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Rotate image online

Turn sideways photos upright, mirror selfies, fix whole batches — free, with live preview, on your device.

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Drop a JPG, PNG or WebP — up to 20 files

Fix the sideways photo properly

The sideways photo is a classic because of how cameras cheat: rather than rotating millions of pixels at capture time, they save the image as the sensor saw it and attach a hidden orientation note. Your phone reads the note and shows the photo upright; the upload form, old printer driver or office tool ignores it and shows the raw sideways pixels. This tool ends the ambiguity by physically rotating the pixels — after that, the image is upright in every program, no note required.

Use the preview to get the direction right: rotate left or right in 90° steps, add a flip if needed, and the first image shows exactly what you'll get. The same correction then applies to every file in the batch — built for the stack of scans that all came out rotated the same way.

Rotate, flip, or both

  • Rotate right (90° CW): photos taken holding the phone the "wrong" way — the most common fix.
  • Rotate 180°: documents scanned upside down.
  • Flip horizontal: mirrored selfies where text reads backwards, or assets that need to face the other direction in a design.
  • Flip vertical: rarer — scanned negatives and certain craft stencils.

Part of the cleanup pipeline

Rotation usually isn't the only thing a photo needs before it's used. The natural order: rotate it upright here, crop to the framing you want, resize to the required dimensions, and compress to the size limit. Each tool hands a clean file to the next, all of it in your browser with nothing uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my photo appear sideways in the first place?
Cameras record orientation as a hidden note (EXIF) instead of physically rotating the pixels. Software that reads the note shows the photo upright; software that doesn't shows it sideways. This tool rotates the actual pixels, so the result is upright everywhere.
Does rotating reduce quality?
A 90°/180°/270° rotation rearranges pixels without inventing any, so the image content is unchanged. JPGs are re-saved at high quality during the process; the difference is not visible.
What's the difference between rotating and flipping?
Rotation turns the image like a page on a table. Flipping mirrors it — horizontal flip swaps left and right (like a mirror), vertical flip swaps top and bottom. You can combine both with rotation.
Can I fix a batch of sideways scans at once?
Yes — drop up to 20 files, set the rotation once, and it applies to all of them, with a ZIP download for the results. The preview shows the first image so you can confirm the direction before running.
When would I flip an image?
Selfies are the common case — front cameras often mirror them, so text in the photo reads backwards. A horizontal flip restores reality. Scans of film negatives and stencils for crafts are the other regulars.

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