Rotate PDF - Frequently Asked Questions

The Rotate PDF tool fixes pages that are sideways or upside down. You can rotate every page at once, or give each page its own rotation, then download the corrected PDF.

• Rotate Right (90°): a quarter turn clockwise.
• Rotate 180°: a half turn, for upside-down pages.
• Rotate Left (270°): a quarter turn anticlockwise.
• No Rotation (0°): leaves the page as it is.

Yes. Each page thumbnail has its own rotation menu, so you can turn page 1 right, page 4 upside down and leave the rest unchanged. This is ideal for scans with mixed orientations. If every page needs the same change, choose an angle and click Apply to All.

Yes. "Process locally (no upload)" is switched on by default. Pages are rotated in your browser and your PDF never leaves your device. Local mode works best with files under about 100 MB.

For very large PDFs, or on a slower device, switch local mode off. The file is then uploaded over an encrypted connection, rotated on our server and deleted afterwards.

Rotation does not reduce quality. Text stays sharp and selectable, and images are not recompressed. A 90° or 270° turn swaps a page's width and height (portrait becomes landscape). The content itself keeps its size.

Before downloading, just change the menu for that page back. After downloading, open the new file in the tool and apply the opposite rotation.

Not directly. Remove the password first with Unlock PDF (you need to know the password), then rotate the unlocked file.

Yes. It works in modern browsers on Android phones, iPhones and tablets. Thumbnails show how each page will look, and the rotation menus are easy to use by touch.

In local mode, which is the default, your PDF never leaves your device. In server mode, the file is kept only temporarily to apply the rotation and is then deleted. We never sell or share your documents.