Add Header & Footer to PDF
Add header and footer text to a PDF with page numbers, dates, and filenames. Free and private in your browser, no upload.
Stamp headers and footers on every page
Add confidential markings, document titles, or page numbers to the top or bottom of a PDF. Variables like page, total, date, and filename update automatically — and nothing is uploaded.
What you can do with it
- Mark drafts as confidential
- Put “Confidential — {date}” in the header before sharing a review copy.
- Add consistent page numbering
- Use “Page {page} of {total}” in the footer when the built-in Page Numbers tool is too simple.
How to add a header or footer to a PDF
- Open your PDF — it loads locally with no upload.
- Enter header and/or footer text, choose alignment, and set the font size.
- Click Apply & download to save the stamped PDF.
Headers vs page numbers vs Bates
Use Header & Footer when you need free-form text with variables on every page. Page Numbers is simpler for numeric stamps only. Bates Numbering adds zero-padded legal identifiers with a prefix. All three run locally.
Variables that stay in sync
{page} and {total} update per page; {date} uses today’s ISO date; {filename} uses the uploaded file name. That keeps footers accurate after you split or merge elsewhere.
Related reading and tools
- Add page numbers — Dedicated page-number formats and positions.
- Bates numbering — Sequential legal stamps with padding and prefix.
- Watermark PDF — Diagonal or tiled marks across the page body.