How to Tilt & Rotate Photos on Mac
Learn how to fix upside-down or tilted photos with our tutorial on how to rotate photos.
Has the Photos app saved a picture upside down? Or, did you take a photo at a strange angle, and you'd like to tilt the photo to improve its appearance? Here's how to rotate a photo and tilt a picture in the Photos app on Mac.
Related: How to Crop Photos on Mac
Why You'll Love This Tip
- Tilt a photo to an angle that's more aesthetically pleasing.
- Rotate a photo that's been mistakenly saved upside down or sideways.
How to Tilt & Rotate Photos on Mac
Say you're editing a photo or video on a Mac and run into a problem; how do you fix a picture that is upside down? Or a photo that's sideways? How do you straighten a tilted picture? Here's how to tilt and rotate photos on a Mac. For more great photo editing tutorials, check out our free Tip of the Day.
Note: This is a different tip than how to mirror a photo.
- Open the Photos app, then open the picture you want to tilt or rotate.
- Click Edit.
- Click the Crop button, then click the dial to the right of the photo and move it up or down to tilt the image.
- Click Done to save your changes, or Revert to Original to get rid of them.
- To rotate the photo, click the Rotate icon at the top of the screen until the photo is oriented to your preference.
- Click Done when finished, or click the Rotate icon until your photo goes back to its former orientation.
Now you can rotate photos on a Mac to your heart's content! If this tip was helpful, you might also want to learn how to zoom in and out of a photo on your Mac. This will make it easier to edit small areas of pictures and videos as you work.
Leanne Hays
Leanne Hays has over a dozen years of experience writing for online publications. As a Feature Writer for iPhone Life, she has authored hundreds of how-to, Apple news, and gear review articles, as well as a comprehensive Photos App guide. Leanne holds degrees in education and science and loves troubleshooting and repair. This combination makes her a perfect fit as manager of our Ask an Expert service, which helps iPhone Life Insiders with Apple hardware and software issues.
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