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Rotate PDF

Rotate all or selected PDF pages by 90, 180 or 270 degrees.

Your files never leave your device.

When to use it

Rotate PDF turns pages that are sideways or upside down so they read correctly. It’s common with scanned documents, where a page went through the scanner the wrong way, photos taken with a phone that saved them sideways, and documents that mix portrait pages with wide landscape tables or drawings. Fixing the rotation makes a PDF far easier to read on screen, especially on phones, and stops recipients having to turn their heads.

How to rotate PDF pages

  1. Tap Choose PDF file, or drag a PDF onto the box.
  2. Wait for the page thumbnails to appear.
  3. Rotate single pages with the arrows under each page, or turn every page at once with Rotate all left or Rotate all right. Each click turns pages by a quarter turn (90°).
  4. Made a mistake? Reset puts every page back as it was.
  5. Press Rotate PDF, then Download. The new file ends in “-rotated.pdf”.

A worked example

You scanned a 12-page contract and pages 4 and 9 came out upside down, while page 7 (a wide table) is sideways. Open the PDF, press the right arrow twice under pages 4 and 9 to turn them 180°, and once under page 7 so the table reads left to right. The thumbnails show the result immediately. Press Rotate PDF and download “contract-rotated.pdf”; every page now reads correctly.

Tips

  • Check the thumbnails, not the page numbers printed on the pages; it’s the thumbnails that show what will be saved.
  • Landscape pages can stay landscape. Wide tables and charts are usually best left sideways in the document but turned so the text reads left to right.
  • Fix rotation before merging documents, so you only check each part once.
  • Combine with other tools: after rotating, remove blank scan pages with Delete PDF Pages or put pages in order with Reorder PDF Pages.

Common mistakes

  • Rotating the wrong way. Each arrow turns by 90°; a page that’s upside down needs two clicks.
  • Expecting the view in your PDF reader to be saved. Rotating in a viewer usually only changes your screen, not the file; this tool changes the file.
  • Forgetting landscape pages when using “Rotate all”. If only some pages are wrong, rotate them individually.
  • Uploading a locked PDF. Unlock it first.

Private by design

Your PDF is rotated in your browser and never uploaded.

Change the page order with Reorder PDF Pages, remove pages with Delete PDF Pages, or trim margins with Crop PDF.

Frequently asked questions

Is the rotation permanent?

Yes. The new PDF stores each page's rotation, so it opens the right way up in every PDF reader, on phones and computers, and when printed.

Does rotating reduce the quality?

No. Rotating only changes how each page is displayed; text, images and links are kept exactly as they were.

Can I rotate just one page?

Yes. Use the arrows under a page's thumbnail to turn only that page. Use Rotate all left or Rotate all right when every page needs turning.

Why does my scanned page look sideways in one app but not another?

Some scanners save the page sideways and add a note asking the viewer to rotate it. Not every app follows that note. Rotating here makes the fix permanent, so it looks right everywhere.

Can I rotate a password-protected PDF?

Not while it's locked. Open it with Unlock PDF using its password, rotate it, then protect it again if needed.

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