Stamp a header or footer on every page of a PDF in your browser: custom text, page numbers, date — sized and positioned your way.
Latin characters only — the stamp uses built-in Helvetica. Margin fixed at 24 pt.
The stamped PDF appears here. Margins are preserved; content is never moved.
Your file is never sent to a server. It is read and processed by your own browser, and the results are not stored.
For a Bates-style legal reference: "{{page}}" alone or a constant prefix like "EXHIBIT-A-{{page}}". For a report: "{{page}} of {{total}}" keeps readers oriented in printouts. For a daily memo: "{{date}}" alone dates every page.
Both {{total}} and {{page}} refer to this document only — one PDF in, one PDF out.
Re-flowing a page to make room for a stamp would change pagination and break every cross-reference in the document. Overlaying keeps the original layout exactly as it was — the stamp is decoration, not content reorganization.
No. Add Headers & Footers to PDF runs in your browser, and the file is read there rather than sent to a server for processing. Our host still sees ordinary page-request metadata, which is described on the privacy page.
Yes, Add Headers & Footers to PDF is free, with no paid tier, no account, and no watermark added to your output. The limits are technical rather than commercial: file size, page count and supported formats are listed on this page.
Add Headers & Footers to PDF supports .pdf files up to 100MB directly in your browser.
Any text up to 120 characters, with {{page}}, {{total}} and {{date}} as live tokens — e.g. "Page {{page}} of {{total}} · {{date}}".
For a simple Bates sequence, use "{{page}}" alone or "{{page}} of {{total}}" — that is exactly what Bates numbering is, per file. Multi-file sequencing is out of scope for a single-document tool.
Yes — font size (8–14), gray shade, and left/center/right alignment, in a header (top margin) or footer (bottom margin). The stamp sits at a fixed 24 pt margin.
No. The PDF is modified in this tab and nothing leaves your device.