How to Rotate a Video on iPhone (Photos App or Safari)

Fix a sideways video on iPhone: open it in Photos, tap Edit, then Crop, and tap the rotate button (90° counterclockwise per tap). Plus how to flip a mirrored clip, undo with Revert to Original, and rotate it free in Safari with rotate.video.

Written guide How to rotate a video on iPhone Rotate, flip and mirror with the Photos app or in Safari. Read the guide →

Key moments

1. 1 Introduction , starts at 0:00
2. 2 Open the video and tap Edit , starts at 0:05
3. 3 Open Crop and Rotate , starts at 0:13
4. 4 Tap rotate , starts at 0:19
5. 5 Flip a mirrored video , starts at 0:37
6. 6 Undo a rotation , starts at 0:46
7. 7 Or use Safari , starts at 0:56

Transcript

Introduction 0:00

1. 0:00 Here's how to rotate a sideways video on iPhone, right in the Photos app.

Open the video and tap Edit 0:05

1. 0:05 Open Photos and tap the sideways video.
2. 0:08 Then tap Edit. It's the button with three sliders, at the bottom of the screen.

Open Crop and Rotate 0:13

1. 0:14 Along the bottom, tap Crop.
2. 0:15 The crop and rotate tools appear at the top.

Tap rotate 0:19

1. 0:19 Tap the rotate button at the top left. It's the square with a curved arrow.
2. 0:23 Each tap turns the video 90° counterclockwise.
3. 0:27 For a clockwise turn, tap it three times.
4. 0:30 When it's upright, tap Done, the yellow check mark.
5. 0:33 Photos saves the rotation to the video in your library.

Flip a mirrored video 0:37

1. 0:38 The button next to rotate flips the video horizontally.
2. 0:41 Use it when text reads backwards, as it often does in selfie videos.

Undo a rotation 0:46

1. 0:47 To undo it later, open the video and tap the More button.
2. 0:50 Then tap Edits, and Revert to Original.
3. 0:53 Photos keeps the original, so nothing is lost.

Or use Safari 0:56

1. 0:57 You can also rotate it in Safari at rotate.video.
2. 1:00 Tap Choose video, then Photo Library, and pick your clip.
3. 1:05 Tap Turn right, or Turn left, until it's upright.
4. 1:08 Then tap Export video.
5. 1:10 When the export finishes, tap Share or save to Photos.
6. 1:15 Then tap Save Video.
7. 1:16 Quarter turns are lossless, and your video never leaves your phone.
8. 1:21 Rotate your next video free at rotate.video.