Rotate PDF pages 90, 180 or 270 degrees — all pages or just some.
Fix sideways or upside-down pages permanently. Rotate the whole document at once or turn individual pages, then save the corrected file.
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About Rotate PDF
Scanners and phone cameras regularly produce PDFs with pages lying on their side. Most PDF readers let you rotate the view, but that setting is temporary — close the file and it is sideways again, and anyone you send it to sees the original orientation.
This tool changes the rotation stored inside the document itself, so the correction travels with the file. Open it anywhere, print it, email it — the pages stay the right way up.
You can rotate everything in one action, or handle pages individually when a scan has some pages upright and others turned.
How to rotate a PDF
1
Add your PDF
Drag the file in or tap Select File.
2
Choose what to rotate
Apply a rotation to every page at once, or select individual pages that need turning.
3
Set the angle
90° clockwise, 180° for upside-down pages, or 270° (90° anticlockwise).
4
Save
Press Rotate and download. The new orientation is stored in the file permanently.
Which angle do I need?
90° clockwise — the top of the page is currently on the left.
270° (90° anticlockwise) — the top of the page is currently on the right.
180° — the page is upside down.
Frequently asked questions
Why does rotating in my PDF reader not stick?
Most readers rotate the view only, as a display preference. This tool writes the rotation into the document's page objects, so the change is part of the file and everyone sees it.
Can I rotate only some pages?
Yes. Switch to per-page mode and set an angle for each page that needs it, leaving the rest alone. That is the usual case with mixed scans.
Does rotating reduce quality?
No. Rotation is recorded as a property of each page, not applied by re-rendering the content. Text stays selectable and images keep their exact resolution.
Will the file size change?
Barely — usually by a few bytes, since only a rotation value is added to each page.
Is my document uploaded?
No. Everything happens in your browser and the file never leaves your device.