How to Rotate a Video Online
Drop your video file above, select the rotation angle (90, 180, or 270 degrees), and export. The tool decodes every frame, applies the rotation transform on the GPU, re-encodes as MP4, and gives you a download. No upload. No watermark. No software to install.
This solves the common problem of phone videos recorded in the wrong orientation. It also helps when screen recordings need to be flipped for a specific platform. If you also need to crop after rotating, use the video cropper.
Rotation vs Metadata: What Actually Changes
Some tools “rotate” a video by changing a metadata flag in the file header. This is fast but unreliable. Many players and editors ignore the flag, so the video still appears sideways. This tool does a true rotation. It re-encodes every frame at the new orientation.
True rotation means the output dimensions swap when you rotate 90 or 270 degrees. A 1920x1080 video becomes 1080x1920. This guarantees correct playback in every player, browser, and social media platform without relying on metadata interpretation.
Why Rotate Video in the Browser?
Desktop editors handle rotation, but launching a full editor for a single transform is overkill. Cloud-based tools upload your file, which is slow and unnecessary for a quick fix. This browser-based video rotation tool processes everything locally via WebCodecs.
Your files stay on your device throughout the process. You can also rotate images with the same privacy guarantee. For professional video captioning, check out Velocaption. See all free tools on the tools page.
