Video Rotator
Rotate video 90°, 180°, or 270°
100% free. Runs entirely in your browser - your files and data never leave your device and nothing is uploaded to any server.
Drop a video or click to upload
MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI · max 300 MB · max 1 min
About this tool
Rotate a video by 90°, 180°, or 270° - fixing footage that was recorded sideways or upside-down (common when a phone was held in an unexpected orientation while filming), without needing to re-shoot or use full editing software.
How to use this tool
- Upload video fileLoad clip with wrong orientation metadata or capture angle.
- Choose rotation anglePick 90, 180, or 270 degrees to correct display.
- Preview orientation fixCheck framing and direction after rotation.
- Export corrected videoDownload properly oriented output ready for sharing.
Why phone videos end up sideways
Phones record a rotation flag with the video, based on how the phone was held when recording started. If the phone was flat, or rotation lock was on, the flag is wrong and the video plays sideways in some apps. Rotating fixes the video itself, so it plays the right way everywhere.
Rotate first and trim afterwards, and check the result before you delete the original.
Key features
- Quickly fixes sideways/upside-down footage.
- Improves compatibility across players/platforms.
- No need for complex timeline editing.
- Useful for phone-recorded media correction.
Common uses
- Correcting portrait video shown in landscape.
- Fixing clips for social media uploads.
- Repairing orientation after transfer metadata issues.
- Preparing recordings for presentations.
Tips for better results
- Verify orientation in final target platform player.
- Check subtitles/text overlays after rotation.
- Use minimal transformations to avoid extra processing.
- Keep original orientation copy for archive.
Mistakes to avoid
- Applying wrong angle and re-encoding repeatedly.
- Assuming all players honor original rotation metadata.
- Ignoring crop/framing shifts in portrait videos.
- Deleting source before final playback validation.
Frequently asked questions
Phones sometimes record video with orientation metadata that different players interpret inconsistently, or footage is genuinely filmed sideways - rotating fixes the video so it displays correctly everywhere.
No - rotation is a geometric transformation; no quality is lost from the process itself.
This tool covers the standard fixed rotation angles that address the vast majority of orientation issues - arbitrary custom-angle rotation would need dedicated video editing software.
Turn the phone before you press record - most phones lock the orientation at the start of the clip. Check that screen rotation lock is off if videos keep coming out sideways.
Either order works. Trimming first makes the file smaller, so rotation finishes faster.
Rotating by 90° turns the whole frame, so the picture lies on its side. For a vertical 9:16 video with an upright picture, crop the horizontal video instead of rotating it.