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Add Page Numbers to PDF
Add custom page numbers to your PDF with live preview, position controls, font choices, styling options and page range targeting.
Browser ProcessingNo UploadPrivacy FirstLocal ConversionFast
Drop your PDF file here
Drop your file here or choose files. Upload one PDF file, customize page numbers and preview the result before download.
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Page number options
Visual guide
What this tool does
Use the preview as a mental model: choose files, adjust only the settings that matter, then download the final document or image output. The workflow is designed to stay simple even with many pages.
Simple workflow
How it works
Preview and choose
Check the file summary, pages or options before starting the operation.
Add numbers
Add Page Numbers runs in the browser and prepares the new file locally.
Download a numbered PDF
Download the PDF with your chosen number format, position and page targeting.
Practical reasons
Why use Add Page Numbers to PDF?
Keep the workflow simple
Add clear page numbers to reports, packets and documents that need easy references.
Private by design
The workflow runs locally in your browser, which keeps everyday documents private and avoids an upload queue.
Works anywhere
Use the tool from modern desktop and mobile browsers without installing a PDF app.
Built for everyday files
Features
Browser processing
The file is processed on your device with client-side PDF libraries.
Clear preview
Review the file, pages or selected options before downloading the result.
No account required
Use the tool without sign-in, subscriptions or trial walls.
Responsive layout
The upload, options and download states remain usable on small screens.
Clean file names
Downloaded files use readable names instead of generic output.pdf labels.
Error messages
Invalid files, unsupported states and empty selections are reported clearly.
Perfect for
Common use cases
Students
Prepare class documents, notes and shared materials without desktop software.
Business
Handle receipts, contracts, reports and client documents in a quick browser workflow.
Administration
Prepare files for portals, email attachments and formal submissions.
Design review
Adjust visual documents, proofs or exported PDF pages before sharing them.
Personal documents
Work with tickets, scans, confirmations and archives from your own device.
Mobile tasks
Complete small PDF fixes from a phone or tablet when you are away from a computer.
Complete guide
Best practices before you convert
Numbering readable documents
Page numbers are most useful when readers need to cite, review or print a document. Choose a bottom position for standard reports and a top position when the bottom margin contains important content.
Use formats like Page 1 of 10 when the total page count helps the reader understand the document size. If the first page is a cover, skip it so the visible numbering starts where the actual document begins.
Privacy comparison
LiftPDF vs typical online converters
TopicLiftPDFTypical converter
Browser processingFiles stay on your deviceUsually uploaded first
PrivacyNo document storageDepends on the provider
SpeedStarts immediately after selectionCan wait for upload queues
AccountNo account requiredOften limited by sign-in or trials
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Useful next tools
Add page numbers online
LiftPDF lets you add page numbers directly in your browser. Choose where numbers appear, customize the font, size, color and format, skip a cover page or number only a page range, then download a numbered PDF without uploading files to a backend API.
FAQ
Can I choose where page numbers appear?
Yes. You can place numbers in any corner or centered at the top or bottom of each page.
Can I customize the page number style?
Yes. Choose Helvetica, Times or Courier, use Small, Medium or Large size, select a color and pick a format such as Page 1 or 1 / 10.
Can I start numbering from a different number?
Yes. Set the start number to 1, 5, 10 or any positive number before generating the numbered PDF.
Can I skip the first page or number only selected pages?
Yes. You can number every page, skip the first page for cover sheets or type a page range such as 2-5 or 1,3,7.
Can I preview the numbers before downloading?
Yes. LiftPDF shows every page as a preview and updates the number position, format, font, size and color instantly.
Will adding page numbers change the PDF quality?
No. LiftPDF keeps the original PDF pages and draws the page numbers on top while preserving dimensions and existing content.
Can I number a password-protected PDF?
Password-protected PDFs must be unlocked first with Unlock PDF before page numbers can be added.
Are my PDFs uploaded to a server?
No. Preview and numbering run client-side with PDF.js and pdf-lib.
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Private by design
Your files stay in your browser
LiftPDF is built around local browser processing. For the available tools, files are read by your browser, processed on your device and downloaded back to you.
Browser Processing
The current tools process files in your browser using client-side PDF and image libraries.
No File Upload
Your selected documents do not need to be sent to a LiftPDF conversion server.
Private by Design
Sensitive files stay on your device during conversion, editing and export.
Secure Conversion
Protect and Unlock PDF use QPDF compiled to WebAssembly for local encryption tasks.
No server upload
How browser processing works
Your device
You choose files in your browser.
Local processing
PDF.js, pdf-lib or QPDF WASM runs the task locally.
Download
The result is created for you to save.
LiftPDF tools are designed so the selected files are read by the browser and processed on your device. The current tools do not require a document upload API.