Add Header/Footer

Add Header/Footer inserts a consistent text block at the top and/or bottom of every page in a PDF. Unlike Watermark, which overlays text across the page at an angle, headers and footers appear in the standard document margins in a horizontal block. They are used to add document reference numbers, company names, date stamps, or revision labels to documents that were not originally created with this information in the header/footer area.

Add Header/Footer is designed for consultants, business teams, and operations staff. It runs entirely in your browser — your files are never uploaded to any server.

Step 1: Add your file. Click the upload area above or drag and drop your pdf documents directly onto it. Step 2: Adjust settings if needed. Use the settings panel to configure options such as output quality, page range, or file naming. Step 3: Run the tool. Click the action button. For simple tasks this takes a few seconds; for larger files or complex operations like OCR it may take up to a minute. Step 4: Download your result. The output file downloads automatically. No email, no sign-up, no waiting room.

One important note: if you are processing confidential documents — financial statements, legal contracts, medical records, or identification — none of this data passes through any external server. The entire operation runs inside your browser, and the file is cleared from memory when you close the tab.

Processing a 100-page document takes under 5 seconds. Header and footer text supports dynamic tokens: {{PAGE}} inserts the current page number, {{DATE}} inserts today's date in DD/MM/YYYY format.

If you are preparing files for a specific portal, check the upload limit before processing. Compress PDF is available immediately after this tool if you need to reduce file size for submission.

If the source PDF has no margin at the top or bottom (content extends to the page edge), the header/footer text will be placed over existing content. Combined with Page Numbers: if you add a footer with {{PAGE}} using this tool and then also use the Page Numbers tool, you will get two sets of page numbers.

When you use a typical online PDF tool, your document is uploaded to a company's server, processed there, and returned as a download. During that process, the company technically has access to your file. For sensitive files — payslips, ID documents, client contracts — that is a real privacy consideration.

PDF Genius Pro takes a different approach. Add Header/Footer runs entirely in your browser using standard web technology. Your file is read by your browser's JavaScript engine, processed locally, and saved to your downloads folder. At no point does the file travel to a server. This is why the tool continues working even if your internet connection drops mid-process — it does not need the internet to do its job once the page has loaded.

Take a moment to review the output before sending it on. The most important checks for add header/footer are: Verify the header/footer appears on every page including the first and last. Check that the {{PAGE}} token has been replaced with the correct page number on each page. Confirm the text is within the margin area and not overlapping the main document body.

If the result does not look right, you can re-run the tool with different settings at no cost. Adjusting quality, page range, or file order are quick fixes. The tool is designed to support iteration.

Add Header/Footer works on mobile browsers including Safari on iPhone and iPad, and Chrome on Android. The upload area supports tap-to-browse on mobile devices, and drag-and-drop works on tablets. Processing is handled by your device's own processor, so performance depends on your device's speed and available memory.

For very large files (over 30 MB), a desktop browser on a computer with more RAM will give faster and more reliable results. For typical document tasks, mobile processing works well.