Rotate video

Flip and rotate videos by 90 degrees into a vertical or horizontal layout, or freely rotate clips up to 360 degrees—no downloads required.

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Turn videos into the right orientation

Rotate in any angle

Turn your footage around in a click using the rotate 90 degrees preset, or flip assets by 180 degrees vertically and horizontally. To make a creative video editing effect, manually rotate assets to a custom angle using freehand 360 degree editing.

Edit videos, images, and graphics

Confidently rotate video recordings, phone footage, and stock videos in a variety of video formats like MP4, MOV, and H.265. Apply rotation tools to photos, stickers, and brand logo PNG files to save high quality videos without watermarks.

Enhance rotated clips

Add blurred backgrounds behind rotated videos to fit your video aspect ratio or enhance the look with colors and 3D video backgrounds. Easily rotate animated text boxes, AI captions, and GIFs to match your video aesthetic.

How to rotate a video in Clipchamp

Make artistic social media videos

Convert raw footage in the wrong orientation from camera and mobile recordings by rotating it freehand, as you need.
Apply an artistic or scrapbook look and feel to montage videos and image slideshows for Reels and TikTok by rotating assets on an angle.
Combine rotation with slow zoom video effect and spin transition to liven up gaming clips and YouTube reaction videos.

Rotate creative videos

Users editing a creative video in Clipchamp

Create clear classroom videos

Correct the orientation of teaching video recordings to ensure that whiteboard instructions are properly aligned and accessible.
Create engaging school video portfolios by rotating clips to present media, photos, and video project work side by side.
Rotate images and videos of visual aids into the right orientation to make online lessons easy-to-follow.

Adjust educational videos

Users adding rotated images and videos to educational videos

Refine work and demo videos

Rotate screen recordings to overlay them side-by-side onto corporate video presentations.
Flip, mirror, or freehand rotate webcam recordings to create true-to-life visuals while recording a tutorial video or PowerPoint video.
Create virtual real estate tour videos by rotating vertical mobile videos and combining them with landscape video clips from drones.

Rotate business videos

Need more help rotating a video online?

Read this guide on how to rotate a video using the simple rotate tool and shortcuts in Clipchamp.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I change a video from vertical to horizontal without losing quality?
Turn a vertical video into a horizontal video using the 90 degree angle preset button in Clipchamp video editor. You can further adjust the video aspect ratio to ensure your rotated video fits the screen correctly.
What is the best free program to rotate videos?
It’s easy to rotate a video online using the Clipchamp video editor where you can use rotation shortcuts right from your browser, with no software downloads required. Turn a video or GIF by 90 degrees angle or 180 degrees angle, or simply move your cursor around the video preview to rotate your asset up to 360 degrees.
Can iPhone videos be rotated?
Rotate videos in your iPhone using the free Clipchamp iOS app. Easily polish content using essential editing tools like trim, crop, rearrange, and add AI-powered features like automatic captions and voiceovers on-the-go.

Rotate MP4 and GIF