Add Bates numbers to PDFs
Stamp every page with a unique, sequential identifier for legal discovery, audits or records management – continuing across multiple documents.
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How to add Bates numbering
- Upload one or more PDFs in the order they should be numbered.
- Set a prefix (e.g. ACME), optional suffix, starting number and number of digits.
- Choose the stamp position, font size and colour.
- Click "Bates Numbering" and download the stamped files or a ZIP.
Why use TotoPDF Bates Numbering?
Continues across files
Numbering carries on from one document to the next, so a production set gets one unbroken sequence.
Prefix, suffix and padding
Build IDs like CASE-000123-CONF with leading zeros to a fixed width.
Precise placement
Stamp in any corner or centre of the header or footer with adjustable margin.
Confidential by default
Legal documents are stamped in your browser and never uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
Bates numbering gives each page a unique sequential ID so lawyers can reference any page in a document production precisely.
Yes. Set the start number to the next number after your last production, for example 4501.
Page numbers restart in every file and often show "page x of y"; Bates IDs are unique across the whole set and usually include a prefix.
The ID is drawn on top of each page; existing text and images are not altered.