A PDF can appear sideways after scanning, photographing, or combining pages from different sources. Rotating the page view is not always enough; if you need the correction to remain when the file is opened elsewhere, you should save the rotation into the PDF.

How to rotate a PDF permanently

1. Open the Rotate PDF tool.
2. Upload your PDF.
3. Select the pages that need rotation.
4. Choose 90, 180, or 270 degrees as supported.
5. Apply the rotation and download the saved PDF.

Rotate one PDF page

Select only the sideways page when the rest of the document is already correct. This is common with scanned forms, receipts, and mixed-orientation reports.

Rotate all PDF pages

If every page was scanned sideways, rotate the whole document at once. Preview the result before downloading so you can confirm the reading direction.

Rotate selected PDF pages by page number

For mixed documents, use page selection to rotate only the affected pages. This avoids changing pages that already have the correct orientation.

Frequently asked questions

Why is my scanned PDF sideways?

Scanners and phone cameras can capture pages in the wrong orientation. Rotating the affected pages fixes the reading direction.

Does rotating a PDF change its content?

Rotation changes page orientation; it does not normally rewrite the text into a different language or format.

Rotate and save your PDF

Use FreePDFTools Rotate PDF to fix sideways pages and create a corrected PDF.