Type custom text into 6 header and footer zones, insert page numbers, the current date, or your filename automatically, and choose your font size and color. Runs entirely in your browser.
PDF files
OneClickPDF's add header and footer to PDF tool lets you label every page of any PDF document directly in your browser, with no file uploads and no account required. Choose from six independent text zones spanning the top and bottom of each page, insert smart variables for page numbers, total pages, the current date, or the document filename, and apply your own font size and text color. Your file is processed entirely on your device and is never sent to any server.
How it works
Three steps. Type your text into any of the six zones, drop in page numbers, the date, or the filename, preview every page, and download — all in your browser.
Drop your document onto the page or click to browse. Your file loads directly into your browser's memory — nothing is sent to a server at any point during this step.
Type your text into any of the six zones (top-left, top-center, top-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, bottom-right). Click the variable buttons to insert the page number, total pages, the current date, or the filename automatically — combine page and total for formats like 'Page 3 of 12'. Then set the font size and text color, adjust the top, bottom, and side margins, and choose whether to apply the header and footer to all pages, odd pages only, even pages only, or a custom page range. A live preview shows exactly how every page will look.
Click Apply & Download and your PDF is ready in seconds. No waiting, no email required, and no watermark added. The header and footer text is drawn directly onto the page, so your original content stays untouched and selectable, and your file never leaves your device.
Six independent zones, smart variables, font and color control, margin and page-range targeting, and a live preview — all running entirely in your browser.
Three zones run across the top of every page (left, center, right) and three across the bottom. Each zone is fully independent — leave any empty or fill all six. Put a company name in the top-left, a page number in the top-center, and a document title in the top-right, all at once. That is the layout flexibility of a desktop PDF editor without the cost or the install.
The page number variable inserts the current page number into whichever zone you choose. Pair it with the total pages variable to display 'Page 3 of 12' automatically, and set the starting number to skip front matter. The date variable inserts the current date for version control, and the filename variable pulls the document's name into the header or footer to identify archived copies at a glance.
Set the exact font size and pick any text color with the color picker so your header and footer match a company brand, a department color code, or any style standard your team uses. Free tools from SmallPDF and PDF24 do not offer both — OneClickPDF does, and the color you choose is applied faithfully to the output.
Dial in the top, bottom, and side margins in points to place each zone exactly where you want it. Then choose where the header and footer apply: all pages, odd pages only, even pages only, or a custom page range like '2-10, 15'. A separate skip-pages field lets you exclude individual pages such as a cover.
Before you download anything, a live preview renders every page as a thumbnail with your resolved header and footer text overlaid in its real position and size. Skipped pages are clearly marked. Adjust your text, margins, or scope and the preview updates instantly, so you are never guessing how the final file will look.
Unlike every competitor in this space, OneClickPDF uses client-side PDF processing. Your document is loaded into your browser's memory and stamped with pdf-lib. Nothing is transmitted to any server at any point, and your original page content stays selectable rather than rasterized. When you close the tab, the file is gone — no logs, no storage, no data sharing.
Every competitor that offers a PDF header and footer tool uploads your file to their server the moment you hit the process button. That means your contracts, financial reports, legal filings, and confidential documents travel over a network and sit on a third-party server for at least a brief window. OneClickPDF eliminates that risk entirely — your PDF never leaves your browser.
Most free online alternatives give you a single header line and a single footer line. OneClickPDF gives you six. Top-left, top-center, and top-right are fully independent zones. So are bottom-left, bottom-center, and bottom-right. Add a company name in one, a page number in another, and a document title in a third — all at the same time, each with its own variables.
Free, with no hidden limits. There is no daily cap, no hourly restriction, no file count limit, and no watermark added to your document. There is no enforced file-size cap either — your file size is bounded only by your device's available browser memory.
Why choose ours?
Every competitor uploads your file to their server. Ours never does — header & footer processing happens entirely in your browser.
| Feature | Ours | SmallPDF | iLovePDF | Sejda | PDF24 | Adobe |
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| Free & unlimited | 2/hr | Daily | 3/hr | Paid | ||
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| No file size limit | 50MB |
Competitor information was accurate at time of publication and may have changed.
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