Rotate image
Rotate PNG, JPEG, or static WebP by 90, 180, or 270 degrees with automatic EXIF orientation.
How it works & supported files
Rotate by a quarter turn
Choose 90° clockwise, 180°, or 90° counterclockwise. Quarter turns exchange the width and height. EXIF orientation is applied before your rotation.
Static images, processed on your device
Supports static PNG, 8-bit grayscale/RGB JPEG, and static WebP as listed by this tool. Animation, SVG, HEIC, AVIF, and CMYK JPEG are not supported. EXIF orientation is applied before editing. Re-encoding removes source metadata and color profiles, can change colors, and reduces high-bit-depth images to browser canvas output. JPEG and WebP output may change pixels. For transparency, choose PNG or WebP. Outputs are limited to 100 MiB.
About this tool
Rotate image turns a PNG, JPEG, or static WebP by 90, 180, or 270 degrees. It is the fix for photos that display sideways because their EXIF orientation was not applied by another tool.
The rotation is applied to a locally decoded copy after EXIF orientation, so the result is exactly what you see in the preview. The original file is not modified.
How to use it
- Choose the image.
- Select the rotation angle.
- Confirm the result in the preview.
- Download the rotated image.
Worked example
Rotating a 4000 × 3000 landscape photo 90° clockwise produces a 3000 × 4000 portrait image. 180° keeps the dimensions and turns the picture upside down. Quarter turns are exact, with no pixels lost to interpolation, because every pixel simply moves to a new position.
Why photos appear sideways
Cameras and phones usually save the pixels in the sensor's orientation and add an EXIF orientation tag that says "display this rotated". Photo apps honour the tag, but some upload forms, older software, and printers ignore it, so the photo suddenly appears sideways.
This tool applies the EXIF orientation first, then your rotation, and writes an image whose pixels are physically upright. The result displays the same way everywhere. That is the reliable fix when a photo looks correct on your phone but sideways after uploading.
Frequently asked questions
Does rotation reduce quality?
A 90-degree rotation is a pixel remap rather than a resample, but the file is re-encoded on save, which removes metadata and can slightly change compression.
What if the image already looks correct?
EXIF orientation is applied first, so previews match reality. Rotate only if the displayed result is wrong.
Are animated images supported?
No. Only static images are supported; animation is dropped by the decode step.
Can I rotate by an arbitrary angle, such as 3° to straighten a horizon?
No. Only quarter turns are supported. Straightening needs an image editor, because it involves interpolation and cropping the rotated corners.