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Organize PDF Pages

Organize PDF pages by dragging them into a new order in a thumbnail tray, then download the result as a new PDF. In the same view you can rotate, duplicate or remove any page, insert blank pages, and reverse or sort the whole sequence. Tick several pages to rotate, duplicate, delete or move them to a position in one go. Need pages from a second document? Click Add another PDF, then drag its pages in or mix the files so pages alternate. It suits anyone who has to rearrange PDF pages after a messy scan, or who wants one handout built from two files. Every thumbnail shows its new position and the page it came from, and Reset to original puts everything back. Nothing is uploaded.

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How to use

01

Load your PDF

Drop a PDF on the upload area. Each page appears in the tray with a badge showing its new position and original page number. Click Add another PDF to bring in more pages.

02

Rearrange the pages

Drag a thumbnail onto another page, or use the arrows under it. Other buttons rotate, duplicate or remove a page. Tick pages to act on several at once, and use Insert blank page or the Sort menu.

03

Apply and download

Check the header, which compares pages in the source with pages in the new order, and change the file name if you like. Click Apply & download to save yourfile-organized.pdf, or Reset to original to start again.

Why Organize PDF Pages

Organize, merge, split, extract or delete: which tool to use

Several PDF tools on this site move pages around, and they overlap a little. Pick the one that matches the result you want. All of them work in your browser without uploading the file.

Organize PDF Pages is the most flexible, since it lets you reorder, rotate, duplicate, remove and combine pages from more than one file in a single pass. The others are quicker when you only need one of those jobs.

You want toToolWhat you download
Change the order of pages, or mix pages from two filesOrganize PDF PagesOne reordered PDF
Interleave fronts and backs from two scansAlternate and Mix PDFOne PDF with pages alternating
Join whole files, or chosen pages from each, end to endMerge PDFOne combined PDF
Cut one PDF into several smaller filesSplit PDFA ZIP of PDFs
Keep a few pages and leave the rest behindExtract PDF PagesOne PDF or a ZIP
Throw away a few pages and keep the restDelete PDF PagesOne PDF

Fixing a double-sided scan, step by step

Many office scanners only scan one side at a time. You scan the stack of fronts, flip it over and scan the backs. Because the flipped stack starts with the last sheet, the backs usually come out in reverse. For three sheets the file then reads: front 1, front 2, front 3, back 3, back 2, back 1. You want front 1, back 1, front 2, back 2, front 3, back 3.

In the tray that file shows as orig 1 to orig 6. Two drags fix it:

  • Drag orig 6 (back 1) onto the page in position 2. The order becomes 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 5.
  • Drag orig 5 (back 2) onto the page in position 4. The order becomes 1, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4, which is front 1, back 1, front 2, back 2, front 3, back 3.
  • If your scanner kept the backs in forward order (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 as front 1 to 3 then back 1 to 3), drag orig 4 to position 2 and orig 5 to position 4 instead.
  • Backs that came out upside down can be fixed with the rotate button: click it twice for 180 degrees.
  • If the fronts and backs are two separate PDFs, load both, then choose Mix files in the Sort menu so pages alternate A1, B1, A2, B2. If the backs file runs in reverse, use the Alternate and Mix PDF tool instead, which can reverse one file before mixing.

Common questions

How do I rearrange pages in a PDF?
Load the file, then drag each thumbnail to its new spot in the tray. Keyboard users can tab to the left and right arrow buttons under a page instead. When the order looks right, click Apply & download.
Can I rotate or delete pages while reordering?
Yes. Each page has a rotate button that turns it 90 degrees clockwise per click, and the X in its corner removes it from the new order. Tick several pages and the selection bar can turn them left or right or delete them together. Removed pages stay in your original file.
Can I combine pages from two PDFs into one order?
Yes. Drop several PDFs at the start, or click Add another PDF later, and their pages join the end of the tray. Badges show a letter and a page number, such as B3 for page 3 of the second file. Sort by Mix files to alternate pages A1, B1, A2, B2, or drag them into any order.
How do I fix a double sided scan that came out in the wrong order?
Scanning fronts and then backs usually gives all the front sides first and the back sides after them, often in reverse. For a few sheets, drag each back next to its front using the orig badge, as the walkthrough below shows. For long scans in two files, use Mix files in the Sort menu, or the Alternate and Mix PDF tool, which can reverse the backs for you.
How do I reverse the page order of a scanned PDF?
Click Reverse all in the toolbar. The whole sequence flips in one step, which fixes a stack that went through the scanner last page first. You can still move single pages afterwards.
Is it safe to organize a confidential PDF online?
The page is online, but your file is not sent anywhere. Thumbnails are drawn and the new PDF is built inside your browser tab, so the document stays on your device. Closing the tab clears it from memory.
Will reordering pages reduce PDF quality?
No. Pages are copied into the new file as they are, without re-rendering, so text stays selectable and images keep their resolution. Rotating a page only changes its stored angle.
What does the orig label on each thumbnail mean while organizing?
The bold number is the page's position in your new order, and orig N is where that page sat in the uploaded file. When you add a second PDF, the label switches to a file letter plus page, like A4 or B2. These labels never change as you move pages, so they are a reliable anchor.
Is duplicating a page possible while rearranging a document?
Yes. The copy button under any thumbnail inserts a second copy of that page right after it, and Duplicate in the selection bar copies every ticked page. People use it to repeat a form page. For an empty separator sheet, use Insert blank page, which matches the size of the page before it.
What does Reset to original do in the page organizer?
It puts every page back in the order of the uploaded files and clears all rotations, which also brings back removed pages and drops duplicates and inserted blank pages. If you added a second PDF, its pages return after the first file's pages. Nothing is saved until you click Apply & download.

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