Rotate Image
Rotate and flip images in batches.
How to use Rotate Image
- Add the images you want to turn — the same transform applies to the whole batch.
- Use 90° left, 90° right or 180° to set the rotation; the current angle is shown in the label.
- Toggle horizontal or vertical flip if you need a mirror image as well.
- Choose an output format, then press Apply to images.
- Download the results individually or as a ZIP.
How Rotate Image works
A batch of photos taken sideways is a common annoyance, particularly from scanners and older cameras. This tool applies one rotation to every image in the batch, in quarter turns, with optional mirroring.
Rotation is cumulative: each press of 90° left or right adds to the current angle, shown live in the label, and Reset returns it to zero. Flips are independent toggles applied after the rotation, so you can turn and mirror in a single pass. Applying both flips at once is the same as a 180° rotation.
Quarter turns are lossless in geometry — no interpolation is involved, so nothing is blurred, and a 90° turn simply swaps the reported width and height. The pixels themselves are re-encoded when written back out, which is where the output format matters: JPG re-encodes lossily each time, so if you plan several passes, choose PNG and convert at the end.
This applies the rotation to the actual pixels, which is different from changing an EXIF orientation flag. The result looks correct in every program, including ones that ignore EXIF entirely.
Frequently asked questions
Are my files uploaded to a server?
No. This tool runs entirely inside your browser — the file is read from disk by the page and never transmitted. It keeps working even if you disconnect after the page has loaded.
Can I rotate each image by a different amount?
No — one rotation applies to the whole batch, which is the point of a batch tool. If your images need different treatment, group them and run the tool once per group. For pages inside a PDF rather than separate image files, Rotate PDF lets you select individual pages and rotate only those.
Does rotating reduce quality?
The rotation itself does not — 90° and 180° turns move whole pixels with no interpolation, so nothing is blurred or resampled. The re-encoding afterwards can, if you output to JPG, since JPG is lossy every time it is written. A single pass at the default quality is visually indistinguishable; several passes will accumulate. Output to PNG if you intend to keep editing.
Why is this different from rotating with an EXIF flag?
An EXIF orientation tag is an instruction that viewers may or may not honour, which is why a photo can look upright in one app and sideways in another. This tool physically redraws the pixels in their new orientation, so the image is correct everywhere, including in software that ignores metadata entirely.
What do the flip options do?
They mirror the image — horizontal flips left to right, vertical flips top to bottom. Flipping is applied after the rotation, and both together produce the same result as a 180° turn. Note that mirroring reverses any text in the picture.
Is EXIF data such as camera settings or GPS kept?
No. Each image is decoded to pixels, redrawn on a canvas and re-encoded, and that process does not carry metadata across. The output has no EXIF block, so camera model, date and any GPS coordinates are dropped. That is worth knowing in both directions: it is a privacy benefit before sharing a photo, and a loss if you were relying on those tags.