Video Rotator: Turn Any Video Upright
Fix a sideways or upside-down clip in your browser. Choose 90 degrees clockwise, 180 or 90 counterclockwise, preview it, and download an MP4 with no signup and no watermark.
Video Rotator: Turn Any Video Upright Features
To rotate a video, open EchoWave's video rotator, upload the clip and pick 90° clockwise, 180° or 90° counterclockwise, or tap the arrow buttons to turn it a quarter at a time. The preview shows the result and the output size. Press Export and download the MP4. The rotation is written into every frame, so the clip plays upright on any phone, TV or social app, not just on the device that recorded it.
How to rotate a video online
Three steps in the free video rotator:
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1. Upload your video
Drag the file onto the page, or tap to choose it on your phone or computer. MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI and other common formats work.
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2. Choose the rotation
Pick 90° clockwise, 180° or 90° counterclockwise. A quarter turn swaps width and height, and the page shows the new output size before you export.
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3. Export and download
Press Export, wait for the render, and download the rotated MP4. There is no watermark on the file.
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Which rotation do you need?
| Your clip | Choose | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| Lying on its side, top of the picture on the left | 90° clockwise | Width and height swap: 1920x1080 becomes 1080x1920 |
| Lying on its side, top of the picture on the right | 90° counterclockwise (same as 270°) | Width and height swap |
| Upside down | 180° | Size stays the same |
| Text reads backwards | Not a rotation: flip the video |
If you pick the wrong quarter turn, the preview shows it straight away; switch to the other direction before exporting. A quarter turn changes the frame from landscape to portrait or back, so there are no black bars around the result.
Why phone videos come out sideways
A phone decides which way is up from its motion sensor when you press record. Start filming with the phone flat on a table, or turn it after recording begins, and the clip can be saved on its side or upside down. Some apps then read the orientation tag in the file and some ignore it, which is why a clip can look fine on your phone and sideways on a laptop.
EchoWave fixes this for good: it turns the pixels of every frame instead of changing a tag, so the rotated file plays the same way in every player. That is also the difference from VLC or QuickTime, which can turn playback on your screen without saving the change into the file unless you re-export it.
Rotate a video on iPhone, Android or Windows
- iPhone and iPad: open this page in Safari, upload from your camera roll, choose the angle and save the MP4 back to Photos. No App Store download.
- Android: the same steps in Chrome, with nothing to install from Google Play.
- Windows and Mac: any modern browser works, which is faster for a one-off fix than opening Premiere, Clipchamp or iMovie.
Turning landscape footage 90 degrees gives you a 9:16 portrait clip for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. If it is upright but still the wrong shape for the platform, follow up with the video cropper or resize video.
Formats and quality
The video rotator accepts MP4 (H.264 and HEVC), MOV, WebM, AVI, MKV and M4V. You get back an MP4, which plays on phones, computers, TVs and every social platform. The export keeps your source resolution: a 4K clip stays 4K and a 1080p clip stays 1080p, with the width and height swapped for a quarter turn. Rotating writes the change into the picture, so the video is re-encoded once. The sound is kept as it was.
Rotate a specific format
Guides for the files people rotate most: rotate an MP4 video, rotate an AVI file, rotate a GIF, rotate a YouTube video and rotate a Facebook video.
About the EchoWave team
EchoWave is a browser-based video and audio editor built by Lemon Vault LLC since 2018. The people who build the editor write these guides and test every step in the production app before publishing.
Rotate video FAQ
How do I rotate a video online?
Open EchoWave's video rotator, upload the clip and choose 90° clockwise, 180° or 90° counterclockwise. Check the preview, press Export and download the MP4. The tool is free, needs no signup and adds no watermark, and the rotation is saved into the file so it plays upright everywhere.
How do I rotate a video 90 degrees?
Upload the clip and choose 90° clockwise for a quarter turn to the right, or 90° counterclockwise for a quarter turn to the left. The preview shows which one stands your clip upright, and the page shows the new width and height. A quarter turn swaps landscape and portrait.
How do I fix a video that was recorded sideways?
Rotate it a quarter turn in the direction that stands it upright. If the top of the picture is on the left, choose 90° clockwise; if it is on the right, choose 90° counterclockwise. Export, and the corrected MP4 plays upright on every device, not only on the phone that shot it.
How do I fix an upside-down video?
Choose 180° and export. A half turn puts the clip the right way up in one step and keeps its width and height. If the clip is upside down and also mirrored, with text reading backwards, flip it horizontally with the flip video tool as well.
How do I rotate a video on iPhone without an app?
Open this page in Safari, tap the upload button and pick the clip from your camera roll. Choose the angle, export, and save the rotated MP4 back to Photos. Nothing is installed and no account is needed, and the same steps work on an iPad.
Can I rotate a video without losing quality?
The rotated video keeps your source resolution, so a 1080p clip stays 1080p and a 4K clip stays 4K. Writing the rotation into the picture means the video is re-encoded once, as with any real rotation. For the best result, rotate the original recording rather than a copy that has already been compressed.
Why does my video play sideways on some devices but not others?
Phones often save a rotation tag instead of turning the picture, and some players ignore that tag. Rotating the video here turns the pixels themselves, so every player shows it the same way. After exporting, the clip no longer depends on the tag at all.
What is the difference between rotating and flipping a video?
Rotating turns the whole frame by 90, 180 or 270 degrees, the way you would turn your phone. Flipping mirrors the picture, so text reads backwards. Use rotate for sideways or upside-down clips and the flip tool for mirrored selfie or webcam footage.
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