How to Rotate an Image Online for Free
Fix sideways or upside-down images in seconds. Rotate photos 90°, 180°, or any angle — free, browser-based, no software needed.
Photos taken with a phone sometimes save rotated incorrectly. Scanned documents come out sideways. A quick rotation is all it takes to fix them — and you don't need any software installed.
How to Rotate an Image Online
- Go to the Image Rotate tool on this site.
- Click Choose Files and select your image(s).
- Choose your rotation — 90° clockwise, 90° counter-clockwise, or 180°.
- Click Rotate and download your corrected image.
Works in any browser, processes files locally — nothing is uploaded.
When You'd Need This
- Phone photos saved sideways. Some apps and services ignore the rotation metadata embedded in the photo, displaying it in the orientation the sensor captured it rather than how you held the phone.
- Scanned documents. Scanners sometimes output pages rotated 90°, which makes them awkward to read or print.
- Images for upload. Some platforms strip rotation metadata when you upload, so a photo that looks correct on your device appears sideways after uploading. Baking the rotation into the file before uploading fixes this.
About EXIF Rotation
JPEG photos store rotation information in their EXIF metadata rather than rotating the actual pixel data. Most modern apps read this metadata and display the photo correctly. But many older apps, some web services, and certain upload pipelines ignore it entirely.
Rotating the image with this tool applies the rotation to the actual pixel data and removes the EXIF rotation tag — so the file will display correctly in every app, regardless of whether it reads EXIF metadata.
Other Ways to Rotate Images
On Windows
Open the image in File Explorer, right-click it → Rotate right or Rotate left. For more control, open it in the Photos app.
On Mac
Select the file in Finder → press the spacebar to open Quick Look → click the rotate button in the toolbar. Or open in Preview → Tools → Rotate Left / Rotate Right.
In Google Photos
Open the photo → click the edit (pencil) icon → use the crop tool to access the rotation control.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does rotating a JPEG reduce its quality? Lossless JPEG rotation (in multiples of 90°) is possible and doesn't degrade the image. The tool on this site applies rotation without re-compressing the image data where possible.
Can I rotate multiple images at once? Yes — select multiple files to rotate them all in a single batch.
I rotated my image but it still looks sideways in some apps — why? Some apps cache thumbnail previews and don't update them immediately. Try closing and reopening the file. If the problem persists, the app may be ignoring EXIF data — apply the rotation to the pixel data using the tool above to fix it permanently.