How to rotate an image
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Add photos
Drop files onto the box, choose them from your device or paste an image from the clipboard (Ctrl+V).
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Choose rotation or flip
Click “Left 90°” or “Right 90°”, “Rotate 180°” or one of the flip buttons. The preview updates live.
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Download
The same settings apply to every file - download them one by one or as a ZIP.
Rotate vs flip - what is the difference?
- Rotate 90° right - the top edge becomes the right edge. Width and height swap (4000×3000 becomes 3000×4000).
- Rotate 180° - the photo turns upside down; dimensions stay the same.
- Flip horizontal - left and right swap, like a mirror. Useful for selfies where text appears reversed.
- Flip vertical - top and bottom swap, like a reflection in water.
Rotating by 180° gives the same result as flipping both horizontally and vertically at once.
Why does a phone photo show up sideways?
Phones often store pixels in the same orientation every time and put a “rotate when displaying” instruction into the EXIF metadata (the Orientation tag). Some programs respect it and others ignore it, which is why the same photo looks fine on your phone but lies on its side in an email or on a website. This tool first applies the EXIF orientation, just like your browser, and then saves the pixels physically rotated and without metadata. The resulting file displays correctly everywhere.
Quality after rotating
Rotation happens in your browser: the picture is redrawn in the new position and saved as a new file. Rotating by a multiple of 90° does not interpolate pixels - every pixel moves to an exact new spot, so sharpness does not change. Any loss can only come from re-compression:
| Input | Output | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| PNG | PNG | lossless, transparency kept |
| JPG | JPG | re-compressed at 92% quality |
| WebP | WebP | re-compressed at 92% quality, transparency kept |
| GIF, BMP | PNG | lossless; an animated GIF keeps only its first frame |
At 92% the difference in a JPG is invisible to the naked eye, but rotating and saving the same file over and over adds up small losses. Set the final rotation once (270° right is a single “Left 90°” click) and save once.
Typical situations
- Upright on the phone, sideways on the computer - an EXIF tag issue. Load the file without any extra rotation and download it: the saved pixels will already be in the right orientation.
- Scanned document upside down - use “Rotate 180°”, not a vertical flip. A flip would mirror the text and make it unreadable.
- A batch with mixed orientations - settings apply to all added files, so group them: one batch to turn left, another to turn right.
- Tilted horizon - this tool rotates by 90°, 180° and 270° only. Straightening by a few degrees needs an editor with free rotation.
After rotating, you can trim the frame with crop image.
Frequently asked questions
Can I rotate many photos at once?
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Does rotating reduce image quality?
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How do I mirror a selfie?
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Does the tool remove EXIF data?
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Does it work on a phone?
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