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Rotate PDF

Rotate PDF pages by 90°. All pages, processed in your browser.

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No upload, no data sent — everything runs in your browser.

About this tool

The PDF rotate tool turns pages in 90-degree steps. It runs in your browser and never uploads your PDF. Set documents that ended up sideways after scanning to the correct direction.

90-degree steps only (not skew correction)

Rotation is limited to 90, 180, and 270 degrees; you cannot tilt to arbitrary angles. By focusing on reorienting between portrait and landscape, it processes reliably without disturbing the layout. It is for correcting a 90-degree misalignment, not fine-tuning a scan that is off by a few degrees.

Orientation is saved as "information", losslessly

Rotation is stored as the page's orientation rather than by redrawing (re-encoding) the content. So text and figures are unchanged with no quality loss, and common PDF viewers and printing all show it in the direction you specified.

All pages or individual pages

You can rotate every page at once or rotate specific pages individually — handy when a document has mixed orientations and you only need to fix some pages.

Remove passwords first

Encrypted PDFs may not load. Remove the password protection first before trying to rotate a protected file.

How to use

  1. Select a PDF.
  2. Rotate all pages with the 90°/180°/270° buttons.
  3. Download the resulting PDF.

FAQ

Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

No. Rotation happens entirely in your browser and the loaded PDF is never sent externally. Even internal documents or files with personal data are handled on your device, so it is safe.

Can I rotate all pages and individual pages?

Yes. You can rotate every page at once, or rotate only specific pages individually — useful when a document has mixed orientations and you only need to fix part of it.

Can I tilt to a fine angle other than 90 degrees?

No. Rotation is only in 90, 180, and 270-degree steps. It is for correcting a 90-degree misalignment, not fine-tuning a skewed scan.

Does it degrade page content or quality?

No. The content of text and figures is unchanged and only the display orientation of the page changes. There is no quality loss from re-encoding.

Will the orientation look different across viewers?

Rotation is saved as the page orientation, so common PDF viewers and printing all display it in the direction you specified.

Can I rotate password-protected PDFs?

Encrypted PDFs may not load. Remove the password protection first before trying to rotate a protected file.