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Video Rotator

Rotate any video 90° clockwise, 90° counter-clockwise, or 180°, and mirror it horizontally and/or vertically. The live preview shows the new orientation instantly; the export re-encodes the file so every player on every platform sees it the right way up.

How to use this tool

  1. 01

    Upload your video

    Any format FFmpeg supports — it stays in your browser.

  2. 02

    Pick rotation and/or flip

    Rotation is a multiple of 90°; flips are horizontal, vertical, or both — combine them in one pass.

  3. 03

    Convert and download

    The orientation is baked into the pixels so it displays correctly in every player; preview, then download.

Why this matters

Phone video that plays sideways in your editor or on someone else's machine is the single most common 'why is video annoying' problem, and it comes down to a rotation flag that half the world's players ignore. A two-control fix that bakes the orientation in beats spelunking through metadata, and the live preview means you verify the direction before spending any FFmpeg time.

The export re-encodes the frames and clears the rotation flag, so the file looks identical in browsers, editors, OBS, hardware players, and social platforms — no double-rotation surprises. If the corrected clip also needs a platform-specific frame size, follow up with the Video Resizer.

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FAQ

Phones record the frame in the sensor's fixed orientation and write the real orientation as a rotation flag in the file's metadata. Players that honor the flag (your phone, modern browsers) display it correctly; players and editors that ignore it show the raw sideways pixels. This tool bakes the correct orientation into the pixels themselves and clears the flag, so every player agrees.

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