Rotate PDF

Turn pages and save a new PDF

1. Choose one local PDF of up to 20 MiB. The tool checks its structure and reports the document page count. This version accepts static, unencrypted PDF 1.0–1.7 files with up to 500 pages; the compatibility guide explains excluded features.
2. Choose 90° right, 180° or 90° left. Use All pages, or choose Selected pages and enter positions such as 2,4-5. Positions start at the first page of the file, not the printed page numbers. Select Rotate PDF when the settings are ready.
3. Read the number of pages turned and the chosen direction, then select Download rotated PDF. Rotation details shows original and new page angles. A setting change removes the old download; generate again to use the new choice. Clear removes the file and restores defaults.

Understand relative page rotation

A right turn adds 90 degrees clockwise to each selected page's existing rotation. A left turn subtracts 90 degrees; 180 degrees makes a half turn. The tool changes page rotation metadata without resizing page boxes or converting pages into images.

Selected pages accepts comma-separated positive positions and inclusive ranges, using ordinary digits and a hyphen. Overlaps and repeated positions are combined, so 5,2,4-5,2 turns pages 2, 4 and 5 once each. Page order stays the same. Leading zeros, descending ranges and positions outside the file are rejected.

A turn is relative to the original file, not to the preceding download. Selecting Rotate PDF twice with the same source and settings does not accumulate another turn. To continue from an exported document, select that document as a new file.

The tool has no page thumbnails, automatic upright detection, OCR, deskew or mirror correction. Rotation angles alone cannot tell whether text or a photograph reads upright. Check the downloaded PDF in your viewer before using it and keep your original.

Examples of page positions and turns

In a six-page file, 2,4-5 selects three positions. A 90° right turn changes original angles of 90°, 270° and 180° to 180°, 0° and 270°. The other three pages keep their original rotations.

If every page in a scan is upside down, choose All pages and 180°. The tool applies the same half turn to every page. It does not inspect the text to decide which pages need correction.

A page whose inherited rotation is −90° has the same displayed rotation as 270° clockwise. A 90° right turn gives it 0°. The new leaf setting overrides that page only; other pages sharing its parent do not turn.

Supported files and honest output limits

Input is limited to one PDF, 20 MiB and 500 pages. A selected-pages entry is limited to 2000 UTF-16 units and 500 comma-separated terms. Output must fit 50 MiB, and an operation that exceeds 60 seconds is cancelled without a partial download. These policies do not guarantee memory use or performance on every device.

Encrypted or password-protected files, forms, signatures or certification indicators, nonempty annotations including links, attachments, portfolios, optional layers, actions and extension-dependent PDFs are not supported. Files needing repair or with an unsupported page structure are rejected rather than silently simplified. Checks are not signature verification or malware certification.

Saving rewrites PDF structure, so bytes, file size and revision history may change even though the supported page contents, boxes and retained metadata are checked for preservation. This is not PDF compression, archival or accessibility-conformance validation, or a promise of identical rendering in every viewer.

Local document handling

This tool adds no document upload, account, saved history or file-bearing share URL. Its file, selection and result stay in the current browser session until replaced or cleared. Existing site services are separate; local processing is not a certification of those services or a secure-erasure guarantee.