PDF Header & Footer

Type a line of text to stamp at the top and/or bottom of every page, choose left, center, or right alignment and a font size, then download the result. Runs locally, so your document never leaves your browser.

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What this tool does

Stamps a header line at the top of every page and a footer line at the bottom of a PDF, with an alignment and font size you choose. The two are independent, so you can use just one.

When to use it

An official document needs the organisation's name at the top of every page.
A report should carry its issue date or version number in the footer.
An internal file needs its classification or department on every page.

How to use it

Put a PDF on the drop area or choose it.
Fill in "Header text (top of every page)", "Footer text (bottom of every page)", or both.
Choose the alignment (left, centre or right) and the font size.
Click "Add and download".

A practical example

Input

A 20-page report with the header "Example Corp — Internal Report" aligned right, and the footer "Version 2 — First review".

Output

Twenty pages carrying the header at the top right and the footer beneath, at a consistent margin from the edge.

Limitations

The text is fixed on every page; variable elements such as a page number are not supported. Use the Add Page Numbers tool for that.
The text is drawn over the content, so it can overlap a document with no top or bottom margin.
Very long text can run past the page width; short text suits a header better.

Privacy and processing

The stamping happens inside your browser and the file is never uploaded.

Technical notes

The text is rendered on a hidden canvas with the browser's own text engine and embedded as a transparent image — which is what lets it render correctly in any script, including right-to-left text that pdf-lib's Latin fonts would break.
The gap between the text and the page edge is fixed at 24 points.