diff --git a/.changeset/modern-ties-enjoy.md b/.changeset/modern-ties-enjoy.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e13ebb75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/modern-ties-enjoy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'xstate-viz-app': minor
+---
+
+Add a feature to change orientation of the visualizer
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index cfffc708..b301f7c9 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { useInterpretCanvas } from './useInterpretCanvas';
 import router, { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { parseEmbedQuery, withoutEmbedQueryParams } from './utils';
 import { registryLinks } from './registryLinks';
+import { VizOrientationProvider } from './visualizerOrientationContext';
 
 const defaultHeadProps = {
   title: 'XState Visualizer',
@@ -131,23 +132,20 @@ function App({ isEmbedded = false }: { isEmbedded?: boolean }) {
           <EditorThemeProvider>
             <PaletteProvider value={paletteService}>
               <SimulationProvider value={simService}>
-                <Box
-                  data-testid="app"
-                  data-viz-theme="dark"
-                  as="main"
-                  display="grid"
-                  gridTemplateColumns="1fr auto"
-                  gridTemplateAreas={`"${getGridArea(embed)}"`}
-                  height="100vh"
-                >
-                  {!(embed?.isEmbedded && embed.mode === EmbedMode.Panels) && (
-                    <CanvasProvider value={canvasService}>
-                      <CanvasView />
-                    </CanvasProvider>
-                  )}
-                  <PanelsView />
-                  <MachineNameChooserModal />
-                </Box>
+                <VizOrientationProvider embed={embed}>
+                  <>
+                    {!(
+                      embed?.isEmbedded && embed.mode === EmbedMode.Panels
+                    ) && (
+                      <CanvasProvider value={canvasService}>
+                        <CanvasView />
+                      </CanvasProvider>
+                    )}
+                    <PanelsView />
+
+                    <MachineNameChooserModal />
+                  </>
+                </VizOrientationProvider>
               </SimulationProvider>
             </PaletteProvider>
           </EditorThemeProvider>
diff --git a/src/PanelsView.tsx b/src/PanelsView.tsx
index 9770c26e..7cfd9550 100644
--- a/src/PanelsView.tsx
+++ b/src/PanelsView.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ import { SpinnerWithText } from './SpinnerWithText';
 import { StatePanel } from './StatePanel';
 import { EmbedMode } from './types';
 import { calculatePanelIndexByPanelName } from './utils';
+import { useVizOrientation } from './visualizerOrientationContext';
 
 export const PanelsView = (props: BoxProps) => {
   const embed = useEmbed();
   const simService = useSimulation();
+  const vizOrientation = useVizOrientation();
   const services = useSelector(simService, selectServices);
   const [sourceState, sendToSourceService] = useSourceActor();
   const [activePanelIndex, setActiveTabIndex] = useState(() =>
@@ -40,10 +42,10 @@ export const PanelsView = (props: BoxProps) => {
     }
   }, [embed]);
 
-  return (
+  return vizOrientation.orientation === 'full' ? null : (
     <ResizableBox
       {...props}
-      gridArea="panels"
+      gridArea={vizOrientation.orientation !== 'top/bottom' ? 'panels' : ''}
       minHeight={0}
       disabled={embed?.isEmbedded && embed.mode !== EmbedMode.Full}
       hidden={embed?.isEmbedded && embed.mode === EmbedMode.Viz}
diff --git a/src/ResizableBox.tsx b/src/ResizableBox.tsx
index 497f61d2..ea98d228 100644
--- a/src/ResizableBox.tsx
+++ b/src/ResizableBox.tsx
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ import {
   PointDelta,
 } from './dragSessionTracker';
 import { Point } from './types';
+import { useVizOrientation } from './visualizerOrientationContext';
 
 const resizableModel = createModel(
   {
     ref: null as React.MutableRefObject<HTMLElement> | null,
     widthDelta: 0,
+    heightDelta: 0,
   },
   {
     events: {
@@ -51,6 +53,9 @@ const resizableMachine = resizableModel.createMachine({
             widthDelta: (ctx, e) => {
               return Math.max(0, ctx.widthDelta - e.delta.x);
             },
+            heightDelta: (ctx, e) => {
+              return Math.max(0, ctx.heightDelta - e.delta.y);
+            },
           }),
         },
         DRAG_SESSION_STOPPED: 'idle',
@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ const ResizeHandle: React.FC<{
   onChange: (width: number) => void;
 }> = ({ onChange }) => {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null!);
+  const vizOrientation = useVizOrientation();
 
   const [state] = useMachine(
     resizableMachine.withContext({
@@ -72,20 +78,27 @@ const ResizeHandle: React.FC<{
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    onChange(state.context.widthDelta);
-  }, [state.context.widthDelta, onChange]);
+    if (vizOrientation.orientation === 'top/bottom') {
+      onChange(state.context.heightDelta);
+    } else {
+      onChange(state.context.widthDelta);
+    }
+  }, [state.context.widthDelta, onChange, state.context.heightDelta]);
 
   return (
     <Box
       ref={ref}
       data-testid="resize-handle"
-      width="1"
+      width={vizOrientation.orientation === 'top/bottom' ? '100%' : '1px'}
       css={{
         position: 'absolute',
         top: 0,
         left: 0,
-        height: '100%',
-        cursor: 'ew-resize',
+        height: vizOrientation.orientation === 'top/bottom' ? '4px' : '100%',
+        cursor:
+          vizOrientation.orientation === 'top/bottom'
+            ? 'ns-resize'
+            : 'ew-resize',
         opacity: 0,
         transition: 'opacity 0.2s ease',
       }}
@@ -106,7 +119,7 @@ const ResizeHandle: React.FC<{
   );
 };
 
-interface ResizableBoxProps extends Omit<BoxProps, 'width'> {
+interface ResizableBoxProps extends Omit<BoxProps, 'width' | 'height'> {
   disabled?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -116,20 +129,33 @@ export const ResizableBox: React.FC<ResizableBoxProps> = ({
   ...props
 }) => {
   const [widthDelta, setWidthDelta] = useState(0);
+  const [heightDelta, setHeightDelta] = useState(0);
+  const vizOrientation = useVizOrientation();
+  const width =
+    vizOrientation.orientation === 'top/bottom'
+      ? '100%'
+      : `clamp(36rem, calc(36rem + ${widthDelta}px), 70vw)`;
+  const height =
+    vizOrientation.orientation === 'top/bottom'
+      ? `clamp(36rem, calc(36rem + ${heightDelta}px), 90vh)`
+      : 'auto';
+
+  const handleSizeChange = (value: number) => {
+    if (vizOrientation.orientation === 'top/bottom') {
+      setHeightDelta(value);
+    } else {
+      setWidthDelta(value);
+    }
+  };
 
   return (
     // 35rem to avoid shortcut codes breaking
     // into multiple lines
-    <Box
-      {...props}
-      style={
-        !disabled
-          ? { width: `clamp(36rem, calc(36rem + ${widthDelta}px), 70vw)` }
-          : undefined
-      }
-    >
+    <Box {...props} style={!disabled ? { width, height } : undefined}>
       {children}
-      {!disabled && <ResizeHandle onChange={(value) => setWidthDelta(value)} />}
+      {!disabled && (
+        <ResizeHandle onChange={(value) => handleSizeChange(value)} />
+      )}
     </Box>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/SettingsPanel.tsx b/src/SettingsPanel.tsx
index 2b259598..bce1a38c 100644
--- a/src/SettingsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/SettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import { ThemeName, themes } from './editor-themes';
 import { useEditorTheme } from './themeContext';
 import { useSimulationMode } from './SimulationContext';
 import { getPlatformMetaKeyLabel } from './utils';
+import {
+  OrientationType,
+  useVizOrientation,
+} from './visualizerOrientationContext';
 
 const KeyboardShortcuts = () => (
   <Box>
@@ -58,7 +62,8 @@ const KeyboardShortcuts = () => (
           <Td>
             <VStack alignItems="flex-start">
               <span>
-                <Kbd>Up</Kbd> , <Kbd>Left</Kbd> , <Kbd>Down</Kbd> , <Kbd>Right</Kbd>
+                <Kbd>Up</Kbd> , <Kbd>Left</Kbd> , <Kbd>Down</Kbd> ,{' '}
+                <Kbd>Right</Kbd>
               </span>
             </VStack>
           </Td>
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ const KeyboardShortcuts = () => (
         </Tr>
         <Tr>
           <Td>
-              <Kbd>Shift</Kbd> + <Kbd>1</Kbd>
+            <Kbd>Shift</Kbd> + <Kbd>1</Kbd>
           </Td>
           <Td>Fit to content</Td>
         </Tr>
@@ -90,6 +95,7 @@ const KeyboardShortcuts = () => (
 export const SettingsPanel: React.FC = () => {
   const editorTheme = useEditorTheme();
   const simulationMode = useSimulationMode();
+  const vizOrientation = useVizOrientation();
   return (
     <VStack paddingY="5" spacing="7" alignItems="stretch">
       {simulationMode === 'visualizing' && <KeyboardShortcuts />}
@@ -112,6 +118,22 @@ export const SettingsPanel: React.FC = () => {
           ))}
         </Select>
       </Box>
+      <Box>
+        <Heading as="h2" fontSize="l" marginBottom="5">
+          Visualizer orientation
+        </Heading>
+        <Select
+          maxWidth="fit-content"
+          defaultValue={vizOrientation.orientation}
+          onChange={(e) => {
+            const orientation = e.target.value as OrientationType;
+            vizOrientation.changeOrientation(orientation);
+          }}
+        >
+          <option value="left/right">left/right</option>
+          <option value="top/bottom">top/bottom</option>
+        </Select>
+      </Box>
     </VStack>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/visualizerOrientationContext.tsx b/src/visualizerOrientationContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d9b0e9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/visualizerOrientationContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { Box } from '@chakra-ui/react';
+import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { EmbedContext, EmbedMode } from './types';
+import { createRequiredContext } from './utils';
+
+export type OrientationType = 'top/bottom' | 'left/right' | 'full';
+
+const [VizOrientationProviderLocal, useVizOrientation] = createRequiredContext<{
+  orientation: OrientationType;
+  changeOrientation(orientation: OrientationType): void;
+}>('VisualizerOrientation');
+
+export function VizOrientationProvider({
+  children,
+  embed,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  embed: EmbedContext;
+}) {
+  const VIZ_LOCAL_KEY = 'xstate_viz_editor_orientation';
+  const vizLocalOrientation: OrientationType = window.localStorage.getItem(
+    VIZ_LOCAL_KEY,
+  ) as OrientationType;
+  const [orientation, setOrientation] = useState<OrientationType>(
+    vizLocalOrientation ?? 'left/right',
+  );
+  const contextValue = useMemo(
+    () => ({ orientation, changeOrientation: setOrientation }),
+    [orientation],
+  );
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    window.localStorage.setItem(VIZ_LOCAL_KEY, orientation);
+  }, [orientation]);
+
+  const getGridArea = (embed?: EmbedContext) => {
+    if (orientation === 'top/bottom') {
+      return '';
+    }
+
+    if (embed?.isEmbedded && embed.mode === EmbedMode.Viz) {
+      return 'canvas';
+    }
+
+    if (embed?.isEmbedded && embed.mode === EmbedMode.Panels) {
+      return 'panels';
+    }
+
+    return 'canvas panels';
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <VizOrientationProviderLocal value={contextValue}>
+      <Box
+        data-testid="app"
+        data-viz-theme="dark"
+        as="main"
+        display="grid"
+        gridTemplateColumns={
+          orientation === 'top/bottom' ? 'repeat(1, 1fr)' : '1fr auto'
+        }
+        gridTemplateRows={
+          orientation === 'top/bottom' ? 'repeat(2, 1fr)' : '1fr auto'
+        }
+        gridTemplateAreas={`"${getGridArea(embed)}"`}
+        height="100vh"
+      >
+        {children}
+      </Box>
+    </VizOrientationProviderLocal>
+  );
+}
+export { useVizOrientation };