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Image Rotate & Flip

Rotate images 90°, 180°, or any angle. Flip horizontally or vertically.

Your files never leave your browser

Drop your image here

or click to browse • PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF

Rotate Right

90° clockwise

Rotate Left

90° counter-clockwise

Flip Horizontal

Mirror left-right

Flip Vertical

Mirror top-bottom

image rotate - free online tool

About This Tool

Images frequently end up in the wrong orientation — photos taken with a phone held sideways, scanned documents that are upside down, or downloaded images that are rotated 90 degrees from how they should appear. Our free online image rotate and flip tool fixes these issues instantly without requiring any software installation. Whether you need a simple 90-degree rotation, a custom angle adjustment, or a horizontal or vertical flip, this tool handles it all directly in your browser.

The rotate tool is essential for anyone who works with photos from multiple sources. Smartphone cameras record orientation information in EXIF metadata, but not all applications and websites interpret this data correctly, resulting in sideways photos. Scanned documents and book pages often need rotation to be readable. Screenshots may need flipping to match the desired layout. Rather than opening a full image editor for a simple rotation, you can fix the orientation in seconds with this dedicated tool.

Beyond basic 90-degree rotations, the tool offers fine-grained angle control for precise adjustments. This is useful for straightening slightly tilted photos — a common issue with scanned documents or handheld shots. The flip feature (both horizontal and vertical) is useful for creating mirror images, correcting selfie orientation, or preparing images for print layouts. The batch processing capability lets you rotate or flip multiple images at once, which is invaluable when processing photo batches from events, product shoots, or document scans.

How to Use This Tool

1

Upload Your Image

Drag and drop the image file into the tool, or click to browse. Multiple images can be uploaded for batch rotation.

2

Choose Rotation or Flip

Select a quick rotation (90°, 180°, 270° clockwise), enter a custom angle, or choose to flip the image horizontally or vertically.

3

Preview the Result

The preview updates in real time so you can verify the orientation looks correct before downloading.

4

Download the Rotated Image

Click download to save the correctly oriented image. If processing multiple images, download them individually or as a batch ZIP.

Advantages & Use Cases

Instant Orientation Fix

Correct sideways, upside-down, or tilted images in seconds with one-click rotation presets.

Lossless 90° Rotations

Standard 90-degree rotations rearrange pixels without resampling, preserving the full quality of the original image.

Custom Angle Control

Fine-tune rotation by any angle for straightening tilted photos or creative composition adjustments.

Mirror Image Creation

The flip feature creates instant mirror images for correcting selfies, creating symmetrical designs, or print preparation.

Batch Processing

Rotate or flip dozens of images at once — perfect for fixing orientation issues across entire photo shoots or scanned document sets.

Supported Formats & Recommendations

The image rotate and flip tool supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and BMP input formats. Rotated images are downloaded in the same format as the original. For 90-degree increments, the operation is lossless and does not affect image quality regardless of format. Custom angle rotations produce the best results with PNG (lossless) but also work well with high-quality JPEG. GIF input is supported for static rotation; animated GIFs will have their orientation corrected but individual frames are treated as static images. Transparency in PNG files is preserved through all rotation and flip operations.

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