Papyx
Number a PDF, including from page 3
Position on the page, number format, starting page: the three settings that make numbering land correctly. The format is written with variables — "{n} / {total}" gives "4 / 12" — and the starting page handles the common case of a cover that should not count.
Like the watermark, numbering is a structural addition: the page's existing content is left alone.
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pdf-lib- Protected documents
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Number the pages of a PDF, in the format you want
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Open the PDF
Or carry on straight from a merge, without a round trip through the disk.
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Choose the position
Where the number sits on the page.
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Set the format
A plain number, or "{n} / {total}" to show the page count too.
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Set the start
The first page to number, when a cover should not count.
Worth knowing
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Format with variables
"{n}" for the number, "{total}" for the page count, and whatever text you want around them.
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Starting page
Numbering can begin after the cover or the table of contents.
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Position of your choice
The number lands where your layout expects it.
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Non-destructive
Like every tool built on pdf-lib, this one leaves the page's content untouched.
Limits
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Numbers are written in Helvetica: extended Latin works, non-Latin alphabets do not.
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One numbering per document — Papyx does not handle double or per-section numbering.
Questions about “Page numbers”
Can I start numbering at page 3?
Yes: the starting page is an explicit setting, precisely for documents whose cover and contents page should not count.
How do I show "4 / 12" rather than "4"?
Write the format as "{n} / {total}": {n} is replaced by the page number, {total} by the document's page count.
Can I number several PDFs at once?
Yes, the whole batch runs as one job. And a document merged a moment earlier can be numbered without being saved first.