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Add header and footer to PDF, right in your browser

Stamp custom header and footer text, page numbers and dates onto every page of your PDF. Nothing is uploaded β€” your document is processed locally and never touches a server.

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Header and footer added to every page.

Built for real PDF workflows

Every feature is designed around how people actually stamp headers and footers onto reports, contracts and manuscripts.

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Private by design

Your file is parsed and rewritten entirely in your browser's memory. No server upload, ever.

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Automatic page numbers

Insert "Page X of Y" numbering that updates automatically across every page of the document.

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Custom colors & sizing

Choose font size and color for your header and footer text to match your brand or document style.

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Adjustable margins

Control exactly how far the header and footer sit from the page edge, in points.

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Skip cover pages

Exclude the first page from stamping so title pages and cover sheets stay clean.

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Live page preview

See your header and footer rendered on page one before you commit to processing the whole file.

How it works

Four steps, no software to install.

Upload your PDF

Drag and drop or browse for the PDF you want to stamp.

Enter your text

Type the header and footer content, pick font size, color and margins.

Preview instantly

Check the live preview of page one to confirm placement.

Download the result

Click Apply and download your new PDF with header and footer on every page.

What does it mean to add a header and footer to a PDF?

A PDF header sits in the top margin of every page and typically carries a document title, company name or confidentiality notice, while a PDF footer occupies the bottom margin and often shows a website address, page number or revision date. Together, PDF header footer content gives a document consistent, professional structure without altering the actual body text underneath. Anyone who has opened a long contract, academic paper or internal report has relied on this pattern to stay oriented, since a header or footer repeats on every page and quietly answers the question "what am I reading, and where am I in it?"

So what is the practical use of adding a header to a PDF? Businesses use it to reinforce branding across proposals and invoices, legal teams use it to mark drafts as confidential or privileged, and students use it to keep their name and course code visible on every page of a submission. Knowing how to add a header to a PDF matters just as much for solo freelancers stamping their business name onto a client deliverable as it does for enterprise teams standardizing hundreds of internal documents at once.

A common example is a monthly report where the header shows the department name and reporting period, while the footer displays "Page 3 of 24" alongside the date it was generated. Another usage pattern is a legal filing where the footer carries a case number and the header states the firm name, so that a printed or misplaced page can always be traced back to its source. This tool lets you set that up in seconds: type your header and footer text, choose left or right alignment, adjust the font size and color, and the page numbering updates itself automatically across the whole document. Because everything runs locally in the browser, sensitive PDFs never need to leave your device, which matters for contracts, medical records and financial statements alike. Whether you're preparing a single one-off document or standardizing an entire library of PDFs, adding a clear header and footer is one of the fastest ways to make a file look finished, traceable and ready to share.

Frequently asked questions

Upload your PDF, type the header and footer text you want, choose the position and font size, then press Apply. The tool stamps the text onto every page and gives you a new PDF to download, all inside your browser.

This tool applies the same header and footer text to every stamped page for consistency. If you need different left and right alignment, use the separate left and right fields for the header and footer rather than alternating by page.

No. The tool only draws new text into the top and bottom margins of each page. The existing text, images and layout of your PDF are left completely untouched.

No. Every page is read and modified locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your file never leaves your device, which keeps confidential documents private.

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