Can I rotate by a custom angle?

Yes. In addition to the quick 90/180/270 degree buttons, you can enter any angle from 0 to 360 degrees in 0.1-degree increments for precise rotation.

What is the difference between rotate and flip?

Rotation turns the image around its center point by a specified angle. Flipping mirrors the image along either the horizontal axis (vertical flip) or the vertical axis (horizontal flip).

Will rotation reduce image quality?

Rotations of exactly 90, 180, or 270 degrees are lossless — no pixel data is altered. Rotations at other angles require resampling, which may introduce minimal quality changes.

What happens to the corners when rotating by a custom angle?

You can choose to expand the canvas (adding transparent or colored fill in the corners) or crop to the largest rectangle that fits without empty areas.

Does the tool fix incorrect EXIF orientation?

Yes. The tool applies the rotation to the actual pixel data and updates the EXIF orientation tag, ensuring the image displays correctly in all applications.

Can I rotate and flip at the same time?

Yes. You can combine rotation with horizontal or vertical flipping. The operations are applied in sequence, and you can preview the cumulative result before downloading.

Rotate Image

Rotate images by any angle — 90, 180, 270 degrees or custom. Flip horizontally or vertically.

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Max file size: 50 MB | Up to 20 files

How to Use Rotate Image

Upload Your Image

Drag and drop or browse to select an image. Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF up to 50 MB.

Rotate or Flip

Click quick-rotate buttons (90, 180, 270 degrees), enter a custom angle, or use the flip controls for horizontal and vertical mirroring.

Download Rotated Image

Preview the result and download. The output maintains the original format and quality.

About Rotate Image

Rotating and flipping images is a fundamental editing operation that PicTools makes quick and effortless. Whether you need to correct the orientation of a sideways photo, rotate a scanned document, create a mirror image, or apply a precise angular rotation for a creative effect, our Rotate Image tool handles it all directly in your browser.

Incorrect image orientation is an extremely common problem. Photos taken on smartphones sometimes have their EXIF orientation tag misread by certain applications, resulting in images that appear sideways or upside down. Scanned documents frequently need 90-degree rotation to appear right-side up. Screenshots of horizontally-scrolling content may need rotation for proper viewing. Our quick-rotation buttons for 90, 180, and 270 degrees handle these routine corrections with a single click.

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