Add Page Numbers to PDF Online - Free PDF Paging Tool

Easily insert professional page numbers into any PDF document for free. Customize placement, formatting, and starting page.

Professional PDF Paging: Why Use an Online Page Number Tool?

The **Add Page Numbers to PDF** tool addresses a common necessity for students, business professionals, and educators. While basic PDF viewers can display page numbers, many original documents—especially those compiled from various sources—lack proper sequential numbering. Manually numbering pages using complex desktop software is often time-consuming and expensive. Our online tool offers a **fast, free, and intuitive solution** to automatically paginate any PDF document, making it compliant with academic standards, professional formatting guides, and simple readability best practices. By adding page identifiers, you drastically improve the navigability and professionalism of your reports, dissertations, and presentations.

Precision and customization are at the core of our PDF paging utility. We provide extensive options to control the final appearance of the numbers. Users can select the **exact position**—bottom right, top center, bottom left, etc.—to ensure the numbering doesn't interfere with the document's existing headers or footers. Furthermore, you have full control over the **text format**, allowing for sophisticated numbering styles like **"Page 5 of 20"** using our simple `[P]` (Current Page) and `[T]` (Total Pages) placeholders. You can also customize the **font size and color**, and even specify a **starting page number** to handle documents with cover pages or non-numbered introductory sections.

Security is our commitment when handling your documents. This tool performs the entire PDF modification process **securely in your web browser (client-side)** using the advanced PDF-LIB JavaScript library. This means that when you upload your PDF, the file and all its contents are processed locally on your device and are **never uploaded to our servers**. This ensures maximum confidentiality and data privacy, which is absolutely critical for sensitive documents like contracts, financial statements, or personal academic papers. Once the numbering is complete, the modified PDF is ready for immediate download, and the original file is discarded by the browser.

Stop struggling with unnumbered documents and complex PDF editors. SmartPDFs offers the easiest way to organize and finalize your files. Whether you need a simple sequential count or a complex "Page X of Y" format, our **free online PDF page number adder** delivers professional results instantly. Upload your file, customize your options in seconds, and download a perfectly paginated PDF that’s ready for distribution, submission, or printing. Try our secure, browser-based PDF utility today for all your document management needs!