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description: "Watch how to rotate a sideways video on iPhone in Photos (Edit, Crop, rotate), flip a mirrored clip, undo with Revert to Original, or rotate it in Safari."
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# How to Rotate a Video on iPhone (Photos App or Safari)

* Duration:  1:27
* Published: November 4, 2026
* English captions

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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 ](https://rotate.video/rotate-video-iphone) 

## Key moments

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

## Transcript

### Introduction  0:00

1. [ 0:00 Here's how to rotate a sideways video on iPhone, right in the Photos app. ](#t=0)

### Open the video and tap Edit  0:05

1. [ 0:05 Open Photos and tap the sideways video. ](#t=5)
2. [ 0:08 Then tap Edit. It's the button with three sliders, at the bottom of the screen. ](#t=8)

### Open Crop and Rotate  0:13

1. [ 0:14 Along the bottom, tap Crop. ](#t=14)
2. [ 0:15 The crop and rotate tools appear at the top. ](#t=15)

### Tap rotate  0:19

1. [ 0:19 Tap the rotate button at the top left. It's the square with a curved arrow. ](#t=19)
2. [ 0:23 Each tap turns the video 90° counterclockwise. ](#t=23)
3. [ 0:27 For a clockwise turn, tap it three times. ](#t=27)
4. [ 0:30 When it's upright, tap Done, the yellow check mark. ](#t=30)
5. [ 0:33 Photos saves the rotation to the video in your library. ](#t=33)

### Flip a mirrored video  0:37

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

### Undo a rotation  0:46

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

### Or use Safari  0:56

1. [ 0:57 You can also rotate it in Safari at rotate.video. ](#t=57)
2. [ 1:00 Tap Choose video, then Photo Library, and pick your clip. ](#t=60)
3. [ 1:05 Tap Turn right, or Turn left, until it's upright. ](#t=65)
4. [ 1:08 Then tap Export video. ](#t=68)
5. [ 1:10 When the export finishes, tap Share or save to Photos. ](#t=70)
6. [ 1:15 Then tap Save Video. ](#t=75)
7. [ 1:16 Quarter turns are lossless, and your video never leaves your phone. ](#t=76)
8. [ 1:21 Rotate your next video free at rotate.video. ](#t=81)

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