Rotate
Free Image Rotator and Flipper
Turn sideways photos upright, or mirror them, for a whole batch at once. Everything happens on your device.
Your images never leave your device
How to use Rotate and Flip
- Drop your images on the page or pick them from your device.
- Rotate in 90 degree steps, or flip the image horizontally or vertically.
- Wait while each image is processed on your device.
- Download the results one by one, or all together as a zip.
Frequently asked questions
Why are my photos sideways?
Cameras and phones record how the device was held in a small orientation flag instead of rotating the pixels. Some programs ignore the flag. Rotating here applies the correct orientation to the pixels, so the photo looks right in every app.
Can I rotate by any angle, like 15 degrees?
No. The tool turns images in 90 degree steps only, plus horizontal and vertical flips.
What is the difference between rotating and flipping?
Rotating turns the whole picture like a quarter turn of a photo on a table. Flipping mirrors it, so the left side swaps with the right, or the top with the bottom. Text becomes backwards when you flip.
Does rotating reduce image quality?
The pixels are turned exactly, but JPG and WebP files are saved again, which adds a small amount of compression loss. PNG stays lossless. Keep the original if quality is critical.
Are my images uploaded?
No. Everything runs in your browser. Your images never leave your device, and there is no signup or watermark.
About Rotate and Flip
The tool rotates images clockwise in 90 degree steps, which covers the usual cases: a quarter turn to fix a photo taken sideways, and a half turn for one that is upside down. It can also flip an image horizontally, producing a mirror image, or vertically, turning it top to bottom. Rotation and flipping can be combined, and the same change is applied to every image you add.
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Photos often look sideways because of how cameras record orientation. A phone usually stores the pixels as they came off the sensor and adds a small flag saying how the picture should be turned. Programs that honor the flag show the photo upright, and those that ignore it show it sideways. This tool applies that flag first, so you see the photo as most apps would, and then your rotation is saved into the pixels themselves. The result looks right everywhere.
Flipping has two common uses. A horizontal flip fixes selfies that were saved mirrored, or lets you reverse a composition so the subject faces the other way. A vertical flip is rarely needed, but it is the quick fix for an image that was scanned or exported upside down and mirrored. Note that flipping text makes the text read backwards, which is sometimes exactly what you want, for example for iron-on transfers.
Everything runs in your browser. Images up to 50 megapixels are accepted, several files are processed in parallel and nothing is uploaded. Rotating re-saves the image, so JPG and WebP results are compressed again, and metadata such as GPS location is not carried into the result. This tool turns images in quarter steps only; it does not rotate by arbitrary angles.