How to Rotate a UIImage 90 degrees?

Question

I have a UIImage that is UIImageOrientationUp (portrait) that I would like to rotate counter-clockwise by 90 degrees (to landscape). I don\'t want

Answer 1

For Swift: Here is a simple extension to UIImage:

//ImageRotation.swift

import UIKit

extension UIImage {  
    public func imageRotatedByDegrees(degrees: CGFloat, flip: Bool) -> UIImage {
        let radiansToDegrees: (CGFloat) -> CGFloat = {
            return $0 * (180.0 / CGFloat(M_PI))
        }
        let degreesToRadians: (CGFloat) -> CGFloat = {
            return $0 / 180.0 * CGFloat(M_PI)
        }

        // calculate the size of the rotated view's containing box for our drawing space
        let rotatedViewBox = UIView(frame: CGRect(origin: CGPointZero, size: size))
        let t = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(degreesToRadians(degrees));
        rotatedViewBox.transform = t
        let rotatedSize = rotatedViewBox.frame.size

        // Create the bitmap context
        UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(rotatedSize)
        let bitmap = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()

        // Move the origin to the middle of the image so we will rotate and scale around the center.
        CGContextTranslateCTM(bitmap, rotatedSize.width / 2.0, rotatedSize.height / 2.0);

        //   // Rotate the image context
        CGContextRotateCTM(bitmap, degreesToRadians(degrees));

        // Now, draw the rotated/scaled image into the context
        var yFlip: CGFloat

        if(flip){
            yFlip = CGFloat(-1.0)
        } else {
            yFlip = CGFloat(1.0)
        }

        CGContextScaleCTM(bitmap, yFlip, -1.0)
        CGContextDrawImage(bitmap, CGRectMake(-size.width / 2, -size.height / 2, size.width, size.height), CGImage)

        let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
        UIGraphicsEndImageContext()

        return newImage
    }
}

(Source)

Use it with:

rotatedPhoto = rotatedPhoto?.imageRotatedByDegrees(90, flip: false) 

The former will rotate an image and flip it if flip is set to true.

Answer 2

Rotate Image by 90 degree (clockwise/anti-clockwise direction)

Function call -

 UIImage *rotatedImage = [self rotateImage:originalImage clockwise:YES];

Implementation:

- (UIImage*)rotateImage:(UIImage*)sourceImage clockwise:(BOOL)clockwise
  {
    CGSize size = sourceImage.size;
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(CGSizeMake(size.height, size.width));
    [[UIImage imageWithCGImage:[sourceImage CGImage]
                         scale:1.0
                   orientation:clockwise ? UIImageOrientationRight : UIImageOrientationLeft]
                   drawInRect:CGRectMake(0,0,size.height ,size.width)];

   UIImage* newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
   UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

   return newImage;
  }

Answer 3

Swift 4.2 version of RawMean's answer:

extension UIImage {

func rotated(byDegrees degree: Double) -> UIImage {
    let radians = CGFloat(degree * .pi) / 180.0 as CGFloat
    let rotatedSize = self.size
    let scale = UIScreen.main.scale
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(rotatedSize, false, scale)
    let bitmap = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
    bitmap?.translateBy(x: rotatedSize.width / 2, y: rotatedSize.height / 2)
    bitmap?.rotate(by: radians)
    bitmap?.scaleBy(x: 1.0, y: -1.0)
    bitmap?.draw(
        self.cgImage!,
        in: CGRect.init(x: -self.size.width / 2, y: -self.size.height / 2 , width: self.size.width, height: self.size.height))
    let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext() // this is needed
    return newImage!
}

}

Answer 4

Check out the simple and awesome code of Hardy Macia at: cutting-scaling-and-rotating-uiimages

Just call

UIImage *rotatedImage = [originalImage imageRotatedByDegrees:90.0];

Thanks Hardy Macia!

Header:

• (UIImage *)imageAtRect:(CGRect)rect;
• (UIImage *)imageByScalingProportionallyToMinimumSize:(CGSize)targetSize;
• (UIImage *)imageByScalingProportionallyToSize:(CGSize)targetSize;
• (UIImage *)imageByScalingToSize:(CGSize)targetSize;
• (UIImage *)imageRotatedByRadians:(CGFloat)radians;
• (UIImage *)imageRotatedByDegrees:(CGFloat)degrees;

Since the link may die, here's the complete code

//
//  UIImage-Extensions.h
//
//  Created by Hardy Macia on 7/1/09.
//  Copyright 2009 Catamount Software. All rights reserved.
//
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface UIImage (CS_Extensions)
- (UIImage *)imageAtRect:(CGRect)rect;
- (UIImage *)imageByScalingProportionallyToMinimumSize:(CGSize)targetSize;
- (UIImage *)imageByScalingProportionallyToSize:(CGSize)targetSize;
- (UIImage *)imageByScalingToSize:(CGSize)targetSize;
- (UIImage *)imageRotatedByRadians:(CGFloat)radians;
- (UIImage *)imageRotatedByDegrees:(CGFloat)degrees;

@end;

//
//  UIImage-Extensions.m
//
//  Created by Hardy Macia on 7/1/09.
//  Copyright 2009 Catamount Software. All rights reserved.
//

#import "UIImage-Extensions.h"

CGFloat DegreesToRadians(CGFloat degrees) {return degrees * M_PI / 180;};
CGFloat RadiansToDegrees(CGFloat radians) {return radians * 180/M_PI;};

@implementation UIImage (CS_Extensions)

-(UIImage *)imageAtRect:(CGRect)rect
{

   CGImageRef imageRef = CGImageCreateWithImageInRect([self CGImage], rect);
   UIImage* subImage = [UIImage imageWithCGImage: imageRef];
   CGImageRelease(imageRef);

   return subImage;

}

- (UIImage *)imageByScalingProportionallyToMinimumSize:(CGSize)targetSize {

   UIImage *sourceImage = self;
   UIImage *newImage = nil;

   CGSize imageSize = sourceImage.size;
   CGFloat width = imageSize.width;
   CGFloat height = imageSize.height;

   CGFloat targetWidth = targetSize.width;
   CGFloat targetHeight = targetSize.height;

   CGFloat scaleFactor = 0.0;
   CGFloat scaledWidth = targetWidth;
   CGFloat scaledHeight = targetHeight;

   CGPoint thumbnailPoint = CGPointMake(0.0,0.0);

   if (CGSizeEqualToSize(imageSize, targetSize) == NO) {

      CGFloat widthFactor = targetWidth / width;
      CGFloat heightFactor = targetHeight / height;

      if (widthFactor > heightFactor) 
         scaleFactor = widthFactor;
      else
         scaleFactor = heightFactor;

      scaledWidth  = width * scaleFactor;
      scaledHeight = height * scaleFactor;

      // center the image

      if (widthFactor > heightFactor) {
         thumbnailPoint.y = (targetHeight - scaledHeight) * 0.5; 
      } else if (widthFactor < heightFactor) {
         thumbnailPoint.x = (targetWidth - scaledWidth) * 0.5;
      }
   }


   // this is actually the interesting part:

   UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(targetSize);

   CGRect thumbnailRect = CGRectZero;
   thumbnailRect.origin = thumbnailPoint;
   thumbnailRect.size.width  = scaledWidth;
   thumbnailRect.size.height = scaledHeight;

   [sourceImage drawInRect:thumbnailRect];

   newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
   UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

   if(newImage == nil) NSLog(@"could not scale image");


   return newImage ;
}


- (UIImage *)imageByScalingProportionallyToSize:(CGSize)targetSize {

   UIImage *sourceImage = self;
   UIImage *newImage = nil;

   CGSize imageSize = sourceImage.size;
   CGFloat width = imageSize.width;
   CGFloat height = imageSize.height;

   CGFloat targetWidth = targetSize.width;
   CGFloat targetHeight = targetSize.height;

   CGFloat scaleFactor = 0.0;
   CGFloat scaledWidth = targetWidth;
   CGFloat scaledHeight = targetHeight;

   CGPoint thumbnailPoint = CGPointMake(0.0,0.0);

   if (CGSizeEqualToSize(imageSize, targetSize) == NO) {

      CGFloat widthFactor = targetWidth / width;
      CGFloat heightFactor = targetHeight / height;

      if (widthFactor < heightFactor) 
         scaleFactor = widthFactor;
      else
         scaleFactor = heightFactor;

      scaledWidth  = width * scaleFactor;
      scaledHeight = height * scaleFactor;

      // center the image

      if (widthFactor < heightFactor) {
         thumbnailPoint.y = (targetHeight - scaledHeight) * 0.5; 
      } else if (widthFactor > heightFactor) {
         thumbnailPoint.x = (targetWidth - scaledWidth) * 0.5;
      }
   }


   // this is actually the interesting part:

   UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(targetSize);

   CGRect thumbnailRect = CGRectZero;
   thumbnailRect.origin = thumbnailPoint;
   thumbnailRect.size.width  = scaledWidth;
   thumbnailRect.size.height = scaledHeight;

   [sourceImage drawInRect:thumbnailRect];

   newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
   UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

   if(newImage == nil) NSLog(@"could not scale image");


   return newImage ;
}


- (UIImage *)imageByScalingToSize:(CGSize)targetSize {

   UIImage *sourceImage = self;
   UIImage *newImage = nil;

   //   CGSize imageSize = sourceImage.size;
   //   CGFloat width = imageSize.width;
   //   CGFloat height = imageSize.height;

   CGFloat targetWidth = targetSize.width;
   CGFloat targetHeight = targetSize.height;

   //   CGFloat scaleFactor = 0.0;
   CGFloat scaledWidth = targetWidth;
   CGFloat scaledHeight = targetHeight;

   CGPoint thumbnailPoint = CGPointMake(0.0,0.0);

   // this is actually the interesting part:

   UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(targetSize);

   CGRect thumbnailRect = CGRectZero;
   thumbnailRect.origin = thumbnailPoint;
   thumbnailRect.size.width  = scaledWidth;
   thumbnailRect.size.height = scaledHeight;

   [sourceImage drawInRect:thumbnailRect];

   newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
   UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

   if(newImage == nil) NSLog(@"could not scale image");


   return newImage ;
}


- (UIImage *)imageRotatedByRadians:(CGFloat)radians
{
   return [self imageRotatedByDegrees:RadiansToDegrees(radians)];
}

- (UIImage *)imageRotatedByDegrees:(CGFloat)degrees 
{   
   // calculate the size of the rotated view's containing box for our drawing space
   UIView *rotatedViewBox = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0,0,self.size.width, self.size.height)];
   CGAffineTransform t = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(DegreesToRadians(degrees));
   rotatedViewBox.transform = t;
   CGSize rotatedSize = rotatedViewBox.frame.size;
   [rotatedViewBox release];

   // Create the bitmap context
   UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(rotatedSize);
   CGContextRef bitmap = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();

   // Move the origin to the middle of the image so we will rotate and scale around the center.
   CGContextTranslateCTM(bitmap, rotatedSize.width/2, rotatedSize.height/2);

   //   // Rotate the image context
   CGContextRotateCTM(bitmap, DegreesToRadians(degrees));

   // Now, draw the rotated/scaled image into the context
   CGContextScaleCTM(bitmap, 1.0, -1.0);
   CGContextDrawImage(bitmap, CGRectMake(-self.size.width / 2, -self.size.height / 2, self.size.width, self.size.height), [self CGImage]);

   UIImage *newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
   UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
   return newImage;

}

@end;

Answer 5

What about something like:

static inline double radians (double degrees) {return degrees * M_PI/180;}
UIImage* rotate(UIImage* src, UIImageOrientation orientation)
{
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(src.size);

    CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();

    if (orientation == UIImageOrientationRight) {
        CGContextRotateCTM (context, radians(90));
    } else if (orientation == UIImageOrientationLeft) {
        CGContextRotateCTM (context, radians(-90));
    } else if (orientation == UIImageOrientationDown) {
        // NOTHING
    } else if (orientation == UIImageOrientationUp) {
        CGContextRotateCTM (context, radians(90));
    }

    [src drawAtPoint:CGPointMake(0, 0)];

    UIImage *image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
    UIGraphicsEndImageContext();
    return image;
}

Answer 6

Here is a Swift extension to UIImage that rotates the image by any arbitrary angle. Use it like this: let rotatedImage = image.rotated(byDegrees: degree). I used the Objective-C code in one of the other answers and removed a few lines that we incorrect (rotated box stuff) and turned it into an extension for UIImage.

extension UIImage {

func rotate(byDegrees degree: Double) -> UIImage {
    let radians = CGFloat(degree*M_PI)/180.0 as CGFloat
    let rotatedSize = self.size
    let scale = UIScreen.mainScreen().scale
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(rotatedSize, false, scale)
    let bitmap = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext()
    CGContextTranslateCTM(bitmap, rotatedSize.width / 2, rotatedSize.height / 2);
    CGContextRotateCTM(bitmap, radians);
    CGContextScaleCTM(bitmap, 1.0, -1.0);
    CGContextDrawImage(bitmap, CGRectMake(-self.size.width / 2, -self.size.height / 2 , self.size.width, self.size.height), self.CGImage );
    let newImage = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext()

    return newImage
}
}