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Rotate PDF
Turn sideways or upside-down PDF pages the right way up: all pages or just the ones you choose. It runs in your browser, so your PDF never leaves your device.
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Free, no sign-up · Runs in your browser: your files are never uploaded
How to rotate a PDF
- Add your files: drag them into the box above, or click "Choose files".
- Choose the direction and, if needed, which pages to turn, then click "Rotate PDF".
- Download the rotated PDF. Everything happens on your device, and nothing is uploaded.
When to rotate a PDF
Scanned documents and phone scans often end up with pages lying sideways or upside down, which is awkward to read and looks careless when you send it. Rotate PDF turns all pages, or only the ones you choose, by 90 or 180 degrees and saves a new PDF. It runs entirely in your browser, so private documents never leave your device.
- A scanned document has pages that are sideways or upside down.
- A landscape table or chart appears rotated in the middle of a report.
- You need to fix a PDF before merging it with other files or sending it.
Turning the view vs. saving the rotation
Most PDF readers have a rotate button, but in many of them it only turns the view on your screen. Close the file or send it to someone, and the page is sideways again. This tool writes the new direction into the PDF itself, so the page opens the right way in every reader, on every device and when printed.
It does this by changing a single page setting instead of redrawing the page, which is why nothing gets blurrier and the size barely moves: in our test, rotating every page of a 4.6 MB PDF added just 9 bytes.
Fixing a double-sided scan
When a stack of sheets is scanned on both sides, the backs sometimes come out upside down while the fronts are fine. Choose 180° and type only the even pages, for example 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. There is no shortcut for every even page, so list them one by one.
Rotation adds up: each run turns the chosen pages further from where they are now. If a page ends up wrong, run the tool again on that page only, or start over from your original file.
Tips for the best result
- Leave the pages box empty to rotate every page, or type pages like 2, 5-7 to turn only those.
- Choose "clockwise (right)" if the top of the page currently points left, and "counterclockwise (left)" if it points right.
- Rotation is lossless: text, images and links are not changed, only the direction the page is shown in.
- Rotating a page twice by 90° is the same as rotating it once by 180°.
About these formats
PDF: The standard format for documents. It looks the same on every device, which makes it ideal for sharing, printing and sending scans.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The rotation happens in your browser and the PDF never leaves your device.
Can I rotate just one page?
Yes. Type its number in the pages box, for example 3, and only that page is turned.
Will the quality change?
No. The page content stays exactly the same; only its orientation changes.
Can I rotate a page by 45 degrees or straighten a tilted scan?
No. PDF pages can only be turned in steps of 90 degrees, which is what this tool offers. A slightly crooked scan has to be scanned again, or straightened in an image editor before it becomes a PDF.
Will rotating pages affect a digital signature?
Yes. Saving any change to a signed PDF makes the signature show as invalid. Fix the page direction before the document is signed.