Bates Numbering
Stamp sequential Bates numbers across one or many files — the numbering standard law firms use.
Add PDFs to number
Add files in the order they should be numbered
Click to choose, or drop a file here
About Bates numbering
Bates numbering stamps a unique, sequential identifier on every page across a set of documents — standard practice in legal discovery and records management so any page can be cited unambiguously.
You set the prefix, starting number, digit count, and position, and the identifiers are drawn onto each page in your browser. The tool can carry the sequence across multiple files so the numbering stays continuous. The documents are never uploaded.
How to Bates Numbering
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Open the tool
Open the Bates Numbering tool and drop your file onto the page, or click to browse for it. Everything runs in your browser — the file is never uploaded.
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Set the prefix and start number
Enter your case prefix, digit width and starting number, and choose where the stamp sits.
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Stamp and download
Click Apply — the counter runs continuously across every file — and download the numbered PDFs.
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Bates Numbering — frequently asked questions
Do you upload my files to a server?+
No — every tool here processes your files entirely on your device, and nothing is uploaded to a server. The only exception is the AI tools, which send the extracted text (not the file) to Claude to do their work.
Is there a file size limit?+
There's no artificial limit we impose, but since processing happens in your browser, very large files (500+ MB or 1,000+ pages) are limited by your device's memory rather than by us.
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