Add Page Numbers
Drop tidy page numbers onto any PDF.
Add page numbers to a PDF in the position, format and font you want. Skip the cover, restart at chapter breaks, use Roman numerals for the front matter – full control without a Word round-trip.
How it works
Four calm steps.
- 01
Drop your file
Drag the PDF that needs numbering onto the upload card, or click to pick it from your device. You can also paste a link to a file hosted online.
- 02
Configure numbering
Position (any of 9 anchors), format ('1', 'Page 1', 'Page 1 of 20'), starting number, and page ranges to skip.
- 03
Preview before you commit
Check the outcome in the browser first. Reorder, remove, or re-run with different settings – nothing is final until you press download.
- 04
Download the result
Save the numbered PDF to your device, share a temporary link, or send it straight to Google Drive or Dropbox. Files are wiped from our servers within one hour.
Why Add Page Numbers
Built to be the last add page numbers tool you try.
Skip the cover, start at 1 on chapter one, or use Roman i, ii, iii for the front matter.
Numbers are added as real text so they stay searchable and selectable.
Uploads travel over TLS, files are encrypted at rest, and every trace is deleted within 60 minutes. We do not read, index, or train on your documents.
The free tier handles most day-to-day work. You only create an account if you want history, larger files, or batch automation.
FAQ
Questions people ask.
Yes – pick Roman numerals or A, B, C style if that fits your document.
We add ours as an overlay; the existing ones stay. Crop or edit the PDF first if you want them gone.
Yes. The free tier covers everyday use – you can add page numbers to several files per hour without an account. Pro unlocks larger uploads and batch jobs.
They live in an encrypted staging area for at most one hour, then they are permanently deleted. Nobody on our team can browse them.
No. Everything runs in your browser against our servers – Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android are all supported.
Yes. Skip and restart is free on the no-signup tier with no watermark added to your files. A paid plan only lifts batch and file-size limits for heavy users.
No. Skip and restart runs entirely in your browser - there is nothing to download and no account is required to get started.
Yes. Uploads travel over an encrypted connection, are processed in an isolated pipeline, and are permanently deleted from our servers within 60 minutes. We never read, index or train on your documents.
On the free tier Skip and restart accepts files up to 100 MB. Larger documents are supported on the paid plan, or you can split a big file first.
Yes - Skip and restart is fully responsive and works in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
No. Skip and restart only applies the change you make and leaves the rest of the pages, fonts and layout exactly as they were.
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