ImagePDF.Tools
Image Editor

Rotate images online. Fix orientation, instantly.

Rotate 90°, 180°, or 270°, or set a custom angle. Supports JPEG, PNG and WebP. Everything runs in your browser, no upload ever.

Processing securely on your device, no data sent to any server

Drop an image here

JPEG · PNG · WebP

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How it works

Three steps. Done in your browser.

Drop your image

Drag any JPEG, PNG, or WebP onto the rotate zone, or click to browse from your device. All processing is local.

Choose rotation angle

Click Rotate Left or Rotate Right to step in 90° increments. For 180°, click twice. Or type any custom angle.

Save the rotated image

Your rotated image is ready instantly. Orientation baked into pixels, no EXIF ambiguity, no upload ever.

Use cases

When you need to rotate an image.

Rotation permanently bakes the correct pixel orientation into the file, eliminating display inconsistencies across every viewer and platform.

EXIF orientation compatibility

Photos stored rotated with an EXIF orientation tag appear sideways on websites and older software that ignores EXIF. Rotating bakes the correct orientation into the file permanently.

Scanned documents and photos

Flatbed scanners frequently produce images rotated 90° or 180° depending on how the original was placed. Rotating the scan corrects this without quality loss for PNG output.

Landscape photos taken sideways

If you held your phone sideways or the shutter triggered during reorientation, the resulting image may be 90° off. One click corrects it without touching a single pixel of content.

Social media and CMS uploads

Many CMS platforms and social networks do not correctly interpret EXIF orientation. Uploading a pixel-level rotated image guarantees it displays correctly everywhere.

Email and messaging apps

Outlook, Gmail, and many messaging platforms do not reliably preserve EXIF orientation. Rotating before sending ensures the recipient sees the image correctly.

Print preparation

Printing services and design software sometimes import images with the wrong orientation relative to the page layout. Pre-rotating ensures correct positioning in the final print.

How rotation works under the hood.

Rotation is handled by the browser's Canvas 2D context transform system. For 90°, 180°, and 270° steps the tool applies a precise rotate() transform and adjusts the canvas dimensions so the image fits perfectly without clipping or padding.

For custom angles, the canvas is expanded to fit the rotated bounding box, and corner fill colour is white for JPEG or transparent for PNG. The result is exported as a Blob URL and saved directly to your device with the correct orientation baked into every pixel.

Common questions

Questions answered.

Why is my photo showing sideways on some devices but correctly on others?
Photos taken in portrait mode are often stored rotated, with an EXIF orientation flag telling software to display them correctly. Some software reads this flag; others ignore it. Rotating the image and re-saving bakes the correct orientation into the pixel data so every viewer shows it the right way.
Does rotating reduce image quality?
For 90°, 180°, and 270° rotations of JPEG images, quality is technically reduced slightly because the image must be re-encoded. At a high quality setting, the difference is imperceptible. PNG rotations are fully lossless.
Can I rotate by a custom angle like 45°?
The main rotation buttons rotate in 90° steps. For custom angles, use the angle input to set any degree value between 0 and 360.
Does rotating strip EXIF metadata?
The rotated output is a fresh canvas export, so most EXIF metadata is stripped. This is helpful: it removes the EXIF orientation flag that was causing display inconsistencies across apps and platforms.
Will rotating affect the file size?
For 90° and 270° rotations, the image dimensions swap (width becomes height and vice versa). The pixel content stays the same, so file size changes are minimal. For 180° rotations, dimensions are unchanged.
Can I rotate a PNG without quality loss?
Yes. PNG uses lossless compression, so rotating a PNG and re-exporting it as PNG introduces no quality loss. Every pixel is preserved exactly.
What happens to background areas when I rotate by a custom angle?
For non-90° angles, the canvas expands to fit the rotated image. Newly created corner areas are filled with white for JPEG output, or with transparency for PNG output.
Is my image uploaded to a server?
No. All rotation happens in your browser using the Canvas API. Your file never leaves your device.
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