Rotate 90° Counterclockwise
Spin your photo a quarter turn to the left. The right edge moves to the top - perfect for re-orienting portrait shots that came in landscape.
Drop a photo to start
JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC up to 40 MB · stays in your browser
Never uploaded · 100% browser-side
How it works
- 1
Drop your photo
Drag & drop or browse to upload. JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC up to 40 MB.
- 2
We rotate it 90° counterclockwise
Your image rotates a quarter-turn to the left in milliseconds. The top-right corner of the original becomes the top-left of the result.
- 3
Download or open in editor
Save the result, or open it in our AI editor for more changes.
Why use this online tool
100% browser-side
Your photo never leaves your device. No upload, no server-side processing.
Instant result
Single Canvas operation - milliseconds, no queue, no API call, no credits.
No software install
Works in any modern browser. Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge - all supported.
Free forever
No signup, no watermark, no hidden limit. Process as many photos as you need.
When to use it
- Portrait photos that came out as landscape because the phone was held the other way
- Old camera images saved with the wrong EXIF orientation tag
- Side-scrolling screenshots from games that need re-orienting before sharing
- Vertical comic / manga panels scanned in the wrong direction
- Documents photographed with the page rotated to the right that need to read normally
Frequently asked questions
- Does this upload my photo to a server?
- No. The transform runs entirely in your browser using the Canvas API. Your image data never leaves your device, so the tool works offline once the page is loaded and there's no privacy risk.
- Counterclockwise vs clockwise - what's the difference?
- Same magnitude of rotation, opposite direction. A 90° counterclockwise rotation moves the right edge to the top; clockwise moves the right edge to the bottom. If your photo is rotated the wrong way, try the opposite direction.
- Is two rotations of 90° counterclockwise the same as 180°?
- Yes - 90° + 90° in the same direction equals 180°. If you need to flip the photo upside down, our rotate-180 tool does it in one step without re-encoding twice.
- Will rotating change the file format?
- No. JPG stays JPG, PNG stays PNG, WebP stays WebP. The pixels are rearranged but the encoding stays the same as the source.
- Does this respect EXIF orientation?
- We respect EXIF orientation when decoding the source so you see the photo the way your camera intended. The rotation we apply is on top of that, written into the actual pixels of the output (so other apps without EXIF support also see the correct orientation).
- Is there a file size limit?
- Yes - 40 MB per image. Most phone photos are well under this limit. If your file is larger, compress it first with our compress tool.
Related free tools
Rotate 90° Clockwise
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Rotate 180° (Upside Down)
Turn a photo completely upside down in one tap. The top becomes the bottom and the left edge becomes the right - useful for fixing inverted scans or creative compositions.
Flip Vertically
Mirror your photo through the horizontal axis - top moves to bottom, but left and right stay in place. Different from a 180° rotation, useful for reflections.
Crop to Square (1:1)
Crop your photo to a perfect 1:1 square instantly. Choose what stays in frame with the draggable crop box. Browser-side, no upload.
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