Add PDF Bookmarks and a Clickable Contents Page
Help readers find the right section in a long PDF. Add your section titles and source pages, then create bookmarks and an optional clickable contents section.
Give readers a clear route through your PDF
Add one level of bookmarks using titles and page destinations you choose. You can also add a clickable contents section at the beginning. The complete contents section is laid out before every destination is calculated, so a long list can span several pages.
How to add bookmarks and a contents page
- Upload one unlocked PDF.
- Enter section titles and PDF page numbers in the rows. Start with the three blank rows, then add, duplicate, remove or reorder sections as needed. Undo is available.
- Use Source to browse the original pages. Select a section row and choose Use this page to assign its destination. Pages count from 1 in your uploaded file; printed page labels can differ.
- Choose whether to include a clickable contents section at the beginning. Edit its title and optional subtitle to suit your document.
- The actual PDF preview updates after a short pause. Review Result or place Source and Result side by side with Compare. Click an entry in the contents preview to check its section and source page, then download the prepared PDF.
Example: a report with three sections
Enter Overview on source page 1, Findings on source page 3, and Next steps on source page 5. Readers can use the saved bookmarks and optional contents links to reach those original pages. The tool accounts for every inserted contents page and keeps the original page order, content and geometry.
Limits and file handling
Upload one PDF up to 200 source pages and 50 MB, with up to 500 titles of 500 characters each. Generated contents use Liberation Sans; characters unavailable in that font are rejected. Bookmark-only titles do not have that contents-font restriction.
The document is processed within the app runtime rather than by an external document-processing provider. Original uploads are not overwritten. One result is available without an account; further results use the shared SuperTool account and access policy.
Questions
Which page number should I enter?
Use the physical page index in the uploaded PDF, starting at 1. The preview helps you check it. A printed page number on the document can be different.
What happens if the contents section has several pages?
The complete section is counted before the saved bookmark and contents destinations are assigned.
Will this infer my outline or rewrite an existing contents page?
You supply the titles and destinations. Existing contents pages remain among the original source pages. Your supplied list replaces the bookmark outline with one level.
Can I customize the contents heading?
Yes. Edit the contents title and add an optional subtitle. The preview shows the text and layout that will appear in the saved PDF.
Can I leave out the contents page?
Yes. Turn off clickable contents to save a PDF with your bookmark list and no inserted pages.