Rotate PDF
Fix scans and pages that open sideways or upside down. Turn every page or only the ones you pick, check the result, and download. Free, private, and nothing is uploaded.
Drop the PDF you want to rotate
or choose a file from your device. Up to 200 MB. Works on phone, tablet and desktop.
- Rotate all pages at once
- Rotate single pages
- See every page as a thumbnail
- Undo and redo
How to rotate PDF pages online
After you open a file, every page is selected and shown as a thumbnail. Use the rotate buttons in the page panel to turn the selection a quarter turn to the left or right, and repeat for a half turn. To fix only some pages, click one thumbnail, or hold Ctrl or Shift to pick several, and rotate just those. The large preview updates immediately, so you can see exactly how each page will look. When it is right, press Download PDF.
Why pages come out sideways
Scanners and phone scanning apps often save a page the way the paper was laid on the glass, so a landscape page ends up sideways in a portrait document. Some PDFs also mix orientations on purpose, such as a wide table among portrait pages. Rotating a page only changes how it is displayed; the content is not redrawn or reduced in quality.
Rotating is not the same as cropping
Rotation turns the whole page. If a scan has unwanted borders, or a page is the wrong size, rotation will not fix that. This tool keeps the original page size and only changes its orientation.
Tips
- Rotate before you add signatures, text or page numbers so everything lines up with what you see.
- For a long document, click the first sideways page and use Shift to select a run of pages.
- Download under a new name; the file is saved with -rotated added, so your original stays untouched.
- Open the result in your normal viewer to confirm, because some viewers cache the old orientation.
Privacy
Your PDF is opened, changed and saved entirely inside your browser. It is not uploaded, stored or shared, and nothing is kept once you close the page. You can confirm this in your browser network tab while you work.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded when I rotate it?
No. The pages are turned and the new file is built inside your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.
Can I rotate only some pages?
Yes. Select the pages you want in the page panel, using Ctrl or Shift to pick several, and use the rotate buttons. Pages you leave alone keep their orientation.
Does rotating reduce quality?
No. Rotation changes only how a page is displayed. Text, images and vector graphics are not re-rendered or re-compressed.
Can I rotate by 180 degrees?
Yes. Press the rotate button twice to turn a page upside down to upright.
Will the rotation stick in every viewer?
Yes. It is saved in the file, so Acrobat, Chrome, Edge, Preview and mobile viewers all show the same orientation.
Can I rotate a password-protected PDF?
Not here. Files with an open password or editing restrictions cannot be rewritten. Save an unprotected copy first if you have the password.
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