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Add & Insert Page Numbers to PDF

A free online tool to insert page numbers to an existing PDF document in only 4 steps. No download or installation is needed. Ideal for legal documents, reports, and more.

  • TLS encryption for secure file processing
  • Works in your browser—no installation
  • Free & easy PDF page numbering in seconds
Add Page Numbers to PDF Files Easily
You don't have to deal with complicated settings and formatting when you add PDF page numbers with Smallpdf. Just upload a PDF, choose a position on the file, and download the result! Page numbers can be added to the header or footer.
Secure Online File Handling
Our cloud platform uses TLS encryption to protect your PDFs during all file transfers. All files are automatically removed from our servers after one hour, giving you ample time to download your PDF with page numbers.
Proud Cloud Platform
Wherever you are, whenever you like—As long as you have an internet connection, you can number pages in your PDFs easily through your browser. Smallpdf works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS.
Data Protection & Security
We take matters of data protection and file security seriously. Our site uses TLS encryption and we are GDPR compliant, as well as ISO/IEC 27001 certified. Find out more on our privacy page
Connected Workflows
After numbering the pages of your PDF file, you have a wide range of tools at your disposal. For instance, you can further edit, compress, sign it, remove pages, and even convert it to an editable format like Word or Excel!
Free for Everybody
We want to make PDF easy and we believe that shouldn't cost anything. That's why you don't need an account or sign up for anything to use our page numbering tool. Only batch processing multiple files at once is a Pro feature. We'd love to get to know you—on your terms.

How To Add & Insert Page Numbers to PDF:

  1. Import or drag & drop your file to our PDF page number tool.
  2. Select the position where you want page numbers to appear.
  3. Adjust page margins and other options as needed.
  4. Click “Number pages” and wait just a second to preview the result.
  5. Download your PDF with page numbers—that’s it!
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