How to rotate PDF pages

Fix the orientation of a PDF when pages were scanned sideways or the source document had mixed orientations.

Short answer: use the Rotate PDF tool to rotate every page, or the editor's page panel to rotate individual pages.

Rotate every page

1. Open Rotate PDF.
2. Drop your file.
3. Choose 90° clockwise, 180°, or 270° (counter-clockwise).
4. Click Rotate PDF and download.

Rotate individual pages

1. Open the file in the editor.
2. Click Pages in the sidebar to open the thumbnail panel.
3. Click the rotate button under any thumbnail.
4. Repeat for each page that needs fixing.
5. Download when done.

Common scenarios

• Scanned sideways. Rotate 90° in the correct direction, usually clockwise for pages scanned top-up.
• Upside down. Rotate 180°.
• Mixed orientations in one document. Use the editor to rotate only the affected pages.
• Landscape slide in a portrait document. Rotate the slide page 90° so it reads correctly on portrait readers.

What rotation does not change

Rotation is metadata — the underlying page content stays in its original orientation, only the display is rotated. Text stays selectable and searchable. Nothing is re-rendered or degraded.