Add Page Numbers
Stamp page numbers on every page — position and starting number configurable.
Add Page Numbers stamps a number on every page in the position, size and format you choose — "1", "1 of N", or from a start number — and keeps the page content as it was. Useful before merging a bundle, so "the certificate starts on page 7" is a sentence you can write.
Add Page Numbers stamps numbers onto your PDF in the position and format you choose, with a live preview of page one. It works well for reports, contracts, and printed handouts. Add Page Numbers is one of UnboundPDF's 53 free browser-based PDF and image tools: it runs on your own device with no upload, no account and no watermark, and reports what it measured on the output.
How to add page numbers — steps & common uses
What people use Add Page Numbers for
Anyone finishing a report, contract or manuscript that needs consistent page numbers before printing or sending.
- Number a report before printing
- Add page numbers to a contract
- Paginate a manuscript
- Number a scanned bundle
- Prepare a document for binding
How to add page numbers
- Add your PDF; it loads locally and is processed only on your device.
- Pick the position, number format, starting number, font size, and which pages to number.
- Check the live preview on page one to confirm placement.
- Click Add page numbers, then preview and download the numbered PDF.
Questions about Add Page Numbers 6
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. UnboundPDF processes PDFs locally in the browser — documents are not uploaded to a server. We have no backend that receives, stores, or scans your files.
Can I start numbering from a page other than the first?
Yes. Set the page range to number and the first number independently, so you can skip a cover page or begin counting at any value.
What number formats are available?
You can use plain numbers, 'Page 1', '1 of N', or 'Page 1 of N', and choose small, normal, or large text.
Are the page numbers real text?
Yes. They are added as selectable text, not baked into an image, so they stay crisp at any zoom and when printed.
Will the numbers cover my existing text?
They sit in the page margin. Check the preview to confirm they do not overlap content near the edge.
Can I skip numbering a cover page?
The tool numbers the pages in the file in order. To leave a cover out, split or remove it first, then number the rest.
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How your files are handled
The work runs on your own device, inside the browser tab — so there is no server to send your document to.
- Nothing is uploaded. We have no backend that receives or stores documents, so we cannot see your files during processing or after.
- Your device does the work. Large documents are handled in stages, pages are rendered as you reach them, and each job is checked against your device before it starts — so a long run takes longer on a phone than on a laptop, nothing is queued behind other people's jobs, and you can stop a run at any point without touching your original file.
- No account and no watermark. The output is a clean file you can use anywhere, with no sign-up and no hourly cap.
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