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How to rotate a PDF on Android

By DeckleUpdated

To rotate a PDF on Android, open Rotate PDF in Chrome, tap Select a file and choose the PDF, pick All pages or This page, tap Turn left or Turn right, then tap Rotate PDF. The rotation is saved into a new file, so the pages open upright for everyone you send it to. Your original PDF is not changed.

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Illustrated document pages containing a chart, photograph and text.
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How to rotate a PDF on Android with Deckle

  1. Open Rotate PDF in Chrome, or another browser.
  2. Tap Select a file and choose the PDF.
  3. Under Rotation scope, keep All pages to turn the whole document, or choose This page to turn only the page in the large preview.
  4. Tap Turn left or Turn right. Each tap is a quarter turn; two taps turn a page upside down.
  5. With This page, move to the next page in the page rail and turn it if needed.
  6. Tap Rotate PDF. The button stays disabled until at least one page is turned.
  7. Download the file, which has "(rotated)" added to its name, and open it to check.

The result screen tells you how many pages were turned.

Which way to turn

The page reads Tap
Bottom to top (text runs upwards) Turn right once
Top to bottom (text runs downwards) Turn left once
Upside down Either button twice

Undo steps back a turn and Reset pages clears them all. Pages turned in different directions can be saved together in one run.

Rotation that stays in the file

Turning your phone sideways only changes how you see the page, and a viewer's rotate button often does the same. The next person to open the file sees it the way it was saved, so the only reliable check is to open the saved file in a different app.

Deckle writes the new orientation into each turned page of the PDF, so it shows upright everywhere. The page content isn't redrawn, so text stays selectable and images keep their quality. See how to rotate a PDF and save it permanently.

Rotate pages when you scan

If you are creating the PDF with your phone's camera, fix the orientation as you scan. Google's scanning tools offer a crop-and-rotate step before the PDF is saved: Crop and rotate in Files by Google and Crop & Rotate in Google Drive; see How to scan documents with Files by Google and Scan documents with Google Drive. For a PDF that already exists, use Rotate PDF.

Fix a mixed scan

A scanned packet often has most pages upright and a few sideways. Set Rotation scope to This page, work through the page rail and turn only the pages that need it. If the same scan also needs blank pages removed or pages moved, use Organize PDF pages, which does all three in one save. See how to delete pages from a PDF on Android.

Tips

  • Check the download, not the editor. Open the saved PDF from where you saved it to see what others will see.
  • Landscape can be right. A wide table or chart may be meant to sit sideways.
  • Turns are in 90° steps. Rotate PDF doesn't straighten a slightly tilted photo.
  • Unlock first. A PDF that asks for a password needs an unlocked copy from Unlock PDF.

Frequently asked questions

How do I rotate one page of a PDF on Android?

Set Rotation scope to This page, go to the page and turn it, then tap Rotate PDF.

Will the rotation show on other phones and computers?

Yes. The rotation is saved in the PDF, so every reader shows it the same way.

Does rotating reduce quality?

No. Only the page's orientation setting changes.

Are my files uploaded?

No. The PDF is rotated in the browser on your phone.

Can I rotate different pages by different amounts?

Yes. With This page selected, turn each page separately. One page can be turned 90° and another 180° in the same save.

Can I rotate a password-protected PDF?

Make an unlocked copy first with Unlock PDF, using the password you were given.

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