Edit Bookmarks
Add and edit a PDF's table of contents. · Runs on this computer
Build the clickable table of contents that appears in a PDF reader's side panel.
Quick answer
To edit PDF bookmarks, open PDFella's Edit Bookmarks tool and upload the file. Existing bookmarks appear in a list where you can rename, reorder, nest or delete them, and you can add new ones for any page. Click Save bookmarks and download the 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's opened in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Add bookmarks, type their titles and page numbers, then use the arrows to reorder and nest them.
The bookmarks are written into the PDF on your device.
Rename the file if you like and click Download, or open it in the editor to keep working.
Why PDFella
Readers can jump straight to any section.
Group chapters and subsections into a clear outline.
Your PDF never leaves your device.
No sign-up, no watermark.
Bookmarks appear in the side panel of PDF readers and let people jump to a section with one click. They make long reports, manuals and books far easier to use, and they're often required when submitting documents to courts and publishers.
Lawyers
Bookmark exhibits in a court filing.
Authors
Add a table of contents to an ebook.
Teams
Make long reports easy to navigate.
Upload it to Edit Bookmarks, click Add bookmark, enter a title and page number, then save.
Yes. Use the indent arrows to place a bookmark inside the one above it.
Yes. Remove them from the list and save.
They appear in nearly all readers, including Adobe Acrobat, Preview and browsers.
No. Bookmarks are edited in your browser.
Yes, with no account and no watermark.