Rotate Video Online Free — No Upload

How to Rotate Videos

Upload your video

Drag and drop a video file or click to select it. Supports MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI, and MKV formats.

Choose the rotation angle

Select 90°, 180°, or 270° rotation. The rotation is applied via metadata when possible for instant results.

Download the rotated video

Download the rotated video. When using metadata rotation, the process is instant and lossless.

Why use FyleTools to rotate videos?

100% Private

Your video never leaves your device. All rotation happens in your browser — no server uploads.

Free & Unlimited

No registration, no file limits, no watermarks. Rotate as many videos as you need, completely free.

Instant Metadata Rotation

Uses metadata-based rotation when possible, which is instant and lossless. No slow re-encoding needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is my video uploaded to a server?

No. All rotation happens in your browser. Your video files never leave your device.

What rotation angles are available?

90° clockwise, 180°, and 270° clockwise (90° counter-clockwise). These cover all standard orientation corrections.

Does rotation affect video quality?

No. Metadata-based rotation changes only the display orientation tag without touching the video data, so quality is perfectly preserved.

What formats are supported?

MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI, and MKV. The output maintains the same format as the input.

How fast is the rotation?

Metadata rotation is nearly instant regardless of file size, since the video data itself is not modified.

Does this work on my phone?

Yes. The tool runs entirely in your browser on any device. Perfect for fixing videos recorded in the wrong orientation.

Will all players show the correct rotation?

All modern video players respect the rotation metadata. Some very old players may ignore it, but this is rare.

Can I rotate by custom angles?

Currently the tool supports 90° increments. These cover all standard video orientation needs.

Does rotation change the video resolution?

Metadata rotation does not change pixel dimensions. A 1920x1080 video remains 1920x1080, but the player displays it rotated.

Can I rotate a 4K video?

Yes. Since metadata rotation does not re-encode, it works instantly on any resolution, including 4K and 8K.

Will the audio be affected by rotation?

No. Rotation only modifies the display orientation metadata. The audio track is completely untouched.

Can I rotate a video that already has rotation metadata?

Yes. The tool updates the existing rotation metadata to the new angle. Multiple rotations can be applied. After rotating, compress the video to reduce file size.

When to Use This Tool

Fix a video recorded in the wrong orientation on your phone — rotate it to landscape or portrait as needed.

Rotate a security camera recording that was mounted at an angle for proper viewing orientation.

Correct a vertical video to horizontal before uploading to a platform that requires landscape format.

Flip an upside-down video (180° rotation) from a camera that was mounted inverted.

Supported Formats

Format	Description	Best For
MP4	H.264/H.265 video	Phone videos, universal rotation
WebM	VP8/VP9 web video	Web content orientation fix
MOV	Apple QuickTime video	iPhone video orientation correction
AVI	Legacy video container	Older video files
MKV	Matroska container	Multi-track video rotation

Tips & Best Practices

Use metadata rotation (default) for instant results — it does not re-encode the video and preserves perfect quality.

If a video appears rotated incorrectly in one player but not another, the player may not support rotation metadata.

For phone videos, 90° clockwise or 270° clockwise fixes most orientation issues from holding the phone the wrong way.

Rotate before trimming or editing to ensure the correct orientation is visible — then use Trim Video to make your cuts.

How It Works — 100% Private Processing

FyleTools uses FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly to modify the rotation metadata tag in the video container. This changes the display orientation flag without touching the video stream data, resulting in instant and completely lossless rotation. All processing happens locally.