Image rotator
Phone cameras and scanners often save images with the wrong orientation — metadata says one thing but viewers show another. Rotate pixels 90°, 180°, or 270° so the image displays correctly everywhere. Processing stays local.
Rotation
How to rotate an image
1. Upload the image file.
2. Click rotate left, rotate right, or choose 180°.
3. Preview the corrected orientation.
4. Download the rotated image.
Rotation examples
Sideways phone photo
A portrait shot saved as landscape with wrong EXIF orientation looks tilted in email — rotate 90° and re-save so all apps agree.
Scanned document
Feeder scanners sometimes output pages upside down. Rotate 180° before merging into a PDF.
Social media crop prep
Rotate before cropping to 1:1 or 9:16 so your subject is upright in the frame.
When to rotate
• When viewers ignore EXIF orientation and show images sideways.
• When preparing images for PDF or print layout.
• When you need a quick fix without opening Photoshop.
When rotation is not enough
• When you need arbitrary angles (e.g. 15°) — use desktop software with canvas rotation.
• When only metadata orientation is wrong and your pipeline respects EXIF — try fixing metadata instead.
• When the image is vector SVG — edit in a vector editor.
EXIF orientation vs pixel rotation
Cameras record orientation in EXIF tag 274. Some apps rotate on display only; others bake pixels. This tool bakes rotation into pixels so behavior is consistent.
JPEG generation loss
Each rotate-and-save on JPEG adds artifacts. If you will rotate, crop, and compress, do one export from the best source rather than chaining many saves.
PDF and scan workflows
Fix rotation on individual page images before PNG to PDF or merge steps. Checking a five-page scan upright saves rework in archive systems.
Frequently asked questions
Does rotation change quality?
Rotating lossy JPEG re-encodes pixels and may add slight softness. PNG rotation is visually lossless.
Which formats are supported?
Common raster formats like JPG, PNG, and WebP work in-browser via canvas.
Is EXIF updated?
Re-encoding may reset orientation tags to neutral — the pixel data itself is rotated.
Can I rotate multiple images?
Process one at a time unless the UI offers batch mode.
Are files uploaded?
No — rotation is local.
Rotate before or after crop?
Orient first, then crop — otherwise your crop box may target the wrong dimensions.