Number your pages in any corner with formats like “1”, “Page 1” or “Page 1 of 10”.
Quick answer
To add page numbers to a PDF, open PDFella's Add Page Numbers tool, upload the file, pick a position (for example bottom centre), choose a format such as Page 1 of 10, set the starting number and click Add page numbers. Download the numbered PDF.
Updated 5 October 2026 by the PDFella team
Key facts
Step by step
Drag your PDF onto the upload area or click Choose file. It opens in your browser straight away. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
Click one of six positions (top or bottom; left, centre or right), pick a format, set the start number, font size and margin, and optionally limit numbering to a page range. A live preview shows the result.
Numbers are written into the PDF as real text, upright even on rotated pages.
Rename the file if you like and click Download. You can also open the result in the editor to keep working on it.
Why PDFella
1, Page 1, Page 1 of N, 1 / N and - 1 -.
Start at 0, 1 or any number, e.g. to continue another document.
Skip the cover page by numbering only a range.
Your files never leave your device, which keeps confidential documents private and makes processing fast.
Enter a range such as 2- in the Pages box to skip the first page, and set Start at to 1 so numbering begins at 1 on the second page.
Students
Number theses and dissertations.
Lawyers
Paginate court bundles and exhibits.
Businesses
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Choose the “Page 1 of N” format before clicking Add page numbers.
Yes. Enter a page range such as 2- and set the start number.
Top or bottom; left, centre or right.
No. Numbering happens in your browser.
Yes, with no account.
Yes. Numbers are placed upright relative to how each page is displayed.