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Header & Footer

Add customizable text, dates, confidentiality notices, and page numbers.

Drop your PDF here to add headers & footers

Add titles, dates, confidentiality notices, and dynamic page numbering.

No file size limit imposed by server • Processed locally in your browser

Vector Stamping Information:

Headers and footers are stamped as crisp vector text objects directly into the PDF content stream using standard Helvetica. Document rotation and page dimensions are handled automatically.

Your PDF is processed locally in your browser.

PDFSimplify processes documents on your device using client-side WebAssembly and Web Workers. No document data is transmitted to our servers or external cloud services during processing.

How Header & Footer Works in Your Browser

Stamps crisp vector typography into the PDF content stream locally in your browser using pdf-lib. Evaluates page rotation and dimensions to position text accurately at top and bottom margins.

Why client-side processing is more private:

Unlike conventional online converters, your documents never traverse external networks to third-party processing servers. Everything happens inside your local machine’s memory.

How to Use Header & Footer

1

Upload PDF

Select the document you want to stamp.

2

Configure Text

Enter header and footer text with alignment and tokens.

3

Apply & Save

Download your professional, formatted PDF.

Key Features

Add top headers and bottom footers with custom text
Dynamic tokens: {page}, {total}, and {date}
Left, center, and right text alignment
Skip cover page / first page option
Vector text stamping with zero rasterization

Helpful Tips

  • •Use {page} of {total} in the footer for automated pagination.
  • •Check "Skip first page" when formatting documents with title covers.

Troubleshooting & Notes

  • •Ensure top/bottom margins are large enough so text does not overlap existing page content.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add different headers on even and odd pages?↓

Currently headers and footers are applied uniformly with an option to skip the cover page.

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