How to Add Page Numbers to a PDF Without Acrobat Pro

🔢Free Add Page Numbers to PDF
Number every page – bottom, corner or 'Page 1 of 10'.Open tool →

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Open Add Page Numbers to PDF, choose the position (bottom centre, bottom right or top right), the format ('1' or 'Page 1 of 10'), and the starting number. Tick 'Skip first page' for documents with a cover, then drop in the PDF – the numbered version downloads automatically.

Continue numbering across documents

Set 'Start at' to continue from where a previous document ended – handy for appendices and multi-part reports.

If you still have the source file

It's often neater to add numbers in Word (Insert > Page Number) or Google Docs (Insert > Page numbers) and export to PDF again.

Order of operations

Merge first, then number – otherwise each part starts at 1.

Frequently asked questions

Will it cover my content?

Numbers are small and placed in the margin area; check documents with very narrow margins.

Can I number only some pages?

You can skip the first page; for other ranges, split the PDF first.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No.