How to use this tool
- Drop in a video file.
- Choose a rotation and an output format.
- Click Rotate Video and download the result.
Frequently asked questions
- What rotation options are there?
- 90° clockwise, 180° (upside down), and 90° counter-clockwise. Pick 90° clockwise for footage recorded holding the phone rotated one way, or 90° counter-clockwise for the other way.
- Is the rotation baked into the video, or just a metadata flag?
- Baked directly into the video frames. Some tools set a rotation flag in the file that only certain players respect, so the video can look wrong (or right-side-up but sideways-cropped) elsewhere — this avoids that by re-encoding the actual pixels rotated, so it looks correct everywhere.
- Does rotating change the video dimensions?
- For 90° and 270° rotation, yes — width and height swap (a 1920×1080 video becomes 1080×1920). For 180°, dimensions stay the same.
- Is my video uploaded anywhere?
- No — the rotation happens entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
How GetByteRush compares
Most free tools for this online work the same way: you upload your file to their server, wait, then download the result — which means your file (and often your email, for a "free" account) sits on someone else's infrastructure. Here's the actual difference:
| Feature | GetByteRush | Typical online tools |
|---|---|---|
| Data ever leaves your device | No — rotated in this tab | Yes, uploaded to process |
| Rotation baked into the video, works in every player | Yes | Varies — some tools only set a metadata flag |
| Account required | Never | Often, past a certain usage level |
("Typical online tools" reflects publicly documented behavior of common free file-processing sites as of 2026 — always check a specific competitor's own privacy policy and pricing page, since these details change.)