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Add Page Numbers to PDF Free – Stamp Sequential Numbering and Pagination

Stamp customized sequential page numbers with flexible positioning, starting offsets, and styles.

Direct Answer & Overview

The Add Page Numbers tool stamps custom sequential pagination and Bates-style tracking numbers onto existing PDF documents directly inside your browser. Multi-page reports, legal exhibit bundles, academic theses, and government filings require consistent, professional pagination for reference and citation. This client-side utility lets you position page numbers across six standard locations (top-left, top-center, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, bottom-right), choose from classic typographic font families (Helvetica, Times, Courier), set font size, customize text colors, and configure custom numbering format templates (such as "Page {n} of {total}", "{n} / {total}", or Bates prefixes like "EXHIBIT-A-{n}"). You can also define start page offsets to leave title pages or cover sheets unnumbered. The pagination engine overlays crisp vector glyphs onto existing PDF content streams without recompressing or degrading underlying page artwork. Limitations include potential visual overlap if stamping onto documents that already contain dense, unpadded edge-to-edge footer graphics.

How to Use Add Page Numbers to PDF Free – Stamp Sequential Numbering and Pagination

Upload PDF Document

Import your PDF file to analyze page geometries and configure stamp positioning coordinates.

Customize Numbering Format & Style

Select page alignment, font family, font size, margin offsets, starting page index, and numbering string template.

Stamp and Download PDF

Click Stamp Page Numbers to render the pagination overlays onto all pages in browser memory and save the updated PDF.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I skip numbering on the cover page and start numbering on page 2 as "Page 1"?

Yes. You can set the "Start From Page" setting to page 2 and configure the initial numbering digit to 1, leaving your title or cover page completely unnumbered.

Does this tool support Bates numbering formats for legal filings?

Yes. You can customize the numbering template with alphanumeric prefixes and padded digits, such as "STATE-v-DOE-0000{n}", to generate standardized Bates stamps for litigation discovery.

Will stamping page numbers alter or compress the existing text and images in my PDF?

No. The pagination engine injects new vector text streams as an independent visual layer on top of each page, leaving all underlying photos, diagrams, and text layers completely untouched.

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