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Add page numbers to a PDF automatically, in the "current page / total" format, centred in the footer. Everything happens inside your browser, so the document is never uploaded to a server.
Drag your files here
or click to select
Add the PDF
Drag the file into the upload area or click to select it. The document is read only into your device's memory.
Number the pages
Click number. Each page gets its number and the total, in the footer, right there on your device.
Download the result
Download the numbered PDF. No copy of the file is kept afterwards.
Page numbers seem like a detail, but they change how a document is read and used. In a contract, a report or an academic paper, they let someone say "see page 7" without ambiguity, help check that no sheet was lost in printing, and give the file a professional finish.
Numbering is also practically mandatory in long documents that will be printed, bound or filed. When the sheets come off the printer and get mixed up, the number is what lets you put them back in the right order in seconds.
Many online numbering tools push your PDF to a server, stamp the numbers there and return the result. For a contract or a document with sensitive data, that means routing the content through a machine you do not control.
On Free PDF Lover, numbering is done entirely in the browser. The PDF is read into your device's memory, gets the numbers right there and is returned for download without ever reaching the internet. As well as being more private, it is faster, because there is no upload time and no waiting on a server.
Each page gets a label in the "N / total" format (for example, 3 / 12), centred in the footer, in a discreet grey that does not compete with the content. The total helps the reader immediately see the document's length and notice if a sheet is missing.
The numbering is added on top of the document without rebuilding the pages, so the original text stays selectable and the images remain intact. It is a clean stamp that does not change the rest of the file.
Even a PDF with many pages is numbered without locking the interface. Processing runs in the background, in a Web Worker separate from the screen, so the page keeps responding and you follow a progress bar while the numbers are applied.
Because everything happens on your device, performance depends on the available memory rather than on a server. On a computer, long documents are numbered in seconds; on an older phone, very large files may take a little more time, but nothing is sent outside the device.
Yes. The tool is free, with no watermark on the result and no sign-up required for basic use.
No. Numbering happens entirely inside your browser. The PDF is not sent to the internet and is not stored.
In the "N / total" format (for example, 3 / 12), centred in the footer of each page, in a discreet grey.
Yes. The downloaded PDF already has the numbers applied, visible in any reader and in print.
No. The numbers are added on top of the pages without rebuilding them. The text stays selectable and the images remain intact.
In this version, the number is centred in the footer. It is the safest position, rarely colliding with the page content.
Yes. The tool works on phones and tablets; only very large files may need more memory on older devices.
No. Everything runs directly in the browser, with nothing to install and no extensions.