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
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 AI tools that used to send extracted text to a server are currently disabled.
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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