🔄 Rotate PDF

Rotate every page of a PDF by 90°, 180° or 270° clockwise — useful when scanned documents come out sideways or upside-down. Runs in your browser, no upload.

What is the rotate pdf?

Scanned documents often arrive rotated — the scanner orientation didn't match the page orientation, or someone fed the document in upside-down. The fix is a one-click rotation that saves a corrected PDF without re-scanning. pdf-lib handles this in the browser without any server.

How does this rotate pdf work?

Choose your PDF, pick a rotation angle (90° clockwise, 180°, or 90° counter-clockwise), and click. The tool reads the PDF, applies the rotation to every page, and saves a new file as rotated.pdf. The original file is untouched.

When should you use this tool?

Use it after scanning paper documents that came out sideways, when fixing screenshots saved as PDF in landscape mode, when rotating a presentation that was exported in the wrong orientation, or when cleaning up legacy archived documents before sharing.

Tips & best practices

To rotate only specific pages, first split the PDF (use the Split PDF tool), rotate the relevant pieces, then merge them back. For non-90° angles, this tool can't help — you'll need a desktop PDF editor.

Frequently asked questions

Can I rotate just one page?

This tool rotates every page. For per-page rotation, split into single pages, rotate the ones you need, and merge.

Is rotation lossless?

Yes — pdf-lib only updates the page rotation flag, not the content. Quality is preserved exactly.

What if the file is password protected?

Unlock it first with the Unlock PDF tool, then rotate.

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