# Image rotation Rotate images by arbitrary angles or by multiples of 90 degrees. ## Topics ### Rotating 8-bit-per-channel buffers by any angle [`func vImageRotate_Planar8(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafeMutableRawPointer!, Float, Pixel_8, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate_Planar8(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates an 8-bit planar image by any angle, which you specify in radians. [`func vImageRotate_ARGB8888(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafeMutableRawPointer!, Float, UnsafePointer!, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate_ARGB8888(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by any angle, which you specify in radians. ### Rotating 16-bit-per-channel buffers by any angle [`func vImageRotate_Planar16F(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafeMutableRawPointer!, Float, Pixel_16F, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate_Planar16F(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a floating-point 16-bit planar image by any angle, which you specify in radians. [`func vImageRotate_CbCr16F(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafeMutableRawPointer!, Float, UnsafePointer!, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate_CbCr16F(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a floating-point 16-bit-per-channel, 2-channel interleaved image by any angle, which you specify in radians. [`func vImageRotate_ARGB16U(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafeMutableRawPointer!, Float, UnsafePointer!, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate_ARGB16U(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates an unsigned 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by any angle, which you specify in radians. [`func vImageRotate_ARGB16S(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafeMutableRawPointer!, Float, UnsafePointer!, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate_ARGB16S(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a signed 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by any angle, which you specify in radians. [`func vImageRotate_ARGB16F(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafeMutableRawPointer!, Float, UnsafePointer!, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate_ARGB16F(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a floating-point 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by any angle, which you specify in radians. ### Rotating 32-bit-per-channel buffers by any angle [`func vImageRotate_PlanarF(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafeMutableRawPointer!, Float, Pixel_F, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate_PlanarF(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a 32-bit planar image by any angle, which you specify in radians. [`func vImageRotate_ARGBFFFF(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UnsafeMutableRawPointer!, Float, UnsafePointer!, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate_ARGBFFFF(_:_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a 32-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by any angle, which you specify in radians. ### Rotating 8-bit-per-channel buffers by multiples of 90° [`func vImageRotate90_Planar8(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, Pixel_8, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_Planar8(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates an 8-bit planar image by a multiple of 90°. [`func vImageRotate90_ARGB8888(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_ARGB8888(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates an 8-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by a multiple of 90°. ### Rotating 16-bit-per-channel buffers by multiples of 90° [`func vImageRotate90_Planar16U(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, Pixel_16U, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_Planar16U(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates an unsigned 16-bit planar image by a multiple of 90°. [`func vImageRotate90_Planar16F(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, Pixel_16F, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_Planar16F(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a floating-point 16-bit planar image by a multiple of 90°. [`func vImageRotate90_CbCr16F(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, UnsafePointer!, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_CbCr16F(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a floating-point 16-bit-per-channel, 2-channel interleaved image by a multiple of 90°. [`func vImageRotate90_ARGB16U(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_ARGB16U(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates an unsigned 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by a multiple of 90°. [`func vImageRotate90_ARGB16S(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_ARGB16S(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a signed 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by a multiple of 90°. [`func vImageRotate90_ARGB16F(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, UnsafePointer!, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_ARGB16F(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a floating-point 16-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by a multiple of 90°. ### Rotating 32-bit-per-channel buffers by multiples of 90° [`func vImageRotate90_PlanarF(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, Pixel_F, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_PlanarF(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a 32-bit planar image by a multiple of 90°. [`func vImageRotate90_ARGBFFFF(UnsafePointer, UnsafePointer, UInt8, UnsafePointer, vImage_Flags) -> vImage_Error`](/documentation/Accelerate/vImageRotate90_ARGBFFFF(_:_:_:_:_:)) Rotates a 32-bit-per-channel, 4-channel interleaved image by a multiple of 90°. ### Specifying the angle of a multiple of 90° rotation --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. 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