How the rotate a pdf works
Last updated 10 November 2026
Scans often come out sideways. Rotating the pages fixes them for good, not only on screen.
How it works
- Choose the PDF, the turn and the pages.
- The chosen pages are turned and the PDF is saved as a new file.
Fixing sideways scans
Scans and phone photos of documents often end up sideways or upside down. Turning the page on screen only helps while you look at it. This tool turns the pages for good and saves a new PDF, so the file opens the right way up everywhere.
Choosing turns and pages
- Turn 90 degrees clockwise for a page that lies on its left side.
- Turn 90 degrees anticlockwise for a page that lies on its right side.
- Turn 180 degrees for an upside-down page.
- Apply it to every page, or type a list of pages such as 2, 4-6 to turn only those.
Mixed documents
Some scans are mixed, with a few pages sideways and the rest correct. Use the page list to turn only the sideways pages. Run the tool twice if some need a different turn from the others, each time starting from the latest file.
What does not change
The text and pictures on the pages are not changed, only the turn of the page. The original file is not touched. Passwords on the file must be removed before the tool can open it.
Related tools
Take a few pages out with extract PDF pages, cut a long file up with the split tool or join files with the merge tool. Your file stays in your browser.
Things to watch
- Turning twice by 90 degrees is the same as 180 degrees.
Like every tool on MoneyMzansi, this one runs entirely in your browser. There is no account, no upload and no sign-up. Your files are read and processed on your own device, and nothing is kept once you close the page.