How to rotate a PDF
- 1 Drop your PDF into the box or press browse.
- 2 Use Left or Right to turn every page, or click a single page to turn it 90 degrees.
- 3 Check the previews. Rotated pages show the new angle.
- 4 Press Save rotated PDF to download it.
Rotating for good, not just on screen
Most PDF readers can turn a page on screen, but the change is not saved, so the page is sideways again next time and for everyone you send it to. This tool writes the new orientation into the file, so it opens the right way in every reader and prints correctly.
Rotation is lossless: only a setting on each page changes, so text and images are untouched. Phone scans are the usual culprit, so after fixing them you may also want to compress the PDF or put the pages in order.
Features
Page previews
See every page as a thumbnail before and after turning it.
Rotate one or all
Fix a single sideways page or the whole document.
No quality loss
Only the page orientation changes; text and images are untouched.
Private
Everything happens in your browser.
When to use it
Scanned documents
Fix pages the scanner fed the wrong way. Then remove blank sheets with Delete PDF Pages.
Phone scans
Correct landscape photos saved as portrait pages. Large phone scans shrink a lot with Compress PDF.
Mixed documents
Turn wide tables or charts so they read properly. Pages in the wrong order can be fixed with Reorder PDF Pages.
Printing
Make every page face the same way before printing. Combine several fixed scans with Merge PDF.
Related PDF tasks
Frequently asked questions
Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
No. The file is opened and edited by your own browser. Nothing is sent to us or anyone else, so it is safe for contracts, statements and personal documents. Once the page has loaded, the tool even works offline.
How do I rotate just one page?
Click that page's preview. Each click turns it 90 degrees clockwise. Click again to keep turning it.
How do I rotate all pages?
Use the Left or Right buttons above the previews. Reset puts every page back.
Is the rotation permanent?
Yes. The saved PDF opens with the new orientation in every PDF reader.
Will rotating reduce quality?
No. The tool changes the page rotation setting, so the content is not re-saved or compressed.
Can I rotate by 180 degrees?
Yes. Click a page twice, or press Right twice for all pages.
Why does my PDF viewer show it rotated already?
Some viewers rotate pages for display only. This tool saves the rotation into the file itself.
Does it work on mobile?
Yes. Tap the page previews to turn them.
Can I rotate a password-protected PDF?
No. Remove the password first.
Can I rotate pages and then remove some?
Yes. Save the rotated PDF, then open it in our Delete PDF Pages tool to remove the pages you do not need.
What happens to pages that were already rotated?
The tool adds your change to the existing rotation, so a page that was already turned keeps turning the way you click.
Will links and bookmarks still work?
Yes. Only the page orientation changes, so links, form fields and bookmarks stay where they were.
Can I rotate a PDF on my phone?
Yes. Open the PDF here, tap the pages to turn them, and save. The rotated file works in every app you share it to.
How this tool works. These PDF tools run entirely in your browser using two widely used open-source libraries: PDF.js, the PDF engine built into Firefox, to read and render pages, and pdf-lib to create and edit files. Each tool is tested with typed documents, phone scans and photo-heavy files before it goes live, and nothing you open is sent to a server.
Built and reviewed by Hamza Farooq, founder and lead developer
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