Drop a PDF here or click to upload
Pages are previewed so you can see each rotation
Or drop files anywhere on this page. Files are processed in your browser and never uploaded.
How to rotate pages in a PDF
Turn pages left, right or upside down and save the change in the file. Rotate the whole document at once or fix single pages.
Add your PDF
Drag the file onto the upload box, click to choose it, or open it from Google Drive. Password-protected PDFs open after you enter the password.
Pick which pages to turn
Next to Rotate, choose All pages, Odd pages, Even pages or Selected pages. Clicking page thumbnails selects them and switches the menu to Selected pages.
Rotate the pages
Click Left, Right or 180° to turn the chosen pages. The thumbnails update immediately. To turn one page, use the arrow buttons on its thumbnail. Reset all removes every rotation.
Save and download
Click Rotate PDF in the header. The results screen lets you preview and download the file, save it to Google Drive, open it in another tool, or delete the files.
Select pages by number
Type ranges such as 1-3, 5, 8- and click Select, or use All, Odd, Even, Invert and Clear. Undo and Redo step back and forward through your rotations.
What a saved rotation affects
The page's shape changes for everyone who reads it
Turning a page by 90 degrees doesn't only change how it looks in a viewer. A Letter page that was 8.5 x 11 inches now reports itself as 11 x 8.5, a landscape page. Upload portals that check page orientation, print dialogs and other PDF tools all see the new shape.
That's usually what you want. One case needs a moment's thought: a wide table in a portrait report, printed sideways on purpose so it fits the paper. On screen it's easier to read turned upright. On paper it still prints fine, because most print dialogs turn landscape pages to fit portrait paper as long as their auto-rotate setting is on, which it normally is. So rotating it for screen readers rarely costs you anything in print.
Everything on the page turns together
Comments, highlights, links and form fields are positioned in the same coordinates as the text and images, so they turn along with the page and stay over the right words. A form field stays fillable. Nothing gets laid out again, either: a paragraph that was sideways is upright now, but it's the same paragraph with the same line breaks.
The one thing that doesn't survive is a certificate-based digital signature. Saving the rotation rewrites the file, so Adobe Acrobat Reader and similar apps will report the signature as invalid or the document as changed. If a signed contract has a sideways page, ask the sender for a corrected copy rather than fixing it yourself. If you're about to sign something, rotate first and sign after.
Rotate before these tools, not after
Several EddiesPDF tools place things relative to the page the way it's displayed, so they need it upright first.
- OCR PDF reads text line by line. Sideways or upside-down text is recognized badly or not at all, so fix the orientation before you make a scan searchable.
- Page numbers, Header & footer and Bates numbering put their text along the edge of the page as you see it. Add page numbers first and rotate after, and the numbers turn with the page and end up running up the side.
- Crop PDF and Split by text use a box you draw on the page preview. Drawing it on a sideways page works, but it's easier to get right when the page reads normally.
- Resize PDF with "Orientation" on "Auto" treats a page that looks landscape as landscape. A portrait page saved sideways would get a landscape sheet.
Passwords and the downloaded copy
If your PDF has a password, it's unlocked in your browser when you add it, and the rotated copy is saved without the password. When the file needs protecting again, run it through Protect PDF after rotating. For the same reason, keep the rotated copy somewhere sensible rather than in a shared downloads folder if the content is private.
Rotation is also one of the steps in Workflows, where password protection always runs last. For files you rotate and protect every week, that saves a second trip.
Features
- Rotates pages by 90°, 180° or 270° to fix sideways or upside-down scans.
- The PDF is rotated in your browser. It is not uploaded to a server.
- Rotate every page at once, only odd or even pages, or the pages you select.
- Useful for correcting scans before you share or print them.
- Free to use. There is nothing to install and no account to create.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a file size limit?
There is no fixed limit. Rotation runs on your device, so very large files depend on the memory available to your browser.
Does it work on phones and tablets?
Yes. It runs in any modern browser, including on phones and tablets.
Is it safe to use with confidential documents?
Your file stays on your device. It is rotated in the browser and never uploaded.
