Add Header & Footer to PDF
Add text headers and footers with page numbers and dates.
Runs in your browser — files never leave your device
or drop a file here
How to add a header and footer to a PDF
Add a header, a footer or both to every page — left, centre or right — with automatic page numbers and dates.
Add the PDF.
Type the header and footer text, and choose font size and colour.
Click Add header & footer and download the PDF.
Header & Footer FAQ
Type {n} for the page number, {total} for the page count and {date} for today's date.
Yes. Leave the header fields empty.
No. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so your files are processed on your own device and never leave it.
Yes. Every PDFCraftly tool is free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no email required.
Guides
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- How to Add Headers and Footers to a PDFAdd a title, your name, the date and page numbers to the top or bottom of every PDF page. How the {n}, {total} and {date} placeholders work.
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