Which placeholders can I use?

{page} is the page number, {pages} the number of pages in the document, {filename} the file name without “.pdf”, and {date} today’s date as year-month-day.

Can I leave the cover page out?

Yes. Set how many pages at the start to skip, or list the exact pages that should get the text, such as 2-10.

Will the text cover the page’s content?

It goes in the margin, at the distance from the edge you choose. Documents with very little margin may need the small setting or a smaller font size. Open the result and check a page or two before printing a long document.

How is this different from Add page numbers?

Add page numbers is made for numbering, with Roman numerals, Bates numbers and mirrored positions. Header and footer is for free text on both edges, with or without a number. You can use both on the same file: numbers at the bottom from one, a title at the top from the other.

Can I add headers to several PDFs at once?

Yes. Add several files and each gets the same header and footer, with its own file name and page count filled in.

Add header and footer

Put a line of text at the top or bottom of every page.

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How to use Add header and footer

01Add one or more PDFs.
02Type the header and the footer (either can be empty), using {page}, {pages}, {filename} and {date} where you want them filled in, then choose the alignment, the pages and the look.
03Press Add header and footer and download the PDF.

About Add header and footer

Add header and footer writes a line of text at the top of each page, the bottom, or both: a document title, a company or course name, a confidentiality line, a date or the page numbers. Placeholders fill in for each page, so “{filename}, page {page} of {pages}” becomes “minutes, page 3 of 12”. You choose the alignment, font, size, colour and distance from the edge, which pages get the text and how many pages at the start to leave out, such as a cover. Text in any script is supported; fonts for non-Latin scripts are embedded so it shows correctly everywhere.

Why your files stay private

Headers often carry names, case numbers or “confidential” for a reason. The text is drawn onto the pages in your browser and the PDF is saved to your device; nothing is uploaded.