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Rotate image

Turn sideways photos the right way up, or straighten a tilted horizon with a precise angle.

  • Files never leave your device
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  • Works on phone and desktop
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Fix sideways and tilted photos

Phones sometimes save pictures sideways, and scanners often feed pages in at a slight angle. Rotate by 90° or 180° with one click, or use the fine angle control (in half-degree steps) to level a horizon or a crooked document.

When you rotate by an angle that isn't a multiple of 90°, the canvas grows so no corner of your photo is cut off. The new corners are transparent for PNG and WebP, or white for JPG.

How to rotate an image

  1. 1

    Open the image

    Choose a file, drag it in or paste it.

  2. 2

    Rotate

    Use the 90° buttons or 180°, or drag the custom angle slider for small corrections.

  3. 3

    Check the preview

    Flip horizontally or vertically too if you need to.

  4. 4

    Save

    Download the rotated image in its original format.

Key features

  • One-click 90° and 180°

    Quick fixes for sideways or upside-down photos.

  • Any angle

    Straighten with the slider from −180° to 180°.

  • Nothing cut off

    The canvas expands to fit the rotated picture.

  • Full resolution

    Your image isn't downscaled.

Common uses

  • Sideways phone photos: Fix images that appear rotated on websites or in email.
  • Scanned pages: Level a document scanned at a slight angle.
  • Landscape photos: Straighten a leaning horizon.

Tips and good to know

  • After straightening by a small angle, crop away the empty corners with the Image Cropper.
  • Rotating a whole PDF? Use Rotate PDF instead — it keeps the text selectable.
  • Mirroring is different from rotating: to swap left and right, use the Image Flipper.

Frequently asked questions

Why does my photo look sideways on some sites?

Many phones store the picture sideways plus a note saying how to turn it. Some sites ignore that note. Rotating here bakes the correct orientation into the pixels.

Can I rotate by a custom angle?

Yes, anywhere from −180° to 180° in half-degree steps.

Does rotating reduce quality?

90° and 180° turns keep every pixel. Other angles need a small amount of resampling, which is barely visible.

What fills the corners after rotating?

Transparent pixels for PNG and WebP images, white for JPG.