Rotate Images

Rotate images 90°, 180°, 270° or any custom angle. Batch supported.

Rotate images by 90°, 180°, 270° or any custom angle, one at a time or across a whole batch. Fixes sideways phone photos and tilted document scans.

Why photos come out sideways

Phone cameras always record pixels in the same physical orientation and note how the phone was held in an EXIF metadata field. Software that reads that field displays the photo correctly; software that ignores it shows the raw pixels, sideways.

That is why an image can look fine in your gallery and appear rotated after uploading it to a form. The portal ignored the orientation flag.

How to use it

  1. Upload one image or a batch.
  2. Choose 90°, 180° or 270°, or enter a custom angle.
  3. Preview the result.
  4. Download individually or as a ZIP.

Right angles versus custom angles

These are different operations under the hood. Rotating by 90, 180 or 270 degrees just rearranges existing pixels — nothing is interpolated and no quality is lost.

A custom angle such as 2° or 15° requires resampling: every output pixel is computed from a blend of input pixels, which softens the image very slightly. It also leaves triangular gaps at the corners that have to be filled or cropped. Use custom angles for straightening a tilted scan, which is worth the tiny cost, and stick to right angles otherwise.

Frequently asked questions

Does rotating reduce quality?

Not at 90, 180 or 270 degrees — those simply rearrange pixels. Custom angles resample the image and soften it marginally, which is usually an acceptable trade for a straight document.

Why does my photo look right on my phone but sideways after uploading?

Your gallery honours the EXIF orientation flag; the upload system does not. Rotating the pixels here produces a file that displays correctly regardless.

Can I rotate many images at once?

Yes. Batch rotation applies the same angle to every file and returns them as a ZIP.

What happens to the corners at a custom angle?

Rotating a rectangle off-axis leaves triangular gaps. They are filled or the result is cropped to the largest clean rectangle, depending on your setting.

How do I rotate pages inside a PDF?

Use Rotate PDF, which handles PDF pages rather than image files and is completely lossless.

Can I straighten a slightly tilted scan?

Yes — enter a small custom angle such as 1.5° or −3°. Even two degrees of tilt is noticeable on a document, so it is worth correcting.

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