Before processing
Decide the first numbered page, starting value, position, margin, and style, accounting for covers, contents pages, rotated sheets, and existing footer text.
Online PDF tool
Add page numbers to every page of a PDF
Number the pages of a report, proposal, handout, or scanned document and position the numbering consistently before export.
Nothing to install, and your first eligible task finishes before you sign in. TapScanner has 100M+ mobile downloads
Drop your PDF here
Drag a file in, or choose one — it opens in the workspace below, already loaded.
PDF, up to 20 MB. Larger files still work — add them in the workspace itself.
What you get
A consistently numbered PDF ready for reference
Place page numbers in the chosen position and format so readers can cite, review, and navigate the document more easily.
- Choose number position
- Set the starting page number
- Apply consistent formatting
See the workflow before you start
Add Page Numbers to PDF: from your file to a checked result
Place page numbers in the chosen position and format so readers can cite, review, and navigate the document more easily. The three decisions below show what to provide, what to configure, and what to verify before you share the output.
Select the PDF that needs numbering.
Choose the position, format, and starting number.
Apply the numbers and download the PDF.
Your file
1Choose the setting
2Ready to review
3Result to check
Choose the position and starting number, apply numbering, and check that cover pages and appendices follow the intended sequence.
Plan the job
Prepare and verify Add Page Numbers to PDF
A quick source check prevents avoidable rework. After processing, open the output and verify the details that matter for this specific PDF task.
Before relying on the result
Inspect early, middle, and final pages for sequence, alignment, clipping, overlap, contrast, page rotations, and whether excluded pages stayed unnumbered.
How it works
How to use Add Page Numbers to PDF in three steps
Select the PDF that needs numbering.
Choose the position, format, and starting number.
Apply the numbers and download the PDF.
Complete the job
Add Page Numbers to PDF from upload to a checked result
Follow the whole path before you start: choose the source, set the job, run the workspace, verify the output, and continue only when the result is right for its next use.
Choose the source
Configure the job
Run the tool
Check the result
Continue
After processing
Review, download, and continue after Add Page Numbers to PDF
A completed result still deserves a quick check. Keep the original, inspect the output type and contents, and decide what should happen next before you share it.
Output to verify
Result type: PDF outputPlace page numbers in the chosen position and format so readers can cite, review, and navigate the document more easily.
Check page order, orientation, text, permissions, and any visible signatures before sharing the PDF.
Review the output
Check page order, text, orientation, and the number of files in the workspace before sending anything.
Download your copy
Use the workspace Download action after the result is ready. A browser handoff does not prove that a file was saved to disk.
Delete now when offered
If this workspace offers Delete now, use it after downloading. Availability depends on the tool and current result path.
Continue with the next task
Keep the source until you have verified the result, then move to a related PDF task or return to the tools catalog.
Practical example
Number a compiled board packet
Starting point
Several sections have been merged into one board packet, but the combined document has no continuous page references.
Result to check
Choose the position and starting number, apply numbering, and check that cover pages and appendices follow the intended sequence.
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When Add Page Numbers to PDF needs more than Free
Free covers three completed jobs a day, 25 files, 100 MB, and 500 pages per task. Premium raises those limits and adds OCR, existing-text editing, repair, compare, forms, and automation.
Usually next: Keep the result and move straight into the next tool without re-uploading.
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- OCR that makes scans searchable and selectable
- Editing the text that already exists in a PDF
- Repair for files that refuse to open
- Compare two revisions and see what changed
- Up to 100 files and 1 GB in one task, no page cap
- No daily job cap, subject to fair-use protection
Work with confidence
Clear limits and an output you can review
Know the access level
The first eligible task can be completed before login. Current file, page, and usage limits are shown in the workspace.
Keep document data out of analytics
TapScanner web's application data layer rejects filenames and document contents. Published analytics destinations require separate configuration verification.
Temporary storage during processing
Hosted processing paths may use temporary files. In the pinned core's normal download path, the output file is removed when the stream closes; scheduled cleanup covers stale temporary files.
Hosted processing
Web tools may send files to TapScanner's hosted processing service. We do not currently offer a customer-selectable processing region, so do not assume processing stays on your device or in a particular country.
Delete when offered
Delete-now is available only when a result screen explicitly offers it; it is not yet supported by every web tool.
Check the finished file
Open the downloaded result and verify important pages, values, formatting, and permissions before relying on it.
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Questions
Add Page Numbers to PDF FAQ
Can I use Add Page Numbers to PDF for free?
Yes. Your first eligible task can be completed before login. TapScanner shows the current file, page, and daily limits before processing.
Can page numbering start after the cover?
Use the available starting-page and starting-number controls to keep a cover unnumbered or begin the visible sequence later.
Do I need to install software for Add Page Numbers to PDF?
No. TapScanner runs in a modern web browser, so you can upload, process, and download the result without installing desktop software.
Ready to use Add Page Numbers to PDF?
Add your file and finish the job. The limits that apply are shown before processing starts, not after it fails.
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