Pcworld iconPcworldSep 2, 2026 ~1 min source read

How to reorder PDF pages quickly and easily

Need to rearrange the pages in a PDF without uploading the file to an online service? This isn't possible with Acrobat Reader, and most other PDF viewers don't support this either.

How to reorder PDF pages quickly and easily

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Need to rearrange the pages in a PDF without uploading the file to an online service?

This isn't possible with Acrobat Reader, and most other PDF viewers don't support this either.

The downside with using an online tool such as PDF24 is that you have no control over who can access your PDF.

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Need to rearrange the pages in a PDF without uploading the file to an online service? This isn't possible with Acrobat Reader, and most other PDF viewers don't support this either. The downside with using an online tool such as PDF24 is that you have no control over who can access your PDF.

How it works

  • On GitHub, click on the version number under Releases to download the MSI file and install the program.
  • Once you've opened the tool, click on the hamburger menu with the three horizontal lines, select Open, and navigate to your PDF document.
  • A simple but effective local solution is the open-source software PDF Arranger.

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With multi-page PDF files, you may sometimes need to rearrange the pages.

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