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Rotate and Flip Image

Rotate a picture or flip it horizontally and vertically.

Your files never leave your device.

When to use it

Rotate and Flip Image turns photos the right way up, mirrors them, and straightens tilted shots. Use it for sideways phone photos that look wrong on a computer or website, mirrored selfies where text appears backwards, scans of documents that went into the scanner at a slant, and holiday photos with a sloping horizon.

How to rotate, flip or straighten an image

  1. Tap Choose image, or drag a JPG, PNG, WebP or HEIC file onto the box.
  2. Under Rotate, press Left or Right to turn it a quarter turn.
  3. Under Flip, choose Mirror (left to right) or Upside down (top to bottom).
  4. Drag Straighten to fix a slight tilt. The edges are trimmed so no empty corners show.
  5. Press Reset to undo everything.
  6. Choose Save as and press Download image.

A worked example

You photographed a beach sunset, but the horizon slopes down to the right. Open the photo and drag Straighten slowly to the left. At about −2.5° the horizon lines up with the edge of the frame. The preview trims the slanted corners automatically. Download it as JPG; the photo now looks calm and balanced instead of tilted.

When to use each option

  • Left / Right: sideways photos and scans.
  • Mirror: selfies with reversed text, or to make a subject face into the page in a layout.
  • Upside down: pages scanned or photographed the wrong way round.
  • Straighten: horizons, buildings, documents and products that are slightly crooked.

Tips

  • Use a straight line as a guide, such as a horizon, door frame or table edge.
  • Straighten before cropping so the crop keeps as much of the picture as possible.
  • Small angles are enough; most tilted photos need less than 3°.
  • Keep the original if you’re unsure; it’s easy to redo.
  • Save in the original format unless you need a change; JPG stays JPG, so the file size stays similar.

Common mistakes

  • Mirroring photos with text or logos that should read normally.
  • Over-straightening wide shots, which trims more of the edges than you expect.
  • Saving photos as PNG when JPG would be much smaller.
  • Rotating a photo twice when the problem was only the hidden orientation note; check the preview first.

Private by design

Your image is edited in your browser and never uploaded.

Cut the edges with Crop Image, change the size with Resize Image, or fix scanned documents with Rotate PDF.

Frequently asked questions

My photo shows the right way up on my phone but sideways on my computer. Why?

Phones often save photos sideways with a hidden note telling apps how to turn them. Some programs ignore that note. Open the photo here, check it looks right, and download it; the saved image is stored the right way up for everyone.

What's the difference between Mirror and Upside down?

Mirror flips the picture left to right, like a reflection; selfies often need this so text reads correctly. Upside down flips it top to bottom.

How much can I straighten a photo?

Up to 45 degrees either way, in half-degree steps. The edges are trimmed slightly so no empty corners show, so the result is a little smaller.

Does rotating lose quality?

Quarter turns and flips keep every pixel. Straightening by a small angle needs a tiny amount of smoothing and trimming, which is barely noticeable.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. Everything happens in your browser.

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