# Add Header & Footer to PDF for authors

_Updated July 2026 · Arthize · https://arthize.com/for/authors/add-header-footer-pdf_

Arthize lets authors and self-publishers add a header or footer to a PDF in a private workspace — free, with no watermark. Adding a header or footer stamps consistent text — titles, dates, file references — into the top or bottom margin of every page.

## Why authors add a header or footer to a PDF

An author merges manuscript chapters into one file, resizes the pages to the print trim size, and exports a clean, watermark-free PDF for the printer.

**Built for manuscripts.** Whether it's manuscripts, proofs, cover files, Arthize's add header & footer to pdf keeps the work inside your private workspace. Unpublished manuscripts are valuable IP; private processing keeps them off public servers.

## What matters when you add a header or footer to a PDF

Headers and footers stamp repeated text into the page margins.

They are useful for titles, dates and document references.

The stamp is written into the file.

## How to add a header or footer to a PDF

1. **Open the tool** — Sign in and open the header/footer tool.
2. **Add your PDF** — Upload the document.
3. **Set the text** — Enter header and footer text and position it.
4. **Download** — Get the stamped PDF.

## FAQ

### How do authors add a header or footer to a PDF for free?

Adding a header or footer stamps consistent text — titles, dates, file references — into the top or bottom margin of every page. On Arthize it's free with no watermark, and the file is deleted after the job — which is why authors and self-publishers can use it for manuscripts without a confidentiality risk.

### Is it private to add a header or footer to a PDF sensitive manuscripts?

Yes. Unpublished manuscripts are valuable IP; private processing keeps them off public servers. Files are processed inside your private Arthize workspace and deleted after the job.

### How do I add a header and footer to a PDF?

Adding a header or footer stamps consistent text — titles, dates, file references — into the top or bottom margin of every page. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.

### Can I add a date to every page?

Adding a header or footer stamps consistent text — titles, dates, file references — into the top or bottom margin of every page. On Arthize it's free with no watermark and processed privately.