# Add Page Numbers to PDF

> Number the pages of a PDF with a custom start, position and format.

To add page numbers to a PDF, add the file and choose where the number goes and how it reads. You can start from any number, skip a cover page, and use formats from a bare digit to "Page 1 of 10". The numbers are drawn into each page.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/add-page-numbers-pdf
**Category:** PDF Tools (https://convertto.tech/c/pdf-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Select your pdf file — the file stays on your device and is never uploaded.
2. Choose the position.
3. Set the horizontal position.
4. Set the vertical position.
5. Choose the format.
6. Set the start at.
7. Set the font size.
8. Turn "Skip the first page" on or off as needed.
9. Press Run, then download the result when it is ready.

## FAQ

### Can I skip numbering the cover?

Yes — the skip-first-page option omits it and starts the count on page two, which is the usual convention for reports and dissertations where the title page is unnumbered but still counted.

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