Rotate a Video Online
To rotate a video online, upload the sideways clip, pick 90° clockwise, 180°, or 90° counter-clockwise, and download it playing the right way up. The fix is permanent — the rotation is written into the file, not just a display hint some players ignore.
Sideways videos usually come from phones: the camera fires before the auto-rotate sensor catches up, or a player disregards the orientation flag the phone recorded. Either way the footage itself is fine — it just needs to be physically turned once so every player and platform agrees on which way is up.
How it works
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Upload the sideways video
Add the clip that plays rotated — phone footage, an old camera file, or an import that lost its orientation. Files up to 500 MB are accepted.
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Choose the rotation
Pick 90° clockwise or 90° counter-clockwise for a sideways clip, or 180° for one that is fully upside down. One of the three always solves it.
- 3
Download the upright clip
Process and save the corrected file. The rotation is baked in, so the video now plays upright in every app, player, and platform without exception.
Why use Video-Matic
All three fixes covered
90° CW, 180°, and 90° CCW handle every wrong orientation a phone or camera can produce.
Permanent, not a flag
The pixels are actually rotated, so the fix holds even in players that ignore metadata orientation hints.
One-minute job
Upload, one click, download — rotating is among the fastest fixes in the toolkit.
Nothing retained
Original and rotated files are wiped from EU-hosted servers within 24 hours automatically.
Frequently asked questions
Why does my phone video play sideways on my computer?›
Phones record orientation as a metadata flag rather than physically rotating the pixels, and some desktop players and websites ignore that flag. Rotating the file here turns the actual image data, so the clip displays correctly everywhere regardless of how the player handles metadata.
Which direction should I rotate my video?›
If the top of the picture points right, rotate 90° counter-clockwise; if it points left, rotate 90° clockwise; if the image is upside down, choose 180°. If you guess wrong, just run the corrected file through again with the other option.
Does rotating a video cost anything?›
Rotation costs 1 credit per video, and the 3 free credits included at signup mean you can fix three clips at no charge. If you have a whole folder of sideways footage, one-time credit packs on the pricing page top you up without a subscription.
Is my footage safe while it is being rotated?›
Yes — processing happens on servers hosted in Paris, in the EU, and both your upload and the rotated result are deleted automatically within 24 hours. Downloads are only accessible through your authenticated session.