How to flip an image
- 1 Drop your images on the box, or click browse to choose them. You can add many at once.
- 2 Choose horizontal, vertical or both, and check the preview.
- 3 Press Flip. One image downloads directly; several come in a ZIP file.
- 4 Check the new size and file size shown under each image.
Flip, mirror or rotate?
Flip and mirror mean the same thing: the picture is reflected. To turn a sideways photo upright, use Rotate Image instead. To trim edges after flipping, use Crop Image.
- Check text in the preview: a horizontal flip reverses it.
- Flip product photos so they face into the page.
- Vertical flips are rarely needed for photos; rotation is usually what you want.
Features
Live preview
See the flipped image before saving.
Three directions
Horizontal, vertical or both.
Keeps quality and format
Saves in the original format at high quality.
When to use it
Fixing selfies
Front cameras often save mirrored photos, so writing appears backwards. Flip horizontally to correct it. To turn a sideways photo, use Rotate Image.
Design and printing
Iron-on transfers and some printing need a mirrored image.
Symmetry and art
Create mirror effects for collages and posters.
Product photos
Make all products face the same way on a page.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between flip and rotate?
Flipping mirrors the image like a reflection; rotating turns it around its centre. A horizontal flip swaps left and right without turning it.
Why are my selfies mirrored?
Phones show a mirror view while you take a selfie, and some save it that way. Flipping horizontally makes text read correctly.
Does flipping reduce quality?
PNG images keep full quality. JPG and WebP are saved at high quality, so the change is not visible.
Can I flip many images at once?
Yes. All images in the list are flipped the same way.
How do I flip upside down?
Choose Vertically. To turn a photo upside down without mirroring, rotate it 180 degrees instead.
Is the original file changed?
No. A new flipped copy is downloaded; your original stays untouched.
Can I flip a PNG with transparency?
Yes. Transparency is kept.
Will flipping a photo with text make the text backwards?
Yes. A horizontal flip mirrors everything, including text. That is useful for fixing selfies, but avoid it for photos where text should read normally.
Can I flip a photo on my phone?
Yes. Open the page in your phone's browser, add the photo, choose the direction and save the flipped copy to your gallery.
Does a flipped photo keep its quality?
Yes. The pixels are only moved, not changed, so a PNG stays identical and a JPG is saved again at high quality with no visible difference.
Does the tool upload my pictures?
No. The flip happens inside your browser, and the mirrored copy is saved directly to your device, so nothing is shared.
How this tool works. These image tools run entirely in your browser using the Canvas API built into every modern browser, the open-source libheif decoder for iPhone HEIC photos and Tesseract, a widely used open-source OCR engine, for reading text. Each tool is tested with real phone photos, screenshots and scans before it goes live, and nothing you open is sent to a server.
Built and reviewed by Hamza Farooq, founder and lead developer
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