Add Page Numbers to PDF
Insert automatic page numbers onto every page of a PDF with custom style and position.
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About the Add Page Numbers to PDF
Add Page Numbers stamps a tidy, auto-incrementing number onto every page of a PDF. Perfect for reports, thesis submissions, meeting minutes, court filings and anywhere your reader needs to cite a specific page.
How to use
- Upload the PDF that needs numbering.
- Pick a position (footer-centre, top-right, etc.), font size and starting number.
- Click Apply and download the paginated copy.
Benefits & key features
- Choice of position, size, font colour and prefix / suffix text.
- Option to skip the first page if it's a cover.
- Runs entirely offline — confidential documents stay private.
- Saves hours compared to printing, numbering by hand and re-scanning.
Pro tip
For official submissions, centre the page number in the footer with the format Page 1 of N — most style guides (APA, MLA, court rules) ask for it.
Why choose toolsfy for PDF tools?
Cloud-based PDF editors ask you to upload sensitive invoices, contracts or passport scans to servers you will never see — and then offer a "premium" plan to remove watermarks they added themselves. toolsfy turns that model upside down: every PDF operation on this page runs locally in your browser using the same modern Web APIs Chrome, Edge and Firefox ship with. Your file never leaves the device, no account is required, and there is no artificial cap on pages or size.
Common use cases
- Lawyers and accountants cleaning up scanned bundles of evidence before a client meeting, without sending them through a third-party server.
- University students assembling a single submission-ready PDF from multiple chapters, diagrams and reference pages — on a laptop with flaky campus Wi-Fi.
- Small-business owners stripping metadata, rotating scans, or watermarking product manuals before sharing them publicly on their website.
Frequently asked questions
Are my PDF files uploaded anywhere?
No. Every operation happens inside this tab using the PDF-lib / pdf.js libraries loaded from a public CDN. The file bytes never travel to a toolsfy server.
Is there a file-size or page limit?
The only limit is your device's available memory. A mid-range laptop handles hundreds of pages comfortably; a phone handles smaller files well but may slow down past 50 MB.
Do I need Adobe Acrobat or any desktop software?
No. A modern browser is all you need. The output PDF is standards-compliant and opens in Acrobat, Preview, Foxit and every other mainstream reader.