Sideways scans
Fix pages a scanner or phone saved on their side.
Rotate PDF
Turn single pages or a whole PDF left, right or upside down.
Your files stay with you. Your files never leave your browser. This tool runs on your device: nothing is uploaded to our servers, so there is nothing for us to store or see.
How to use it
- Choose your PDF and wait for the thumbnails.
- Rotate single pages with the buttons under them, or use Rotate all.
- Press Save rotated PDF and download it.
Where it helps
Mixed orientation
Turn the landscape tables in a portrait report.
Upside-down pages
Flip pages scanned the wrong way round.
Good to know
Private by design
Files are processed in your browser and never uploaded to our servers.
Permanent
The rotation is stored in the PDF, not just in your viewer.
Rotate all
One button turns every page at once.
Also reorder?
Use Organise PDF to rotate and reorder together.
Questions people ask
How do you rotate a PDF and save it?
Choose your PDF and wait for the thumbnails, rotate single pages with the buttons under them or use Rotate all, then press Save rotated PDF and download it. The rotation is saved in the file, so every viewer shows the pages the right way up. Nothing is uploaded and quality doesn't change.
- Single Or all pages. Left, right or 180°.
- Saved In the file. Every viewer agrees.
- No loss Quality. Only the turn changes.
- 0 Uploads. On your device.
How do I rotate a PDF?
Choose your PDF and wait for the page thumbnails. Rotate single pages with the buttons under each one, or press Rotate all to turn every page together. Then press Save rotated PDF and download the file. It takes a few seconds and needs no account or software.
Is the rotation saved in the file?
Yes. The new PDF stores each page's rotation, so it opens with the pages turned correctly in every viewer, on phones and computers alike. That's different from rotating the view in a PDF reader, which only changes how you see it on your own screen.
Does rotating lower the quality?
No. The page content isn't redrawn; only the page's rotation setting changes. Text, images and fonts stay exactly as they were, and the file size barely changes. Selectable text remains selectable and searchable after rotation. Printed copies look exactly the same as the original, just turned the right way.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Everything runs on your device, so the file is never uploaded to our servers. That keeps documents such as statements, agreements and medical reports private. After the page loads, rotating even works when you're offline. Nothing is stored, and there's no account to create, so no trace of the document is kept.
Can I rotate only one page?
Yes. Each page has its own rotate buttons, so you can turn just the landscape table or the one upside-down scan and leave the others alone. The thumbnails show the result before you save, so you can check every page is the right way up.
Can I rotate all pages at once?
Yes. Press Rotate all to turn every page in the same direction, which is useful when a whole document was scanned sideways. You can still adjust individual pages afterwards, before saving. The final file keeps whatever you see in the thumbnails. It's the quickest fix for a sideways scan.
Which directions can I rotate?
Left or right by 90 degrees at a time, so pressing twice turns a page upside down by 180 degrees. Four turns brings it back to where it started. The thumbnails update after each press, so you always see the current orientation before saving. Nothing is saved until you press save.
Can I rotate a scanned PDF?
Yes. Scanned pages are images inside the PDF and rotate exactly like normal pages. This is the most common use: phones and scanners often save pages sideways or upside down. The scanned text still isn't searchable afterwards, because there's no OCR. The images themselves aren't changed or blurred.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, in modern mobile browsers such as Chrome and Safari. Tap the rotate buttons under each thumbnail, or use Rotate all, then save and download. Very long PDFs are easier on a computer, because thumbnails take memory to draw on a phone. No app or account is needed.
Can I rotate a password-protected PDF?
Not directly. Encrypted PDFs can't be read by the tool. Open the file with its password in a PDF viewer, save an unlocked copy, then rotate that. Delete the unlocked copy afterwards if it contains personal or financial details you wouldn't want lying around. The original stays protected.
Why does my PDF look rotated in one app but not another?
Some apps only rotate the view on your screen without saving it into the file. Others read the file's own rotation setting. Rotating here saves the setting into the PDF, so every app shows the same orientation from then on, whoever opens it. That's the reliable fix.
Can I rotate and reorder pages together?
Use Organise PDF for that. It lets you rotate, reorder and remove pages in one step, with drag and drop on a computer and arrow buttons on a phone. Rotate PDF is simpler when orientation is the only thing that needs fixing. Both tools are free and private.
Is there a size limit?
There's no fixed limit because nothing is uploaded. Your device's memory sets the practical limit, mainly for drawing thumbnails of long, image-heavy PDFs. Most everyday documents rotate and save in a few seconds on any recent phone or computer. Close other tabs if the thumbnails are slow to load.
Will rotating change the page size?
A portrait page rotated by 90 degrees becomes landscape, so its width and height swap, which is exactly what you want for sideways tables. The content itself isn't stretched or cropped. If you also want to trim margins, use Crop PDF afterwards. Margins stay as they were.
Is it free?
Yes. Rotating PDFs is free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on use. It's one of several free PDF tools from Marketiism that run in your browser, so you can rotate, merge, split and compress without installing anything or creating an account. Business use is fine.
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