---
title: "PDF Page Numbers"
description: "Add page numbers to a PDF. Choose the corner, the starting value and a format such as Page 3 of 12, and skip the title page. Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded."
url: https://findutils.com/pdf/pdf-page-numbers/
category: pdf
---

# PDF Page Numbers

Add page numbers to a PDF. Choose the corner, the starting value and a format such as Page 3 of 12, and skip the title page. Runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

**Use this tool:** [PDF Page Numbers](https://findutils.com/pdf/pdf-page-numbers/)

## Programmatic access

- REST id `pdf-page-numbers`: POST https://api.findutils.com/api/tools/pdf-page-numbers/execute (reference: https://findutils.com/api/pdf-page-numbers/)
- MCP tool `pdf_page_numbers` on https://mcp.findutils.com (reference: https://findutils.com/mcp/pdf-page-numbers/)

## Why Use Our PDF Page Numbers Tool?

A merged PDF arrives with no page numbers, and it needs them before it can be printed, cited or discussed on a call. The job takes seconds and usually costs an install or an upload. This page draws the numbers in your browser and gives the file straight back, with the two options that actually matter: where they sit and whether the title page gets one.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is my PDF uploaded?

No. The file is read and rewritten in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.

### Can I skip the cover page?

Yes. Turn on Skip the first page. Numbering then starts on the second sheet, and that sheet gets the number you set as Start at.

### What does {total} count?

Only the pages that are numbered. With a skipped cover on a twelve-page file, the last page reads 11 of 11 rather than 12 of 12, because eleven pages carry a number.

### Can I start at a number other than 1?

Yes. Set Start at to whatever you need. It is what you want when this file continues another one.

### Which formats are supported?

Any text containing {n}, and optionally {total}. So a bare {n}, Page {n}, Page {n} of {total}, and - {n} - all work.

### Where should the numbers go?

Bottom centre collides with existing content least often, which is why it is the default. Use a corner instead if the document already has a footer.

### Will it cover up existing text?

It is drawn on top, so it could sit over a footer that is already there. Check one page before you number a long document.

### Does it change the original text?

No. Nothing underneath is touched, and the existing text stays selectable and searchable.

### Does it do Bates numbering?

Not the legal form with a prefix and fixed-width padding. The format field handles a plain sequence with any surrounding text.

### Can I use this from a script or an AI client?

Yes. The same numbering is available over HTTP and to MCP clients, so an agent can number a document without opening this page.

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