How to use Rotate and Flip Image
- Choose your image in the Image field.
- Pick a quarter turn in Turn, or type a value in Extra angle in degrees.
- Set Mirror to left to right or top to bottom if the picture needs it.
- Choose an Output format, and a Corner fill if you used a free angle.
- Select Save the image, then download the rotated copy.
Example: Rotate and Flip Image
Turn a square PNG a quarter turn clockwise.
Options
- Turn
- The three quarter turns move whole pixels without inventing new ones. 270 degrees clockwise is the same turn as 90 degrees counterclockwise.
- Extra angle in degrees
- Anything except 0 rotates by that angle and grows the canvas until the whole picture fits. Values run from -359 to 359 in steps of 0.5, and the picture is resampled, so fine detail can soften.
- Corner fill
- Only an angled rotation leaves empty corners. Transparent works in PNG and WebP. JPEG cannot store transparency, so a transparent choice becomes white.
- Mirror
- Applied after the turn. Mirrored text and logos read backwards, so check anything with wording on it.
Supported inputs and limits
Where your input is processed
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Why a phone photo sometimes looks sideways
Many cameras store the picture in one orientation and add an EXIF orientation tag that says how it should be displayed. Software that reads the tag shows the photo upright, while software that ignores it shows the same file lying on its side. This tool applies the stored orientation first and your turn second, so a photo that already looks upright is not turned twice.
Questions about Rotate and Flip Image
Does rotating an image lose quality?
A quarter turn or a mirror moves whole pixels, so the rotation itself does not blur the picture. The export is still encoded again, which can change fine detail in JPEG and WebP. An arbitrary angle goes further, because the picture is resampled onto a new grid.
Why did my photo come out rotated twice?
The file carries an EXIF orientation tag from the camera. This tool applies that stored orientation once and then applies the turn you chose, so a photo that already looks upright stays upright after a single quarter turn.
Why are the corners of my angled picture empty or white?
A rotated rectangle cannot cover the whole canvas, so the corners it misses take the Corner fill you chose. Pick transparent for PNG or WebP, or white or black for any format.
Can I rotate by a fraction of a degree?
Yes. Extra angle in degrees steps in halves from -359 to 359, so 1.5 or -0.5 both work. Combine a quarter turn with a small angle when a scan is slightly crooked.