Rotate PDF — free forever
Turn every page 90 180 or 270 degrees.
How it works
Drop your PDF on the Pelican Drop Desk.
Pick 90°, 180° or 270° rotation.
Click Run and download the rotated PDF.
Use cases
Fix landscape scans saved sideways
Phone scans often save in the wrong orientation. A 90° rotation fixes a whole document in one click.
Match an existing document set
Combine a landscape report with portrait appendices — rotate the appendices to match before merging.
Reading on tablets
Some readers refuse to auto-rotate. Bake the rotation in once and never fight it again.
Free account & email verification
Start working now. Create a free account and verify your email only when your PDF is ready to download. Verification keeps automated abuse off the site — it's the reason we can keep every tool free forever with no paid plan, no watermark, and no upgrade trap.
Your privacy
Your files are processed entirely in your browser — never uploaded to a PDF Pelican server. We only store anonymous analytics about which tools people use, never your file contents.
About this tool
Upload a PDF, choose how much to rotate, and download the new file. Rotation is non-destructive — the original pages and their text stay intact, only their display orientation changes.
FAQ
Can I rotate just one page?
Not in this free tool yet — every page rotates by the same amount. Per-page rotation lands with the upcoming Workspace editor.
Does rotating change the file size?
Almost not at all. Rotation is metadata: a single number on each page tells viewers how to display it. Bytes barely move.
Will my PDF look the same in other readers?
Yes. Adobe, Apple Preview, Chrome and any standards-compliant PDF reader honour the rotation flag.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Rotation runs in your browser using pdf-lib. The file never leaves your device.