Page numbers make a document easier to reference and print in the right order. Adding them to a finished PDF takes a few seconds once you decide where they sit and how they read. This guide shows how to number a PDF without uploading it.
TL;DR Open the free add page numbers tool, pick a position and style, and download. It runs in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.
Choose the position and style
You control three things:
- Position. Any of the six corners or centers, top or bottom.
- Style. Show just the number (
1,2,3) or the number out of the total (1 / 12). - Start value. Begin at 1, or at any number when the file continues from another document.
A size slider sets how large the numbers appear, so they suit both small print and large-format pages.
Step by step: add page numbers to a PDF
- Open the add page numbers tool.
- Add your PDF.
- Set the position, style, start number and size.
- Download the numbered file.
The numbers are stamped onto each page, so they print and display the same way everywhere.
Skipping a cover page
Many documents open with a cover or title page that should stay blank. Turn on “skip the first page” and the first page gets no number, with the count starting on page two. That keeps the cover clean while the body reads from one.
Everything runs on your device, with no upload, no sign-up and no watermark.
Where to go next
- Add a watermark to a PDF to mark a document as a draft or confidential.
- Merge PDF files into one document before numbering it.
- Rearrange PDF pages so the numbers follow the right order.