Rotate a PDF
Turn every page, or just the sideways ones. Completely lossless — and nothing is uploaded.
Rotation costs nothing
Every PDF page carries a rotation value in its metadata — 0, 90, 180 or 270 — and viewers apply it when drawing the page. Changing that number is the entire operation. No pixels move, no image is re-encoded, no text is touched, and the file size barely changes.
That makes this the safest tool on the site. Unlike compression, there is no trade-off to weigh: a rotated page is exactly as good as it was.
Fixing a scan
The usual situation is a document where most pages are upright but a few went through the scanner sideways. Rather than rotating everything and breaking the good pages, name just the offenders: type 4, 9-11 and only those move.
If a page already had a rotation, this adds to it rather than overwriting it — so applying 90° to a page already at 90° gives you 180°, which is what you would expect when nudging a page round step by step.
Common questions
Does rotating reduce quality?
Not at all. Rotation is stored as a number in the page metadata rather than by redrawing anything, so the file comes out byte-for-byte as good as it went in.
Can I rotate only some pages?
Yes. Type the pages in the box - "all", or something like 1-3, 7. This is the common case for scanned documents where one sheet went through the feeder sideways.
Which direction is 90 degrees?
Clockwise. If a page is lying on its left side, 90 will stand it up. If it is upside down, use 180.
The rotation looks wrong in my viewer
Some viewers cache the previous rendering. Close and reopen the file. If a page already carried a rotation, this tool adds to it rather than replacing it, which is what you want when correcting a scan.
Is my file uploaded?
No. Everything happens in your browser.