Image Rotator: Rotate or Flip Any Image
Rotate JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF images by 90°, 180°, 270°, or any custom angle from 0 to 359 degrees. Flip horizontally, vertically, or both. Multiple images at once, with per-image controls. Runs entirely in your browser via the Canvas API; nothing leaves your device.
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JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF. Multiple files allowed. Nothing leaves your device.
About image rotation
When do you need to rotate an image?
Photos taken on phones in portrait orientation sometimes appear sideways when uploaded to a website or sent over chat. This usually comes from inconsistent handling of the EXIF orientation tag. Pixel-baking the rotation (which this tool does) fixes the display in every viewer regardless of EXIF support.
Lossless rotation
Rotations by 90°, 180°, and 270° preserve every pixel exactly. Custom angles between those require resampling because the rotated pixels do not land on a clean grid, which produces a tiny softening. For lossless 90° rotation of JPEG files, dedicated tools like jpegtran exist; this browser-based tool re-encodes JPEGs which is acceptable for most uses but not technically lossless for that format.
Flipping vs rotating
Horizontal flip mirrors the image left-right (like a mirror). Vertical flip mirrors it top-bottom. A 180° rotation is mathematically equivalent to both flips applied together. For selfies that look "wrong" because the front camera mirror-flips them, a horizontal flip restores the natural view.
Working with EXIF orientation
EXIF metadata can include an "Orientation" tag that tells viewers to display the image rotated even when the pixels are stored in their as-captured orientation. Some viewers honor this tag; others ignore it. Pixel-baking the rotation (as this tool does) creates an image that looks correct everywhere, but strips EXIF metadata in the process. For privacy this is usually a good thing.
Batch rotation
The rotator accepts multiple files at once. Each image gets its own controls because different images often need different rotations. For very large batches of identically-oriented images, command-line tools like ImageMagick are faster, but for occasional rotations of a few photos, the browser-based tool is more convenient.
Output format
The output preserves the input format by default: JPEG in, JPEG out. PNG in, PNG out. For lossless rotation of JPEG photos, saving as PNG avoids re-encoding artifacts but produces larger files. For web use, JPEG output is usually preferred because it compresses well.
Mobile camera EXIF quirks
iPhones and Android phones rotate the sensor data based on accelerometer readings, then write the orientation tag in EXIF. Sometimes apps misread the tag (or images get re-saved by an app that strips it), causing the rotation to appear wrong. The rotator lets you correct any of these cases instantly.
Privacy and security
The browser's Canvas API runs entirely on your device. The rotator never uploads your images; the network tab in browser developer tools will confirm this. EXIF metadata (including location, camera model, and date) is automatically stripped from the output, which is helpful when sharing photos publicly.
It uses the browser Canvas API. The image is drawn onto a canvas at the specified rotation angle and flip orientation, then exported back to your chosen format. Everything runs locally in your browser; the image never leaves your device.
Yes. The rotation slider goes from 0 to 359 degrees in 1-degree steps. Quick buttons handle the common 90, 180, and 270 degree rotations. Custom angles create transparent pixels in the corners which the calculator handles automatically by expanding the canvas to fit the rotated image.
Horizontal flip mirrors the image left-right, like looking at it in a mirror. Vertical flip mirrors top-bottom. "Both" applies both flips, which is equivalent to a 180-degree rotation. Useful for selfies (correcting mirror direction) and document fixes.
90, 180, and 270-degree rotations preserve every pixel and lose no quality. Custom angles between those land on rotated grid positions and produce slight interpolation softening, but the rotator uses the highest-quality canvas resampling available, which is visually identical to professional editors for most use cases.
Yes. JPEG inputs become JPEG outputs; PNG stays PNG; WebP stays WebP. For 90-degree rotations of JPEGs, lossy re-encoding does happen because JPEG cannot be losslessly rotated through the standard canvas pipeline. For lossless rotation, save as PNG.
Yes. Drop or select multiple files, and each gets its own row with its own rotation and flip controls. Rotation and flip settings are per-image. Download each separately, or use the batch.
JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF (first frame only), AVIF (where the browser supports decoding), and most other formats that browsers can read. The output format matches the input format by default.
Because the rotated image no longer fits the original rectangle. The rotator expands the canvas to contain the full rotated image, which creates transparent corners. For JPEGs, transparent pixels become white by default (since JPEG does not support transparency). For PNGs, they stay transparent.
Yes. Once the page has loaded, the rotator works fully offline. The browser does all the image processing locally. You can disconnect from the internet and continue rotating, flipping, and downloading without issue.
In theory, anything your browser can load. In practice, very large images (above 20 megapixels) may use a lot of memory and slow the rotation interactively. For most photos and graphics, the rotator is instant. Mobile browsers have lower limits than desktop.
Phones store the image as-shot and add an EXIF "Orientation" flag that tells viewers how to display it. This rotator applies the rotation to the actual pixels, so the rotated image looks the same in every viewer regardless of EXIF support. Many older systems and chat apps ignore EXIF, so a pixel-baked rotation is more reliable.
Yes. Every operation runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, no server processing happens, and we keep no log of your images or operations. You can verify this in your browser developer tools network tab.
Yes. The Canvas API does not preserve EXIF tags, so the output image has no EXIF metadata (location, camera info, etc.). This is a privacy feature for most users. If you need to preserve EXIF, use an image editor like ImageMagick on the original file.