PDF Reorder & Rotate — Drag to Reorder, Rotate Pages, Delete, Export

Reorder, rotate (90°/180°), delete pages, and export instantly. Private by design—everything runs locally in your browser.

Load & Actions

Drop a PDF below, reorder pages by dragging, rotate 90°/180°, delete what you don’t need, and export. Everything stays on your device.

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About the PDF Reorder & Rotate tool

When a PDF comes in the wrong order or with sideways pages, fixing it should not require a full editor. This tool lets you quickly rearrange pages and rotate them to the correct orientation, all from your browser. It is ideal for organizing multi-page documents, cleaning up scanned files, or preparing a PDF for printing or sharing.

The idea is simple: each page is treated as a thumbnail you can move and adjust. Reordering changes the page sequence, and rotation changes how each page is viewed. Because the tool updates the PDF structure directly, the output keeps its original quality. Text stays sharp, images remain clear, and you avoid the quality loss that can happen when pages are flattened into images.

Here is how to use it step by step:

  1. Upload your PDF or drag it into the drop zone.
  2. Scan the thumbnail grid and drag pages into the correct order.
  3. Select one or more pages to rotate them 90° or 180°.
  4. Delete any pages you do not need.
  5. Export the updated PDF and save it locally.

Real-world examples include reordering a scanned contract so the signature page appears at the end, rotating a landscape chart in a report, or fixing page order after merging files from different sources. Students often use this to organize lecture notes, while teams use it to prepare proposals and client reports before sending them out.

Helpful tips: use multi-select to rotate several pages at once, and rely on keyboard shortcuts like R to rotate or Delete to remove selected pages. If you are preparing a file for printing, do a quick pass through the thumbnails to catch upside-down or flipped pages before exporting.

Your PDFs are processed locally, so nothing is uploaded. That makes this a convenient, privacy-friendly option for sensitive documents.

FAQ

Is it private?

Yes. The entire operation runs locally in your browser. No uploads.

Will the exported PDF keep full quality?

Yes. Reordering and rotation are applied to vector pages directly (no rasterization), so quality remains intact.

5 Fun Facts about Reordering & Rotating PDFs

Rotation is just math

PDF pages don’t re-render when rotated—their content stream gets a transform. Text stays vector-sharp, just reoriented.

No quality loss

Bookmarks can drift

Outlines/bookmarks point to page indices. Reorder pages and bookmarks may jump to new spots unless you rebuild them.

Navigation gotcha

Mixed orientations are normal

It’s valid to mix portrait, landscape, even square pages in one PDF. Printers handle each page separately.

Layout mashup

Labels ≠ numbers

PDF “page labels” can say “i, ii, iii, 1, 2…” independently of order. Reordering doesn’t auto-renumber those labels.

Roman surprises

Resources are shared

Images and fonts live in the PDF catalog. Reordering pages reuses the same assets—no duplication—so file size stays steady.

Efficient reuse

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