format: just the number, Page 1, 1 / 12, or Page 1 of 12. The list shows real examples using your page count.
Set the Start number and Font size if you need to change them.
Tick Don't number the first page if you have a cover page. Numbering then begins on the second page, using your start number.
Click Add page numbers. The new file is named after the original with -numbered added.

Numbers are placed about 1 cm from the edge of the page. If a page already has text or a footer there, the number may overlap it, so try the opposite corner.
To start from a number other than 1, for example when this PDF continues another document, change the Start number.
Combine documents first, then number them. Merge PDFs with the Merge & Organize tool, and add numbers last so they run in one sequence.
Your original file is not changed, and nothing is uploaded.

Can I number only some pages?

Not directly. You can skip the first page. To number a section only, extract those pages, number them, and merge them back.

Can I change the font or colour?

You can change the size. The numbers are in a plain dark font.

Do the numbers become part of the page?

Yes. They're drawn onto the page, so they print and show in every viewer.

Add Page Numbers

Number the pages of a PDF. Choose position, format and starting number.

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