How to Rotate MOV Videos on Windows and Mac

MOV file format is a computer file format natively used by the Apple QuickTime application, it’s one of the not many video formats that allow more than one track in the video. Beyond QuickTime, MOV is widely used for social media sharing, owing to the good compatibility with most web media players and extensive support for advanced video codecs.

As we’re seeing ample MOV videos, shot or downloaded, stored on our PC, it would be great if we can find a way to edit them for better social media sharing. Thus in this post, I’ll introduce the free and easy ways to rotate MOV video files on Windows 10/11 and Mac PC.

Learn more: How to Rotate MP4 Videos, How to Rotate a YouTube Video, MOV vs MP4

1. How to Rotate MOV Videos on Windows 10 and 11

FilmForth is one of the top must-haves for users looking to edit their videos without cost, it offers a variety of video editing options while keeping everything as simple as possible. With FilmForth, you can easily rotate videos, trim/crop videos, adjust video volume, change video background, and more.

To get started, you can quickly get FilmForth from Microsoft store with the button below, FilmForth is compatible with both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Step 1. FilmForth Quick Tools to Rotate MOV Videos

When FilmForth is fully installed, launch FilmForth from the Windows start menu. The left Quick Tools column offers a handy shortcut to rotate videos, click on the Rotate Video button from the Quick Tools section.

Step 2. Import the MOV Video into FilmForth Program

To import MOV videos into the program, click Select a Video File from the pop-up dialog, then select to import the MOV video from your PC local storage. Aside from MOV, FilmForth supports most industry-standard video/image/audio formats including MP4, WebM, JPEG, MP3, etc.

Step 3. Rotate MOV Video on Windows

To rotate a MOV video, click on the buttons from the bottom of the video rotating interface. You can click the corresponding buttons to rotate MOV videos left by 90 degrees, rotate right by 90 degrees, flip horizontally or flip vertically. Press the play button so you can preview your video from the upper screen.

Step 4. Export Video on Windows

When ready, click Save Video button, then customize parameters for your MOV videos, and then define a destination path to export the rotated MOV video.

2. How to Rotate MOV Videos on Mac

To rotate MOV video on Mac, the quickest and simplest method is to use QuickTime player on your Mac computer. QuickTime is an extensible multimedia player available on your Mac computer.

1. First, open your MOV video with QuickTime. If QuickTime is not the default video player for your Mac computer, you have to manually open the MOV video you intend to rotate with QuickTime player. To do so, right-click on the MOV video and select, Open with, then QuickTime.
2. Go to the upper-right side of the QuickTime player interface, and click on the Edit tab.
3. From the drop-down list, click on the corresponding options to rotate your MOV videos left/right or flip horizontally or vertically.
4. Now that the MOV video is already rotated, click on the File tab from the menubar, then click Export as and select the preferred resolution.
5. Name your video file, define the destination path and choose a video format, then click Save to save your rotated MOV video.

After All

MOV is a preferable video format nowadays, and a good fit for social media sharing and YouTube uploading, I’ll be glad to know you’ve acquired basic editing skills from this guide and have successfully rotated your MOV videos on Windows 10, Windows 11, or Mac. If you still have any questions on rotating MOV videos, don’t hesitate to drop us a line!