[Feature]: Rotate plate / photo in UI #10

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2026-10-04T16:29:11Z

tcurtiss commented

2026-10-04 16:29:11 +00:00

What problem would this solve?

Sometimes the images I upload show up as rotated by 90 degrees in the Ditto UI.

It'd be nice if there was a "Rotate" option to make the view of the image properly oriented

What would you like to see?

A rotate option, or for Ditto to present the image in its original orientation

Anything you have tried or considered?

No response

Which part of Ditto?

Item identification

### What problem would this solve? Sometimes the images I upload show up as rotated by 90 degrees in the Ditto UI. It'd be nice if there was a "Rotate" option to make the view of the image properly oriented ### What would you like to see? A rotate option, or for Ditto to present the image in its original orientation ### Anything you have tried or considered? _No response_ ### Which part of Ditto? Item identification

tcurtiss added the enhancement label 2026-10-04 16:29:11 +00:00

drwily commented

2026-10-10 17:52:19 +00:00

Partly fixed; the fix goes live with the next deploy.

Cause: phones often save a photo sideways and add a note in the file saying "rotate this 90 degrees". Ditto was throwing that note away when it converted the photo, so the picture showed sideways.

Fix: new uploads are now turned upright using that note, for the main photo, thumbnails and identification.

Not fixed yet: photos already uploaded lost that note when they were converted, so they cannot be straightened automatically. Those need a Rotate button, which is not built yet.

Partly fixed; the fix goes live with the next deploy. **Cause:** phones often save a photo sideways and add a note in the file saying "rotate this 90 degrees". Ditto was throwing that note away when it converted the photo, so the picture showed sideways. **Fix:** new uploads are now turned upright using that note, for the main photo, thumbnails and identification. **Not fixed yet:** photos already uploaded lost that note when they were converted, so they cannot be straightened automatically. Those need a Rotate button, which is not built yet.

drwily commented

2026-10-10 18:12:26 +00:00

Update: the Rotate button is built too and ships in the same deploy. Each photo (the main one and any extra photo of the item) gets a "Rotate" button that turns it a quarter turn clockwise per click, so the photos that were already uploaded sideways can be straightened.

drwily commented

2026-10-10 19:32:27 +00:00

@tcurtiss this is now live in Ditto v0.13.40. Could you give it a try and close the issue if it works for you (or tell us what is still off)?

drwily added the resolved label 2026-10-10 19:32:27 +00:00

tcurtiss was assigned by drwily

2026-10-10 19:32:28 +00:00

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Reference: drwily/ditto-bugs#10