# Image Auto Orient

Rotate a photo upright using its EXIF orientation tag. Cameras and phones often store pictures sideways and only record how they should be shown, so some apps, websites and upload forms display them rotated or mirrored. This tool reads the tag, applies the matching rotation or flip to the pixels and returns a PNG without the tag, so the picture appears upright everywhere it goes.

## Frequently asked questions

### Why does my photo appear sideways in some apps?

Many cameras save the pixels in the sensor orientation and add an EXIF orientation tag that says how to rotate them for display. Apps that ignore the tag show the raw pixels, which look sideways or upside down. Applying the tag to the pixels fixes that everywhere.

### What does auto orient actually do?

The tool reads the EXIF orientation value from 1 to 8 and applies the matching rotation by 90, 180 or 270 degrees, with a mirror where the value requires one. The result is saved without the tag, so every viewer shows the same upright image.

### What happens if my image has no orientation tag?

Images without a tag, or with the value 1, are already upright. They are returned unchanged apart from being saved as a PNG, so you can run any photo through the tool safely.

### Which file formats contain orientation data?

Orientation tags are most common in JPEG photos from phones and cameras, and they can also appear in TIFF, WebP, PNG and AVIF files. You can upload any of these and GIF, up to 5 MB.

### Does the tool remove other metadata?

Yes. The result is a fresh PNG that contains only the pixels, so camera details, GPS coordinates and other EXIF fields are not carried over. That also makes it a quick way to strip location data before sharing a photo.

### Is the rotation lossless?

Rotations by multiples of 90 degrees and mirrors move whole pixels without resampling, and the result is a lossless PNG. The picture is not recompressed as JPEG, so no extra artifacts are added.

### Why is the output file larger than my JPEG?

PNG is lossless, so a photo saved as PNG is usually larger than the original JPEG. If you need a small file, run the result through the Image Compressor or Image Converter tool afterward.

### Can I rotate an image that has no tag?

This tool only follows the stored orientation. To turn an image by a chosen angle, use the Image Rotate tool, and to mirror it, use the Image Flip tool.

### Is there a size limit?

Uploads can be up to 5 MB. Images larger than 4000 pixels on a side are scaled to fit 4000 pixels, keeping their proportions, before the orientation is applied.

### Does this fix photos that look mirrored?

Yes. Orientation values 2, 4, 5 and 7 include a mirror, and the tool applies it along with any rotation. A selfie that a viewer showed reversed because it honored the tag differently will match in every app afterward.

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