Online Image Rotator

A Quick Guide to Orientation & Rotation

The Adiminium Image Rotator is a straightforward utility for fixing the single most common frustration in digital photography: The Wrong Orientation. Whether you took a vertical selfie that displayed horizontally on your PC, or you scanned a document upside down, this tool sets things right.

Rotation vs. Flipping

They might look similar, but they are geometrically different:

• Rotation (Turn): Moving the image around a center axis.
  Example: Turning a Landscape photo 90° to make it Portrait. The top becomes the right side.
• Flipping (Mirror): Reflecting the image across an axis.
  Example: "Horizontal Flip" is like looking in a mirror. Text becomes unreadable (backwards). This is often used for "Selfie Cameras" which mirror image by default.

Common Use Cases

1. Scanned Document Fixes: Scanners often ingest paper upside down. A quick 180° flip makes it readable.
2. Artistic Mirroring: Duplicate an image, Flip it Horizontally, and place them side-by-side (in another tool) to create cool symmetrical patterns.
3. Orientation Flags (EXIF): Sometimes a photo looks right on your phone but wrong on your TV. This is because the "Orientation Flag" is just metadata. By rotating and Saving here, we "bake in" the rotation permanently so it looks correct everywhere.

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Load: Open your image.
2. Rotate Left/Right: Rotates 90 degrees. Click twice for 180 degrees.
3. Flip H/V: Toggles the mirror effect.
4. Reset: If you get dizzy, hit Reset to go back to the original state.
5. Download: Saves the new pixels in the new orientation.

Frequently Asked Questions