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To add page numbers to a PDF online, upload the file, pick one of six positions and a style — 1, Page 1, 1 / 10 or Page 1 of 10 — and download the numbered PDF. Start from any number, skip the cover page, set the size, color and margin, or type your own header or footer text in English or Arabic.
Add Page Numbers to PDF Online
Add clean, professional page numbers to any PDF in seconds. Pick from six positions, choose a format such as 1, Page 1 of 10 or 1 / 10, and fine-tune the font size, color and margin. You can start numbering from any value and skip the cover page.
Numbers are drawn as a crisp text layer on top of your existing pages, so your original content is never altered or re-rendered. Arabic and other Unicode scripts are fully supported.
How to add page numbers
- Upload the PDF you want to number.
- Choose the position and numbering format, then adjust the style.
- Click Add Page Numbers and download your PDF.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Add Page Numbers
Confileo's Add Page Numbers tool adds page numbers to a PDF in the position and format you choose. It works in any browser, free to start and without signup, and a file sent to our server is deleted automatically after processing.
Page numbers stop mattering until the moment a document is printed, dropped, and picked up in the wrong order — or until someone in a meeting says "look at the third paragraph on page eleven" and nobody can find it. Any document that will be printed, filed, cited or submitted needs them, and a merged PDF almost never has them, because each part was numbered separately or not at all.
You choose where the numbers sit, in which format, which number they start from and whether the first page — usually a cover — stays unnumbered, and the numbers are written into the pages themselves — not added as annotations that a different reader might decline to print.
The setting people most often need is the cover. A report conventionally leaves its cover unnumbered, so tick "Skip first page" and page 1 of the numbering lands on the second sheet of the file; "Start at" moves the first number when the document continues another one. Only the first page can be skipped: if a contents page must stay unnumbered too, split it off, number the rest and merge the parts back. Getting this right is what makes a table of contents actually match, and it is the difference between a document that looks assembled and one that looks produced.
On placement: bottom centre is the safe default and survives most binding. If the document will be bound or hole-punched, keep numbers away from the inside edge; if it will be printed double-sided, outside corners read more naturally because the reader's eye lands there when turning a page. Leave enough margin that a printer's non-printable edge does not clip the number — a few millimetres is not enough.
For submissions, check the specification before choosing a format. Courts, universities and grant bodies frequently require a specific position or style, and a document renumbered after submission is a document sent twice.
The file is processed and then deleted, and your original is unchanged.
Quick facts
- Price
- 3 credits per file (free every month: 50 credits as a guest, 300 with a free account)
- Signup
- Not required
- Max file size
- Up to 100 MB per file
- Your files
- Deleted automatically after processing
- Works on
- Any browser — desktop, tablet, mobile
- Watermark
- None on your output
How to use Add Page Numbers
- Upload your PDF.
- Choose position, format and the starting number.
- Download the numbered PDF.
Why use Confileo
- ✓Try it free — 50 credits a month with no account and 300 a month with a free one; no watermarks and no credit card.
- ✓No signup or account required — start using it instantly.
- ✓Your files are processed securely and deleted automatically for full privacy.
- ✓Works in any browser on desktop, tablet and mobile — nothing to install.
- ✓Fast processing built to handle real, everyday document workloads.
Add Page Numbers — Frequently asked questions
Can I start numbering from a later page?
From the second page, yes: tick "Skip first page" to leave a cover unnumbered, and "Start at" sets the number the first numbered page carries. Only the first page can be skipped, so to keep a contents page unnumbered as well, split it off, number the rest and merge the parts back.
Where should page numbers go?
Bottom centre is the safe default. For double-sided printing, outside corners read more naturally; for bound documents, keep numbers away from the inside edge.
Are the numbers printed or just shown on screen?
They are written into the pages themselves, so they always print. They are not annotations a reader might decline to print.
Can I choose the number format?
Yes. Pick the style and position that your submission or template requires before you generate the file.
Will the numbers overlap my content?
Choose a position with enough margin. The default margin of 28 pt, about 1 cm, keeps them clear of the edge a printer cannot reach.
Is the original changed?
No. You download a numbered copy and the original stays as it is.
How do I add page numbers to a PDF?
Upload the file, choose where the numbers should sit, and download the numbered document. Free, with no signup and no watermark.
Can I start numbering from a specific number?
Yes. Set "Start at" to any number — useful when the document is one section of something larger, such as a chapter that begins at page 47. With "Skip first page" ticked, a cover stays unnumbered and the next page carries the number you chose.
Will the numbers cover existing content?
They sit in the page margin, which is empty on most documents. If your layout already uses the footer area, choose a different position before downloading.
Can I add page numbers after merging several PDFs?
Yes, and that is the usual reason to need them: merged files each restart their own numbering, so numbering the combined document afterwards gives one continuous sequence.
Can the numbers be removed later?
They become part of the page, so keep the original file if you may need an unnumbered version. Numbering a copy rather than your only master is the safer habit.
Is this tool really free?
You can try it free: 50 credits without an account and 300 with a free account, renewed on the 1st of every month. Every tool uses credits — file tools 3 per file and the heavy ones 12. No watermark, no credit card. Beyond the monthly credits, Pro gives open use with no credits to count, or you can buy a credit pack.
Do I need to create an account?
No. You can use the tool straight away without signing up or logging in.
Are my files safe and private?
Yes. A file sent to our servers travels over an encrypted HTTPS connection and is deleted automatically after processing; tools that work in your browser never upload it. We don't open, read or sell your files.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. The tool runs in any modern browser, so it works the same on desktop, tablet and mobile with nothing to install.