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Image Rotate

Sideways photos are usually a metadata problem: the camera recorded which way was up in an EXIF flag, and whatever app you uploaded to ignored it. This tool fixes that for good, because you rotate image online at the pixel level, so the correction is baked into the file itself. Use the +90, -90, or 180 degree preset buttons for the classic sideways cases, or drag the slider to any angle between -180 and 180 to straighten image online when a horizon tilts a few degrees. The canvas expands automatically so no corner gets clipped, everything happens in your browser, and batches download as one ZIP.

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Bulk supported. Drop multiple files and they'll be processed in a queue with a single ZIP download. Same settings apply to every file.

How to use

01

Add the sideways photos

Drop in one file or a stack of them. Any common image format is accepted, and the same rotation angle will apply to everything you add.

02

Dial in the angle

Click the +90, -90, or 180 preset buttons for standard turns, or drag the rotation slider anywhere from -180 to 180 degrees for fine straightening work.

03

Rotate and download

Press the Rotate button. Single images save with a -rotated suffix, batches arrive as rotated-images.zip, and the canvas grows to fit so nothing gets cropped away.

Why Image Rotate

Common questions

How do I turn image 90 degrees with the rotate presets?
Click +90 to go clockwise or -90 for counterclockwise, then press Rotate. A sideways 4032x3024 file becomes 3024x4032 portrait, with every pixel preserved.
Why did my photo rotate sideways after uploading it somewhere?
Phones often save the sensor's native view and store the correct direction as an EXIF flag. Sites that ignore the flag show the raw pixels, which look sideways. Baking the rotation in with this tool makes the photo display upright everywhere.
Can I straighten image online by just two or three degrees?
Yes, the slider accepts any angle between -180 and 180, so small corrections for tilted horizons are exactly what it's for. Expect slightly larger output dimensions, since the canvas expands to hold the tilted rectangle.
What fills the corners after rotating by an odd angle?
The rotated photo no longer covers the whole enlarged canvas, so wedge-shaped regions appear at the corners. PNG output keeps them transparent, while JPG has no transparency and renders them black. Plan a follow-up crop if you need clean edges.
Why don't 90 and 180 degree rotations soften the image?
Right-angle turns map each pixel straight onto a new grid position, so nothing is interpolated. Arbitrary angles like 3 or 47 degrees do resample, which can soften fine detail slightly. JPG files also take one re-encode on save, as with any editor.
Is it really possible to rotate photo free with no watermark?
It is. There's no account, no watermark, and no processing cap, because your own browser does the work rather than a paid server. Your files never leave your machine.
How does batch rotation handle mixed portrait and sideways files?
Every file receives the same angle, so a mixed batch keeps its mix, just turned. Sort your photos into one group needing +90 and another needing -90, and run the tool twice for clean results.

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