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Rotate PDF

Turn every page or just the ones you choose by 90, 180, or 270 degrees.

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Drop a PDF here or click to browse
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Files stay in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

How to rotate a PDF online

  1. Add your PDF

    Drop in the PDF with pages facing the wrong way, click to browse, or paste the file from your clipboard. All pages rotate 90 degrees clockwise by default.

  2. Pick an angle

    Choose 90 for a quarter turn right, 180 for upside down, or 270 for a quarter turn left. The rotation applies immediately.

  3. Limit it to specific pages

    Leave the pages field blank to rotate the whole document, or list pages like 1-3, 5 to turn only those.

  4. Download the PDF

    Click Download PDF to save the corrected file, named after the original with -rotated appended.

Why use this tool

Quarter turns and full flips

Choose 90 for a quarter turn right, 270 for a quarter turn left, or 180 to right an upside-down scan.

Whole file or listed pages

Leave the pages field blank to turn everything, or list entries like 1-3, 5 to fix only the sideways pages.

Adds to the existing angle

Rotation stacks on whatever orientation a page already has, so applying 90 twice gives the same result as 180.

Metadata-only edit

Only each page's rotation flag changes. Text stays selectable, images keep their resolution, and nothing is rasterised.

No upload, no waiting

The document is rotated in your browser, so even confidential files can be fixed without a signup or a server.

About this tool

This rotator fixes PDF orientation in the browser, one document at a time. Pick 90, 180, or 270 degrees and the tool updates the rotation flag on each affected page; the angle is added to whatever rotation a page already carries, so two 90 degree passes behave exactly like one 180. Because only page metadata changes, the operation is quick even on long documents, and the content is never redrawn, rasterised, or re-compressed.

The classic case is a scan that came out sideways or upside down because the paper went through the feeder the wrong way round. Landscape tables buried inside portrait reports are the other regular: list just those pages, like 1-3, 5, in the pages field and the rest of the document keeps its orientation. Leaving the field blank turns every page at once, which is what happens by default when a file first loads.

Your PDF is opened, modified, and saved on your own hardware, with no upload step to wait for or worry about. For photos and other standalone images, the image rotate and flip tool does the equivalent job. If the document also needs pages pulled out or discarded, split PDF and delete PDF pages handle those.

Frequently asked questions

How do I rotate a PDF?
Drop a PDF onto the tool, pick 90, 180, or 270 degrees, and the rotated document is ready to download instantly. Leave the pages field blank to rotate every page, or list specific pages to rotate only those.
Can I rotate only some of the pages?
Yes. Type the pages you want to turn in the pages field, like 1-3, 5, using commas and hyphens. Pages you leave out keep their current orientation. Leave the field empty to rotate the whole document.
Does it rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise?
Rotation is applied clockwise and added to each page current angle. Choose 90 for a quarter turn clockwise, 180 to flip upside down, or 270 for a quarter turn counter-clockwise.
Are my PDFs uploaded anywhere?
No. The rotation is done locally in your browser. Your file is never uploaded, stored, or logged, and never leaves your device.
Will rotating affect the file quality?
No. Rotating only changes a page orientation flag, so text stays selectable and images keep their original resolution. Nothing is rasterised or re-compressed.

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