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Rotate PDF – Turn Sideways or Upside-Down Pages the Right Way Up

A free tool that fixes sideways or upside-down PDF pages and saves them the right way up. Rotate every page at once or only the pages you select, 90° at a time. Only the page orientation setting changes, so quality stays the same.

Your files are processed in your browser and are never uploaded to a server.

How to rotate a PDF

  1. 1Tap “Select PDF file”, or drag and drop a PDF.
  2. 2Tap the pages you want to rotate (if none are selected, all pages rotate).
  3. 3Tap “Rotate left 90°” or “Rotate right 90°”. The thumbnails update right away.
  4. 4Tap “Create rotated PDF”, check the preview, and download.

Supported files and limits

Supported files
One PDF file (.pdf)
You get
A PDF with the pages rotated
File size
Up to 100MB per file
Good to know
  • Password-protected or edit-restricted PDFs can't be processed. Remove the password first with Unlock PDF.

Why PDF pages end up sideways

If paper goes into a scanner the wrong way, pages come out sideways or upside down. Documents photographed with a scanning app, or batches scanned on a multifunction printer, often have just a few pages turned the wrong way.

Submitting pages the wrong way makes them hard to read and creates extra work for the reader. Fix the orientation before you submit.

Rotate only the pages you select

Tap page thumbnails to select only the pages you want to rotate. If you tap a button without selecting anything, all pages rotate together. Thumbnails show the result immediately, and “Reset” lets you start over.

You can also turn only the pages with wide tables or charts to landscape to make them easier to read.

Quality stays the same

The tool only changes each page’s orientation setting. Nothing is re-compressed, so quality doesn’t change and text can still be selected and searched.

Related tools

After fixing orientation, you may want to adjust the page order or delete pages you don’t need.

Your files are never uploaded

Your PDF isn’t uploaded to a server; it’s processed in your browser.

Works on a phone

In iPhone and Android browsers, tap thumbnails to select pages and rotate them with the buttons.

Frequently asked questions

Q. Is it free?

A. Yes. It’s free with no usage limits, and no watermark is added.

Q. Can I rotate only some pages?

A. Yes. Tap the pages you want to rotate before pressing a button, and only those pages rotate.

Q. Can I rotate all pages at once?

A. Yes. Press a button without selecting any pages, and every page rotates.

Q. Can I rotate 180° to fix an upside-down page?

A. Yes. Rotate twice in the same direction for 180°.

Q. Does rotating lower the quality?

A. No. Only the orientation setting changes, so quality stays the same.

Q. Can I undo?

A. Tap “Reset” to go back to the orientation before rotating.

Q. Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

A. No. It’s processed in your browser and never sent to a server.

Q. Does it work on a smartphone?

A. Yes. It works in iPhone and Android browsers.

Q. Do I need to sign up?

A. No. Just open the page and start using it.

Q. Does it work with password-protected PDFs?

A. No. It can’t be used on password-protected PDFs or PDFs with editing restrictions. Remove the restriction first, then try again.

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