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Bates Numbering and Exhibit Stamps, Without Acrobat

Stamp prepares discovery productions in your browser: Bates numbers, exhibit labels, confidentiality watermarks, and court-ready PDF splitting. Every document is processed 100% on your device. Nothing is uploaded, ever.

Get Stamp Pro ($15 One-Time) Coming to the Chrome Web Store

The extension is in Chrome Web Store review. The free tier ships with the extension the day it goes live; a Pro key bought today activates instantly when you install.

No subscription No account No uploads Works offline

What It Does

Bates Stamp Any PDF

Sequential Bates numbers with prefix, suffix, start number, and zero-padding. Six positions, five fonts, four colors, and a white backing option so stamps stay legible on dark scans. Rotated pages are handled automatically.

Batch Whole Productions

Bates number multiple PDFs with continuous numbering carried file to file, plus a production log CSV (source file, output file, pages, Bates begin and end) that opens clean in Excel.

Exhibits, Watermarks, Splits

Classic bordered exhibit stamps, auto-sequenced labels across files (A, B, C or 1, 2, 3), CONFIDENTIAL and protective-order watermarks, page extraction, and splitting at e-filing size caps.

Privileged Documents Stay on Your Machine

All PDF processing happens locally in your browser. There is no server, no account, and no telemetry. The only network request Stamp can ever make is verifying a Pro license key with Gumroad, and only when you enter one. The extension requests a single permission (storage). It cannot read your pages, your tabs, or your browsing. For privileged and confidential material, that is a compliance requirement, not a preference.

How to Bates Number a PDF With Stamp

  1. Open Stamp and drop in your PDF

    No upload happens. The file is read directly by your browser and never leaves your device.

  2. Set your numbering format

    Prefix (like ABC), start number, digit padding, position, font, size, and color. A live preview shows exactly where the stamp lands before you commit. Add an optional designation legend such as CONFIDENTIAL - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER in its own corner.

  3. Download the stamped file

    Every page carries its sequential Bates number. Document metadata is left untouched, and password-protected PDFs are refused with a clear message rather than silently modified.

  4. For productions, go batch (Pro)

    Load the whole set. Numbering runs continuously across files, output files can be named by Bates range (ABC000001-ABC000045.pdf), and you get the production log CSV you would otherwise build by hand. The next production resumes at the carried-over number.

Full walkthrough: How to Bates Number a PDF for Free (Without Acrobat)

Honest Pricing

Free

$0 forever, no trial clock
  • Bates number a single PDF, full formatting control
  • Designation legends (CONFIDENTIAL and protective-order text)
  • Exhibit stamp with the classic sticker box
  • Split by page count
  • Extract page ranges (1-5, 8, 11-13)

Pro

$15 one-time, no subscription
  • Batch Bates across unlimited PDFs, continuous numbering
  • Production log CSV, Excel-ready
  • Auto-sequenced exhibit labels across files
  • CONFIDENTIAL / DRAFT / custom watermarks
  • Split at e-filing size caps (10/25/35/50 MB or custom)
  • Flatten form fields for court portals
  • Saved stamp templates per client or matter
Buy Pro on Gumroad

For comparison: Acrobat Pro runs $19.99 per month and BatesFast is $170 one-time. Stamp Pro is $15, once.