Rotate PDF vs Crop PDF: which should you use?

Both fix badly captured pages. Rotating corrects orientation; cropping trims the visible page area — and they are often used together after scanning.

When to use Rotate PDF

Choose Rotate PDF when pages are sideways or upside down after scanning or phone capture.

Rotate one or all PDF pages 90, 180, or 270 degrees and save the result.

When to use Crop PDF

Choose Crop PDF when there are scanner borders, margins or extraneous edges you want removed before printing or filing.

Trim margins or crop a region from every page of a PDF.

The verdict

Wrong way up: rotate. Wrong size or dirty edges: crop.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rotate only some pages?
Yes — apply rotation to selected pages or the whole document.
Does cropping delete the content outside the crop box?
Cropping hides it by resetting the page box. For guaranteed removal, flatten the cropped file afterwards.
Will rotation change file size?
No meaningfully — rotation is a page attribute change, not a re-render.

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