Rotate Pages in a PDF
Fix scanned pages that came out sideways or upside down. Preview every page, turn just the ones that need it, and save a PDF that opens the right way everywhere.
How to rotate PDF pages
- Choose the PDF. Small previews of every page load as you scroll.
- Use the left and right buttons under a page to rotate it by 90°, or the All left / All right / All 180° buttons for every page.
- Check the previews — they update to show the new orientation.
- Select Save rotated PDF and download the file.
Supported formats
- Input
- Output
- Maximum size
- 200 MB per file (limited by your device's memory)
Permanent rotation without quality loss
Rotating in a PDF viewer usually only changes your view and is forgotten when the file is closed. This tool changes each page's /Rotate setting inside the file itself, so the pages open correctly in every reader. Because only that setting changes, nothing is re-compressed: text stays selectable and images keep their quality. To remove pages that are blank or unwanted after fixing the orientation, use the PDF Page Extractor.
Benefits
- Per-page control with visual previews, not just a whole-document rotation.
- Lossless: only the page rotation attribute changes.
- Large documents stay responsive because previews render only when scrolled into view.
Limitations
- Rotation is limited to multiples of 90°; deskewing slightly crooked scans is not possible.
- Encrypted PDFs must be unlocked before they can be rotated.
- The saved file is rebuilt by pdf-lib, so incremental-save history and digital signatures are not preserved.
Privacy and security
Previews are drawn with PDF.js in your browser and the rotation is applied by pdf-lib in a Web Worker. The PDF is never uploaded.
Read our privacy policy for details about the site as a whole.
Frequently asked questions
Will rotating affect the quality of my PDF?
No. Only the rotation value of each page changes; the page content itself is untouched.
Can I rotate only the odd or even pages?
Use the rotate buttons under each page you want to change. For long documents, rotating everything with All left/right and then undoing individual pages can be quicker.
Why does a page already look rotated in the preview?
Some PDFs already carry a rotation value. The preview shows the page exactly as viewers display it, and your changes are added on top of that existing rotation.