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PDF Rotate

Rotate all pages in a PDF by 90, 180, or 270 degrees — fix sideways scans instantly.

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How to Use PDF Rotate

Upload your PDF and see a preview of the first page. Select a rotation angle — 90°, 180°, or 270° — and click Apply to Current Page, or use the Rotate All Pages button to apply the same rotation to every page. When you are satisfied, click Rotate & Download. All processing happens locally in your browser.

About PDF Rotate

PDF Rotate fixes the most common orientation problem: a PDF where every page is sideways because the scanner fed the pages in landscape orientation, or where some pages are upside down after a duplex scan. Instead of rotating each page by hand in a PDF reader and then saving, you apply the rotation once and get a corrected file to share, print, or archive. The tool gives you a visual preview so you can verify the rotation before downloading. You can navigate through pages to check each one, apply different rotations to individual pages (rotate page 3 by 90° but leave the rest), or apply a single rotation angle to all pages at once. The rotation is applied to the page orientation metadata — it does not re-render or re-encode the page content, so there is no quality loss. Text remains selectable, images stay sharp, and vector graphics stay crisp. Behind the scenes, the tool uses pdf-lib to set the rotation property on each page object. This is the same mechanism desktop PDF editors use — the page content is not altered, only the rotation metadata is updated. When you open the output in any PDF reader, the pages display at the correct orientation. The page preview in the tool is rendered by pdfjs-dist, which gives you an accurate view of how each page will look after rotation. Common use cases: fixing a scanned document where every page came out rotated 90° clockwise; correcting a duplex scan where odd pages are upright but even pages are upside down (use individual page rotation); or rotating just the landscape appendix pages in an otherwise portrait document back to portrait.

Details & Tips

The rotation uses pdf-lib's setRotation() method, which modifies the Rotate entry in each page dictionary. Valid rotation angles are 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees. The tool applies cumulative rotations — if you apply 90° twice to the same page, the result is 180°. The preview canvas uses pdfjs-dist with the viewport rotation parameter, so what you see in the preview exactly matches the output. Page content streams are not re-encoded or rasterised. The original page content, including text, images, and vector graphics, is preserved byte-for-byte in the output.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are my PDF files uploaded anywhere?
No. All processing — reading, previewing, and rotating — happens locally in your browser. Your file is never transmitted to a server.
Does rotation affect the quality of the PDF?
No. Rotation only updates the page orientation metadata; it does not re-render or re-encode the page content. Text remains selectable, images stay sharp, and there is zero quality loss.
Can I rotate individual pages differently?
Yes. Navigate to any page using the Previous/Next buttons, select a rotation angle, and click Apply to Current Page. Each page can have a different rotation. Use Rotate All Pages to apply the same angle to every page at once.
What rotation angles are available?
90° clockwise, 180° (flip upside down), and 270° clockwise (equivalent to 90° counter-clockwise). Select the angle from the dropdown before applying.
Can I undo a rotation I applied accidentally?
Yes. Applying the opposite rotation — for example, applying 270° after a mistaken 90° — returns the page to its original orientation. The preview updates immediately so you can verify.
Does this work on password-protected PDFs?
No. Encrypted PDFs cannot be read by browser-based tools. Remove the password first using a desktop PDF editor.
Will the rotated PDF still be searchable?
Yes. Text content is preserved unchanged — only the orientation metadata is modified. Searchability and text selection are fully maintained.
What is the maximum file size?
The site-wide maximum upload size (default 50 MB) applies. The admin can adjust this limit in the Settings page.
Is the tool free?
Yes, completely free with no registration, no account, and no usage limits.
Does the rotated PDF work on all PDF readers?
Yes. The rotation metadata is part of the PDF specification and is supported by Adobe Acrobat, Preview, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and all mobile PDF apps.
Can I rotate a scanned PDF that has images instead of text?
Yes. The rotation applies to the entire page regardless of its content type — text, images, or mixed content all rotate correctly.

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