Rotate & Flip Image
Drop an image, turn or mirror it as many times as you like, and download the result at full resolution.
Processed on your device — nothing is sent anywhere.
How it works
- Drop an image onto the page or click the upload area to pick one from your device.
- Use the rotate and flip buttons in any order — each press is applied on top of the previous ones and the preview updates instantly.
- Download the result as PNG or JPG at the original resolution.
Frequently asked questions
- Is my image uploaded to a server?
- No. The image is opened and transformed entirely in your browser using the canvas element. It never leaves your device, and closing the page removes it from memory.
- Does rotating or flipping reduce image quality?
- Rotations by 90 or 180 degrees and mirror flips only rearrange existing pixels, so no detail is lost in the transform itself. If you download as JPG the file is re-encoded, which can introduce slight compression; choose PNG for a lossless result.
- Can I combine several rotations and flips?
- Yes. Every button press is applied cumulatively, so you can rotate left twice, flip horizontally, then rotate right, and the preview always shows the combined result. Press Reset to return to the original orientation at any time.
- Why does my phone photo appear sideways in the first place?
- Phones record the camera orientation in EXIF metadata instead of rotating the pixels, and some apps and websites ignore that flag. Rotating the image here writes the pixels in the correct orientation, so the photo displays upright everywhere, regardless of EXIF support.
- Which image formats can I rotate?
- Any format your browser can open works, including JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and BMP. The result downloads as PNG or JPG; animated GIFs are rotated as a single still frame, since the canvas reads only the first frame.
About this tool
This tool rotates and flips images directly in your browser. You can turn a picture 90 degrees left or right, spin it a full 180, or mirror it horizontally and vertically — and combine any of these in sequence. The preview updates with every press, and the download keeps the original resolution, so a 4000×3000 photo comes back out at 4000×3000 with no watermark and no account required.
Everything happens on your device. The file is opened with the browser’s File API, drawn onto an HTML canvas with the requested transform, and re-encoded locally when you download. No upload takes place at any point, which means there is no wait for a transfer, no file-size quota imposed by a server, and no copy of your photo left anywhere once you close the tab. Quarter-turn rotations and flips are lossless operations on the pixel grid; only the final JPG encoding, if you choose it, applies compression.
The most common use case is the classic sideways phone photo: cameras store orientation as an EXIF flag rather than rotating pixels, and plenty of software ignores the flag. Rotating here bakes the correct orientation into the pixels themselves, fixing the photo everywhere. Mirroring is just as handy — flipping a selfie back to how others see you, correcting a scanned negative, or preparing artwork for transfer printing, which requires a horizontally reversed image.
A few tips: download as PNG when you plan to edit the image further, since it avoids compounding JPG compression across saves; pick JPG for photos you will share, as the files are much smaller. If you only need a mirrored copy, one flip is enough — two flips in the same axis cancel out. And if you lose track after several presses, Reset returns you to the untouched original instantly.