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Image Rotator

Rotate and flip images by any angle with live preview. 100% client-side — your images never leave your browser.

🔒 100% private: All rotation happens in your browser using the Canvas API. Your images never leave your device.

About Image Rotator

Rotating an image is often necessary — photos taken sideways (EXIF orientation), scanned documents that were fed in the wrong direction, or design assets that need to fit a specific layout. Many online rotators require uploading your image to a server, which is slow and raises privacy concerns. This tool rotates images entirely in your browser using the Canvas API. You can rotate by fixed angles (90°, 180°, 270°), by any custom angle (e.g., 15° to straighten a tilted photo), or flip horizontally/vertically. Because rotation may add empty space at the corners, the output canvas is automatically enlarged to fit the rotated image. Choose the output format (PNG, JPG, WebP) and quality, then download.

How It Works

  1. Upload or drop an image (JPG, PNG, or WebP).
  2. Click preset buttons (90°, 180°, 270°) or use the slider for fine rotation.
  3. Flip horizontally or vertically with the flip buttons.
  4. Choose the output format and click Download.

✨ Key Features

  • ✓Rotate 90° clockwise / counterclockwise
  • ✓Rotate 180°
  • ✓Fine rotation with slider (any angle)
  • ✓Flip horizontally (mirror)
  • ✓Flip vertically
  • ✓Live preview of the rotation
  • ✓Output format: PNG, JPG, or WebP
  • ✓Quality control for JPG/WebP
  • ✓Auto-expand canvas for rotated corners
  • ✓Download rotated image
  • ✓100% client-side — no data sent to any server

🎯 Common Use Cases

  • →Fixing photos taken sideways
  • →Straightening tilted scanned documents
  • →Rotating design assets to fit a layout
  • →Creating mirrored images for design
  • →Correcting EXIF orientation issues
  • →Preparing images for print or social media
  • →Flipping selfies for more natural look
  • →Rotating textures or patterns

💡 Advanced Tips & Pro Insights

  • ▸For a perfectly straight horizon in a photo, use the fine rotation slider and preview carefully — the output canvas expands to fit.
  • ▸EXIF orientation: many phone photos store rotation in metadata rather than rotating pixels. This tool actually rotates the pixels, so the result is always correct everywhere.
  • ▸For mirroring (flip horizontal), the image is flipped left-right. This is useful for selfies or logos with directional elements.
  • ▸Rotating a non-square image by 90° swaps width and height. Rotating by 45° expands the canvas into a larger square.
  • ▸After rotating, use the Image Cropper to trim any transparent corners, or the Image Compressor to reduce file size.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this image rotator free?▾
Yes, this image rotator is completely free with no signup, email, or usage limits.
Is my data safe?▾
Yes, 100% safe. All rotation happens in your browser using the Canvas API. Your images are never uploaded to any server.
Which image formats are supported?▾
Input: JPG, PNG, WebP, and most images browsers can display. Output: PNG, JPG, or WebP.
Does rotation reduce image quality?▾
Rotating by 90°, 180°, or 270° is lossless — no quality reduction. Fine rotation (any angle) uses interpolation, so slight blurring may occur at high rotation amounts. Saving to PNG preserves quality; JPG and WebP re-encode.
What does "flip" do?▾
Flip horizontal mirrors the image left-to-right (like a reflection). Flip vertical mirrors top-to-bottom. Both are common for selfie correction and design work.
Why does my rotated image have empty corners?▾
When you rotate by a non-90° angle (e.g., 30°), the corners of the original image do not fill the entire new rectangle. The output has transparent (or white) corners. Crop them with an image cropper afterwards.
Can I rotate multiple images at once?▾
This tool rotates one image at a time. For batch rotation, use a command-line tool like ImageMagick (mogrify -rotate 90).
Why was my EXIF orientation ignored?▾
This tool actually rotates the pixel data, so EXIF orientation metadata is ignored and removed in the output. The rotated image is correct in all browsers and applications.