Bates numbering online — free legal stamping
Stamp every page with a sequential Bates number — prefix + zero-padded ID. Standard for US legal discovery.
Bates numbering — sequential, prefix-stamped page IDs — is the standard way US litigators identify pages of produced documents in discovery. Every page of every produced document gets a unique label like SMITH000001, SMITH000002.
Customize prefix, starting number, digit width, position (header/footer + L/C/R), and font size. Faster than Acrobat's batch tool on long productions.
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Frequently asked questions
Standard digit width?
6 or 7 digits — '000001' through '999999' or '0000001' through '9999999'. Larger productions use 7 digits.
Continuous numbering across multiple documents?
Process the first batch, note the last number, set the start number for the next batch to one higher. Or merge documents first (Merge PDF) then Bates-number the merged file in one pass.