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Deskew PDF – Straighten Scanned Pages Free

Automatically straighten crooked scanned PDF pages. Clean up skewed scans in seconds. Free online deskew tool.

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Deskew a PDF: step by step

Automatically straighten crooked scanned PDF pages. Clean up skewed scans in seconds. Free online deskew tool.

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    Upload your PDF

    Drop in a document and choose how to fix it: Automatic detects and straightens every skewed page on its own, or Manually page by page walks you through one sheet at a time.

    The two deskew choices: Automatic — “We'll detect and deskew automatically the pages that are skewed” — and Manually page by page, above the Continue button
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    Straighten automatically

    Pick Automatic and press Deskew PDF — every tilted page is measured from its own ink and squared up, so scans and photographed pages both work. Narrow the run first if you like: Only specific pages takes ranges like 1-10,13, and Only straighten strongly skewed pages leaves a gentle lean alone.

    The automatic panel: Only specific pages with its optional examples placeholder, the Only straighten strongly skewed pages checkbox, and the Deskew PDF button
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    Or straighten page by page

    Manual mode shows each page leaning on the sheet — drag the Rotation dial (−30° to 30°) or tap the fine ±0.1°, ±0.5°, ±1° buttons until the text sits level. The content tilts live as you dial while the sheet itself never spins, and Previous/Next walks the document; every angle you set is straightened in one pass.

    A page in the manual preview with its content clearly leaning to the right — the skew that the rotation dial will correct The manual controls: Previous / Page 1 of 1 / Next, the Rotation slider set to −4.0°, the six fine-tune buttons and the Deskew PDF button
  • Automatic detection

    Skew is measured from the ink itself — scans and photos of pages both work.

  • Fine rotation dial

    −30° to 30° on the slider, plus ±0.1°, ±0.5° and ±1° buttons for the last hair.

  • Live tilt preview

    The content leans as you dial — the sheet never spins, so you judge the text itself.

  • Pages or everything

    Take ranges like 1-10,13, or leave the box empty for the whole document.

  • Strong skew only

    One tick skips pages that only lean a touch — file-photo wobble stays.

  • Private by default

    No account, no watermark — and every file is automatically deleted after 2 hours.

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