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.
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.
How to Use Header & Footer
Upload PDF
Select the document you want to stamp.
Configure Text
Enter header and footer text with alignment and tokens.
Apply & Save
Download your professional, formatted PDF.
Key Capabilities
Local Execution
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.
- •Use {page} of {total} in the footer for automated pagination.
- •Check "Skip first page" when formatting documents with title covers.
- •Ensure top/bottom margins are large enough so text does not overlap existing page content.
Dynamic Page Stamping & Macro Substitution Architecture
Multi-Zone Precision Stamping
Place custom text across six discrete target zones (Left, Center, Right in Header and Footer) with independent margin offsets.
Dynamic Token Expansion
Embed dynamic macros including [Page], [Total], [Date], and [Title]. The engine evaluates each token dynamically for every individual page in the document.
Title Page Exclusions
Configure headers and footers to start on page 2 or custom offsets, keeping cover pages clean and presentation-ready.
- •Headers and footers are stamped as vector typography without rasterizing pages.
- •Margin guards ensure stamped text does not overlap existing document content.
- •Processes in-memory on your device with complete confidentiality.
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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