Rotate & Flip Image

Turn an image 90 degrees at a time, or mirror it horizontally and vertically. The result downloads straight back to you, and the file never leaves your browser.

Drop PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF or BMP here, or click to select

Up to 20 files, 50 MB each

Rotating or flipping?

They sound similar and do different things. Rotating turns the picture; flipping mirrors it.

RotateFlip
ShapeSwaps width and height at 90° and 270°Unchanged
Text in the imageStill readable, just turnedBecomes mirror writing
Typical useA photo saved sidewaysFacing a subject the other way in a layout

The sideways photo problem

If a phone photo looks upright on the phone and sideways on your site, the pixels were never rotated. The camera stored the image one way and attached an EXIF orientation flag describing how to turn it. Phones and photo apps read that flag. Plenty of other software does not.

Rotating here writes the correct orientation into the pixels themselves, so it no longer depends on anything reading the flag. If you want to see what metadata a file is carrying before you change it, the metadata & EXIF viewer will show you.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I rotate an image online?

Drop the image in and press Rotate left or Rotate right. Each press turns it 90 degrees, so two presses gives you 180. The preview updates immediately and the file downloads back to you when you are done. Everything runs in your browser, so the image is never uploaded.

How do I flip an image?

Use Flip horizontal to mirror it left-to-right, or Flip vertical to mirror it top-to-bottom. Flipping and rotating combine, so you can mirror and turn in one pass.

What is the difference between rotating and flipping?

Rotating turns the image around its centre, so a portrait becomes a landscape at 90 degrees. Flipping mirrors it, which keeps the same shape but reverses it — text becomes unreadable and anything asymmetric ends up on the opposite side. Flipping a photo of a person is the reason their parting sometimes looks wrong.

Does rotating an image reduce its quality?

A 90, 180 or 270 degree rotation moves whole pixels and loses nothing. Quality only changes when you export to JPG or WebP, where the file is re-compressed. Save as PNG if you want the result to be pixel-identical to the source.

Why is my phone photo sideways on the web but upright on my phone?

Cameras often store the picture in one orientation and add an EXIF flag saying how to turn it. Phones honour that flag; some websites and older software ignore it. Rotating here bakes the correct orientation into the pixels, so it looks right everywhere regardless of what reads the flag.

Are my images uploaded anywhere?

No. The image is decoded and transformed on a canvas inside your own browser and the download comes from memory on your device. You can watch your Network tab stay silent while you rotate.

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