Add Headers & Footers
Stamp custom headers, footers, and page numbers on every PDF page. Free, no signup, up to 200MB.
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Stamp headers, footers, and page numbers
How to Add Headers and Footers
Smart PDF Lab adds custom headers, footers, and page numbers to PDFs in four steps.
Upload your PDF.
Drop your PDF or click Browse files to upload documents up to 200MB.
Enter your header and footer text.
Type the content you want to appear on every page.
Choose position and style.
Set alignment, font, size, and color for headers, footers, and page numbers.
Download the result.
Save your stamped PDF directly to your device.
Why Add Headers and Footers With Smart PDF Lab
Smart PDF Lab makes professional document branding fast and free. Add company names to contracts, page numbers to reports, document titles to scanned books, or confidentiality notices to internal files.
Position content in the top-left, top-center, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, or bottom-right of every page. Customize font, size, and color to match your brand. Files up to 200MB, no signup, no watermark, no daily cap.
Customization Options
The tool gives you full control over every visual element:
Six placement zones (top-left, top-center, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, bottom-right).
Auto-generated with custom formats like "Page X" or "X of Y".
Choose from standard serif, sans-serif, and monospace fonts.
Adjustable font size from 6pt to 36pt, with full color picker.
Fine-tune distance from page edges to suit your document.
Apply to all pages or specific page ranges only.
Can I add page numbers automatically?
Can I add different headers on different pages?
Will my original content be covered?
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