Add a header and footer to a PDF
Write text at the top and bottom of every page, with numbers, the date or Bates numbering, and check it before saving. Your documents never leave your computer.
Select PDF files
or drag one or more documents here
This page gets no header or footer with the chosen options.
How to add a header and footer to a PDF
Put the document name, the date, “Page 3 of 10” or a Bates number on every page of a report, a case file or a batch of PDFs, without installing anything.
Select or drag one or more PDFs.
Type in the six boxes (header and footer, left, centre and right) and add variables such as [n], [total], [date], [file] or [bates].
Adjust the font, margins and pages, check the preview and press Add header and footer. With several PDFs you will download a ZIP.
What is adding headers and footers to a PDF useful for?
Adding company names, dates, or confidentiality notices
Insert legal notices, project titles, or issue dates at top or bottom margins.
Standardizing corporate files and documentation
Apply the same header on all document pages for a uniform, professional look.
Customizing margins, fonts, and alignment
Control typography, color, and placement (left, center, right) across every page.
Protecting privacy of contracts and payslips
Headers and footers are added in your browser without uploading files to cloud servers.
Why use JapalTools?
Your files never leave your device
Everything happens in your browser. Documents are never uploaded to any server, so you can use it with payslips, contracts or ID documents.
Free, no sign-up and no watermarks
You don't need an account or to leave your email, and nothing is added to the result.
Works on any device
Computer, tablet or phone, with an up-to-date browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari). Nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
It is a sequential number that identifies every page of a case file, for example DOC-000001. Type [bates] in one of the boxes and choose the prefix, first number, digits and suffix. If you load several PDFs, the numbering can continue from one document to the next.
Yes. The text is placed according to how each page is displayed, even if it is rotated or cropped, and the distance to the edges is measured in millimetres on each page. It is written with standard fonts (Helvetica, Times or Courier); if a text contains characters those fonts lack, such as Chinese, it is added as an image.
Yes. The PDFs are processed in your browser: they are not uploaded to JapalTools or to any server, and the result is created on your own device. Note that the text is added on top of the content without changing it.
Yes. You can configure mirrored or alternating alignments for books and double-sided printed documents.
No. The document is processed in your own browser and is not sent to JapalTools or anyone else. When you close the page, no copy remains outside your device.