# Add page numbers to a PDF on Mac without uploading | Whizra

> To add page numbers to a PDF on a Mac, double-tap the right Option key and type “add page numbers”. A new PDF with numbers drawn on each page; links…

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# Add page numbers to a PDF on Mac

To add page numbers to a PDF on a Mac, double-tap the right Option key and type “add page numbers”. A new PDF with numbers drawn on each page; links and notes kept.

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On a real Mac**“add page numbers”**Screen recording coming

## How to do it
1. Select the files in Finder, pick them with @ in the bar, or name them in plain words ("my last pdf").
2. Double-tap the right Option key to open the bar.
3. Type “add page numbers”.
4. Press Return. The new file appears next to the original.

### Type
- add page numbers
- add page numbers bottom right
- number the pages "Page 1 of 10"

### What you get

A new PDF with numbers drawn on each page; links and notes kept.

The original is never changed or overwritten. Undo trashes what the job made.

Numbers go at the bottom centre unless you say otherwise: bottom right, top right, or “Page 1 of 10”. Pick the same style twice and Whizra remembers it.

### The free Mac way

Preview can't do this.

### Limits
- None known beyond the app's general limits.

## Questions

**Is my file uploaded?**

No. Whizra does the job on your Mac, and your files never leave it. The only thing the app sends is your license key check.

**Does it change the original?**

No. The original is never changed or overwritten, and Undo takes the job back.

**What can't it do?**

None known beyond the app's general limits.

**Is there a free way on a Mac?**

Preview can't do this.

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