Rotate PDF
Rotate all or selected PDF pages.
Use the Rotate PDF tool
What this rotate pdf does
Rotate PDF changes a page's display rotation without re-rendering its content. That keeps text selectable and file size almost unchanged, unlike printing to a new PDF. Rotate all pages when a scan is sideways, or just the pages that are wrong.
The tool reads the PDF with pdf-lib, adds the chosen angle to each selected page's existing rotation, and saves a new file. Processing happens entirely in the browser, so the document is never uploaded.
Why use it
- Fix a document scanned in the wrong orientation.
- Turn landscape tables upright for on-screen reading.
- Rotate only the pages that need it instead of the whole file.
How to use it
- 1Open the PDF.
- 2Choose 90, 180 or 270 degrees and select all pages or a range.
- 3Download the rotated copy and check one page in a reader.
Worked examples
Sideways scan
Input
A 12-page scan, all pages rotated 90°
Output
A new PDF with every page turned clockwise once.
One page
Input
Page 4 rotated 180°
Output
Only page 4 inverted; other pages unchanged.
Common mistakes
- Rotating a page that was already upright, leaving it upside down.
- Expecting the page dimensions to swap; /Rotate changes display, not the media box.
- Running the tool twice by accident and adding 180° to an already rotated file.
Frequently asked questions
Does rotation reduce quality?
No. The content is not rasterised, so text and vectors stay intact.
Will every PDF reader honour the rotation?
Almost all do. A few command-line tools ignore /Rotate, so print a test page if the file is going to a specialist system.
Can I rotate a password-protected PDF?
No. Remove the password in a reader first; this tool cannot decrypt protected files.
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