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Rotate any PDF pages to the correct orientation. Fix sideways or upside-down pages in seconds.

90°, 180°, 270° rotation
All pages or specific pages
Visual page selection
Files deleted after processing
Works on all devices
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Fix Sideways and Upside-Down PDF Pages

Scanned documents often have pages in the wrong orientation. A landscape page in a portrait document. An upside-down page from a double-sided scan. Pages that need to be rotated 90° to read correctly.

Select the pages that need rotation, choose the angle, and download the corrected PDF. Rotate all pages at once or fix individual pages.

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What PDF Page Rotation Does

PDF page rotation changes the viewing orientation of pages by updating the page rotation metadata in the PDF. The page content itself is unchanged — the rotation value in the page dictionary tells PDF viewers how to display the page. You can rotate all pages or specific pages by 90°, 180°, or 270°.

Use cases include:

  1. 1

    Fixing sideways pages in a scanned document.

  2. 2

    Correcting upside-down pages from double-sided scanning.

  3. 3

    Rotating landscape pages to portrait orientation.

  4. 4

    Fixing mixed-orientation PDFs from multiple sources.

  5. 5

    Correcting rotation issues in PDFs created from photos.

PDF rotation is the standard fix for orientation issues in scanned and mixed-orientation documents.

How to Rotate PDF Pages

Upload, select pages and angle, download.

  1. 1

    Upload your PDF.

  2. 2

    Select which pages to rotate (all pages or specific ones).

  3. 3

    Choose the rotation angle (90°, 180°, or 270°).

  4. 4

    Download the rotated PDF.

Upload, select pages and angle, download. Orientation is corrected.

How it actually works

Upload PDF. View page thumbnails.

Select pages to rotate and choose the angle.

The /Rotate metadata is updated for selected pages.

Download the corrected PDF.

Technical explanation

PDF rotation is stored as metadata in the page dictionary.

Each page in a PDF has a /Rotate entry in its page dictionary. This value (0, 90, 180, or 270) tells viewers how to rotate the page for display.

Rotating a page updates this /Rotate value. The page content stream is unchanged — only the display rotation metadata is modified.

This is different from transforming the content — it's a lightweight metadata change that doesn't affect file size significantly.

When PDF Rotation Is the Right Tool

For fixing page orientation issues.

You get a tool that’s:

  • All pages or specific pages.
  • 90°, 180°, 270° rotation.
  • Visual page selection.
  • Content unchanged.

For page orientation correction, rotation is a lightweight, non-destructive operation.

What PDF Rotation Provides

  • 90°, 180°, 270° rotation.
  • All pages or specific pages.
  • Visual page selection.
  • Content unchanged.
  • Files deleted after processing.
  • Works on all devices.
  • No account required.

When not to use this tool

  • Rotating in the wrong direction — check the thumbnail after rotation to verify.
  • Not checking all pages — some pages may need rotation while others don't.

Best practices

  • For a scanned document where every other page is sideways (from double-sided scanning), rotate the odd or even pages as a group.
  • If you're unsure of the rotation direction, rotate 90° and check the preview — if wrong, rotate 270° instead.
  • After rotation, verify by opening the PDF and checking that all pages display correctly.

Alternatives

  • Two different page correction operations.
  • Rotation: Changes the orientation (up/down/sideways) of a page. Content unchanged.
  • Reordering: Changes the sequence (which page comes first). Orientation unchanged.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about our PDF tools

How do I rotate pages in a PDF?

Upload the PDF, select the pages to rotate and the rotation angle (90°, 180°, or 270°), and download the rotated PDF. You can rotate all pages or specific pages.

Can I rotate only specific pages?

Yes. Select individual pages to rotate while leaving others unchanged. This is useful when only some pages are in the wrong orientation.

Does rotating change the content?

No. Rotation only changes the viewing orientation of the page. The content — text, images, formatting — is unchanged.

What rotation angles are available?

90° clockwise, 90° counter-clockwise (270°), and 180°. These cover all common orientation corrections.

Why do some pages appear sideways in a PDF?

Pages can be sideways if they were scanned in landscape orientation, if the original document had mixed orientations, or if the PDF was created from a source with incorrect page rotation metadata.

Will the rotation be permanent?

Yes. The rotation is saved in the PDF's page rotation metadata. The page will appear in the correct orientation in all PDF viewers.

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