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Rotate PDF pages and save the result

Fix a scan that came out sideways. Rotate every page at once, or select only the pages that are wrong. The corrected orientation is written into the saved file.

Drop a PDF here to rotate it One PDF file. Choose which pages to turn next.

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    How to rotate pdf

    1. Drop in the PDF with pages facing the wrong way.
    2. Choose the rotation direction, then decide whether it applies to all pages or only some.
    3. For selected pages, enter them as 1,3,5 or a range like 2-4.
    4. Click Rotate and save, then check a couple of pages in your reader.

    Why this PDF tool is private

    Rotating pages changes a single number per page — the display rotation — and saves the file. It is one of the lightest possible edits, and it runs locally.

    Other tools in this category upload your file to a server, process it in the cloud, and return a download link. That means your document sits on someone else's disk — often with a retention window measured in hours. Here, the file is read by your browser, transformed in memory, and saved straight back to your disk. You can watch it happen in the live check above: the counter for files uploaded stays at zero.

    Frequently asked

    Does rotating reduce quality?
    No. The page is not re-rendered or re-scanned. Only the rotation attribute changes, so the underlying content is byte-for-byte what it was.
    Why do my pages look sideways in one program but fine in another?
    Readers disagree about whether to honour the rotation setting already in a file. This tool writes an unambiguous value, which most readers then respect consistently.
    Can I rotate pages individually?
    Yes. Apply one rotation to all pages, or list the specific pages you want turned and leave the rest as they are.
    Will my annotations move?
    Annotations are attached to page coordinates and are not repositioned by this tool. If a page carries comments, check them after rotating, or rotate a clean copy.

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