Add custom text to the top and/or bottom of every page in your PDF.
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Choose a fileFusionPDF adds custom text headers and footers to every page of a PDF using pdf-lib, running in your browser. Set text for the left, center, and right positions of both header and footer zones independently. Add document title, date, page numbers, or any custom text. No upload, no account, instant download.
Drop your PDF into the upload area. When the options panel appears, type the text you want in the header field, the footer field, or both. Use {n} anywhere in the text to insert the current page number, and {total} for the total page count. Set font size, edge margin, and color using the controls below the text fields. Click Add and download. The PDF downloads with your text stamped on every page.
Any static text works. Common choices include the document name, a company or organization name, a confidentiality label such as CONFIDENTIAL or DRAFT, the preparation date, a department or project reference, or a copyright line. You can also combine static text with dynamic fields. Writing "Acme Corp — Page {n} of {total}" in the footer produces a different, accurate string on every page.
The tool currently centers all text on the page horizontally. If you need left-aligned or right-aligned header text independently, or separate text in left, center, and right positions on the same line, the tool renders at center position for both header and footer. For more granular zone control, a future update will add independent left, center, and right fields per zone.
Headers and footers appear at the top and bottom edges of each page, outside the main content area. They are text-only, positioned in the margin zone, and do not overlap the body content. This makes them appropriate for labeling and navigation information that should not interfere with the document's readability.
A watermark is placed over the body of the page, typically centered and semi-transparent. It is used to mark the document's status visually across the entire page, making it impossible to miss. DRAFT, CONFIDENTIAL, or SAMPLE watermarks work this way. Use the Watermark tool when you need the marking to be prominent and overlapping the content. Use headers and footers when the marking should be informational and unobtrusive. Both are embedded permanently into the PDF.
Law firms and legal departments routinely add firm name and matter number in the header of documents submitted to courts or shared with counterparties. Financial teams add the preparation date and version number in the footer of quarterly reports before distribution. HR departments stamp "Internal Use Only" in the header of policy documents. Consulting firms add client name and project code to deliverable PDFs before sending.
Academic use is common too. Thesis chapters, research drafts, and conference paper submissions often require specific header or footer content defined by the institution's style guide. Adding it with a tool rather than editing each page manually saves significant time on longer documents.
Documents that need headers and footers are, by definition, formal documents. They're reports going to clients, legal filings, financial statements, or internal policy documents. These are not files you want processed on a third-party server. FusionPDF uses pdf-lib to embed the text locally, entirely within your browser tab. The file is never transmitted anywhere. You keep full control of the document throughout the process.
The text you type into the header and footer fields also stays local. There is no logging of the content you add to your documents. This matters when the text includes confidential labels, client names, or internal reference codes that should not appear in third-party logs.