Convert / PDF
Add page numbers to PDF 
Podalls Convert adds page numbers to PDFs offline on Windows 10 and 11, for free. Choose “1”, “Page 1”, “Page 1 of 9” or “1 / 9”, the corner, the size and the starting page, and check it in a live preview first.
- Opens
- Makes
- name (numbered).pdf, next to the original
- In the app
- Tools › PDF › Add page numbers
- Account
- Not needed
- Price
- Free, for work too
How it works
How to add page numbers to a PDF on Windows
Three steps, all on your PC. Nothing is uploaded.
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Open Tools › PDF › Add page numbers, or choose it in the Reader’s Convert menu.
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Pick the place, the style, the size and the page numbering starts on.
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Check the preview and save. The original is not changed.
What you get
Built for the real document.
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Six places
Top or bottom; left, centre or right.
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Four styles
“1”, “Page 1”, “Page 1 of 9” or “1 / 9”, in three sizes.
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Skip the cover
Start on any page, with any number: page 2 can show 1.
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Many PDFs at once
Choose several PDFs; each is numbered the same way.
Your choices
Every choice, before it starts.
The Add page numbers dialog, drawn from the app with its defaults selected. The notes say what each choice does.
Position
Style
Size
Start on page
The page numbering starts on, from 1.
Its number
The number the first numbered page shows.
Saved as “report (numbered).pdf” next to the original. The original is not changed.
Under the hood
How it decides.
What it reads, what it saves, and the rules it follows, taken from the app itself.
Reads 1 file type
.pdf
Saves as
- report (numbered).pdf
Never over another file, and never over your original.
Where you see the bottom
A turned or cropped page is numbered where its bottom appears on screen.
Clear of the edge
Numbers are black Helvetica, 28 points in from the edges of the page.
A preview from the file
The preview stamps a copy of your first page, so it shows exactly what you will get.
App or website?
Why not an online converter?
Online tools ask for your file first. Podalls Convert never does.
Good to know
Honest limits.
What this tool does not do, said plainly.
- PDFs that forbid changes cannot be numbered; unlock them first.
- Numbering a signed PDF means its signature no longer holds. You are warned.
First time? The install guide shows every screen, including the Windows warning.
Questions
Add page numbers to PDF, answered.
5 answers
Another question? Everything about Podalls Convert.
How do I number a PDF but skip the cover page?
Set Start on page to 2 and Its number to 1. The cover stays blank and the next page shows 1.
Are the numbers real text?
Yes. They are added as text on each page, so they print sharply and can be searched.
Can I number several PDFs at once?
Yes. Choose them together; each is numbered the same way and saved as its own copy.
Is Add page numbers to PDF in Podalls Convert free?
Yes. Podalls Convert is free for personal and commercial use, with no account and no subscription. Every tool in it, including this one, comes in the same free download.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No. Podalls Convert does the work on your PC and saves the result there. It only goes online to check for and download its own updates.
In the same free download
Keep going.
Every tool below comes with Podalls Convert. One app, one queue, nothing uploaded.
Add page numbers to PDF, without the upload.
What you are getting
- Tool
- Add page numbers to PDF, in Tools › PDF › Add page numbers
- Makes
- name (numbered).pdf, next to the original
- Works on
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
- Version
- 0.3.0
- Price
- Free for personal and commercial use