Reordering PDF pages rearranges the document into a new sequence without changing any page content. You list the page numbers in the order you want them to appear — for example 3,1,2 makes page 3 come first, then page 1, then page 2. It is the right fix when a document was assembled in the wrong order, when a cover page ended up in the middle, or when you need to follow a non-linear sequence like an appendix-first reference. IXPDF rebuilds the file locally in your browser, so your document never leaves your device.

Steps

Open the Reorder Pages tool at/tools/reorder-pages/. You will see a dropzone, a New page order input, and aRun Reorder Pages button.
Select your PDF. Drag the file onto the dropzone or click to browse. The selected file name and size appear below. Reorder works on a single PDF at a time — to combine documents first, useMerge PDF.
Enter the new page order. In the New page orderfield, type a comma-separated list of 1-based page numbers, for example3,1,2. A hint line below the input confirms how many pages your list contains. Every page number must appear exactly once — the list is a complete permutation of 1 through the page count.
Run reorder. Click Run Reorder Pages. The button shows Processing… while the Web Worker rebuilds the PDF in the new order. The page stays responsive during processing, and you can cancel if needed.
Download. Click Download result to save the reordered PDF. Use Process another file to start over with a different document.

List every page exactly once

The order list must include every page number from 1 to the page count, with no duplicates and no gaps. If a number is missing or repeated, the run fails with a clear error — nothing is silently dropped or duplicated. This is intentional: reorder is a permutation, not a filter.

When to use reorder vs. other tools

Reorder is the right tool when you want the same pages in adifferent sequence. If you want fewer pages, useRemove Pages to delete them orExtract Pages to pull out a subset as a new file. If you want to break one document into several, useSplit PDF. Reorder never changes page count or page content — only the order of pages in the file.

Tips

To move a single page to the front, put its number first, then list the rest in order. For a 5-page PDF moving page 4 to the front, use4,1,2,3,5.
To reverse a document, list the page numbers from last to first:5,4,3,2,1 for a 5-page PDF. This is handy for documents scanned in the wrong direction.
To swap two adjacent pages, swap their numbers in the list. Swapping pages 2 and 3 of a 4-page PDF is 1,3,2,4.
Reorder is non-destructive to page content. Text, images, links, and annotations on each page stay intact — only the sequence of pages changes. Bookmarks that point to specific pages may now point to different positions, so check navigation after reordering.

Common mistakes

Leaving pages out of the list. Every page must appear exactly once. If you want to drop pages instead, useRemove Pages — that is the tool for deleting pages, not reorder.
Using 0-based indexing. Page numbers in the list are 1-based: the first page is 1, not 0. A list like 2,0,1 is invalid.
Duplicate page numbers. Listing the same page twice (like 1,1,2) is not a valid permutation and the run will fail. Each number may appear only once.
Forgetting to count all pages. If your PDF has 7 pages but your list has only 5 numbers, the run fails. The hint line shows how many pages your list contains — compare it to the document's page count before running.

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