# Add header and footer to a PDF — no upload

> Stamp a custom header and footer on every page of a PDF, with a default 'Page N of M' footer option. Runs in your browser with no upload.

Stamp a custom header and footer onto every page of a PDF, with an optional default 'Page N of M' footer. The text is added on your device, so the file isn't uploaded.

Headers and footers give a document identity and context — a title running along the top, a page count or confidentiality note along the bottom. This tool stamps both across every page at once.

For page numbers alone, use Page numbers; for legal sequential labels, use Bates numbering; for a diagonal overlay like DRAFT, use Watermark.

## How to

1. **Open the PDF.** Drop the PDF you want to add chrome to.
2. **Enter the text.** Set an optional header and a custom or page-count footer.
3. **Download.** Export the PDF with headers and footers on every page.

## FAQ

### Can I put text at the top and bottom?

Yes. Add an optional header at the top and a footer at the bottom, applied consistently across every page.

### Can the footer show page numbers?

Yes — the default footer shows 'Page N of M', or you can enter your own footer text instead.

### Is my PDF uploaded to add headers?

No. The overlay is stamped with pdf-lib in the browser, so the file stays on your device.


## Related tools

- [Page #](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/page-numbers)
- [Bates](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/bates)
- [Watermark](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/watermark)
- [Organize](https://www.safepaper.app/docs/organize)

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