Add Page Numbers to PDF

Book/spread numbering: the number sits in the OUTER corner — right on odd (recto) pages, left on even (verso) pages. Keeps the vertical (top/bottom) you picked above; overrides only the left/right side.

Nudge the number horizontally from the grid position. 1 pt = 1/72 inch (~0.35 mm). Negative = left.

Nudge the number vertically from the grid position. Negative = down.

The numeral system for the body page numbers. (Roman front-matter, above, always uses lowercase roman for its pages regardless of this.)

When > 0, replaces the {total} value used in "Page 1 of N", "1 of N", and the {total} token in Custom format. Useful when this PDF is one chapter of a larger document (e.g. set 100 to label pages 1-of-100 even when this file only has 12 pages). 0 = use the computed body page count.

Semicolon-separated entries of "<page-range>:<format-key>". Page numbers in a matching range use the override; pages with no match use the global Format above. Range syntax matches Split PDF; an open-ended range like "21-" means 21 onwards. Format keys: plain / slash / dash / page-of / page / of / custom.

Classic book style: the first N pages (title, contents, preface) get lowercase roman numerals, and the main body restarts at arabic 1. Set how many front-matter pages below.

The font used to render the page number. These are the standard PDF fonts (no embedding needed, smallest file size). The live preview updates as you choose.

Colour of the page-number text. Grey is unobtrusive; white suits dark/photo pages.

Distance from the nearest page edge. 28 pt ≈ 1 cm. Ignored for center positions.

Pages listed here get no number. Numbering continues sequentially on the remaining pages (skipping page 3 of 5 numbers the others 1, 2, 3, 4). 1-based; same syntax as Split PDF.

Quick preset for the common "skip cover/title/TOC" case. Resolved against the actual document length; merged additively into the Skip pages field above.

Detects pages with no rendered content (no text, images, or drawings) and skips numbering them — handy for chapter separators or scan inserts. Added to the Skip-pages list above.

Any page whose text contains this phrase (case-insensitive) is left unnumbered — handy for cover/title/TOC pages. Native (text) PDFs only.

Detects pages that start with "Chapter / Part / Section / Book …" and leaves them unnumbered (classic book typography). Native (text) PDFs only.