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You could technically do this manually using the X and Y axis as a reference, but an easier way would be to simply click the Readjust button in the Rotate menu:Ĭlicking that button will place the rotation center directly in the middle of the image, as it was previously. Let’s say you’ve changed the rotation center of the image and you’d like to place the rotation center back in the middle of the image. Once moved, your image will rotate around that axis: You can change the rotation point of your image by simply clicking and dragging that rotation center elsewhere. This is because that is where the rotation center - represented as a circular crosshair - is placed by default: The black arrow points out the rotation point of the image. When rotating your image, you may notice that by default the image rotates around the center. Once you are finished rotating your image, simply press the Enter key on your keyboard to finalize the changes. You can see exactly how many degrees your image is being rotated by (in real time too) by referencing the Rotate menu in the top-right corner of the screen. If you hold Shift while rotating then the image will only rotate in 15 degree increments: The image will rotate in such a way that it follows your hand movement: Click and drag to freehand rotate your image. Once you’ve enabled the Rotate Tool, you can rotate your image in a freehand motion by simply clicking and dragging anywhere on the canvas. The benefit of using this method is that it provides for more granular control over how you rotate an image in GIMP. The second way in which you can rotate an image in GIMP is by using the Rotate Tool, which can be accessed in your tools menu, or you access it by pressing Shift + R on your keyboard. If you need to rotate your image freehand, or using a specific number of degrees, then proceed to options 2 or 3.

Using this method you will only be able to rotate your image in 90 or 180 increments.If you just want to rotate in individual layer then it is recommended to use options 2 or 3.

This method will rotate the entire image - including the canvas and all of its layers.

Whenever you rotate an image in GIMP via the menu system there are a few conditions that you should be mindful of: This is essentially a shortcut to the Rotate Tool, which we’ll be utilizing in the next two options, so you can disregard that for now. However, you will also see another option labeled “ Arbitrary Rotation“. Within the transform submenu you should see various options for rotating your image:Įach of these are fairly straightforward in what they do. Image > Transform You can quickly rotate an image via the menu system.