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Flip an image

Mirror a picture left to right or flip it upside down without losing any sharpness; the image is flipped in your browser and never uploaded.

Drop an image to flipMirror it left to right or upside down · JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC… · or paste with Ctrl+V
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How to use Flip image

  1. 1

    Open the picture

    Drop, browse or paste one JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC or GIF image of up to 25 MB.

  2. 2

    Mirror or turn it over

    Press Mirror to swap left and right, or Upside down to flip it top to bottom. Press again to undo; the line under the buttons says whether the picture is mirrored.

  3. 3

    Crop or rotate if needed

    The same editor also turns the image 90°, straightens it and crops it, all in one export.

  4. 4

    Download

    Save name-flipped.jpg (or PNG, WebP, AVIF) at the original size, or copy it to the clipboard on a computer.

Limits and Pro

One image at a time, up to 25 MB, flipped at full resolution with no watermark.

Pro opens images of up to 4 GB. See Pro

About Flip image

Flipping an image creates its mirror copy. A horizontal flip swaps left and right, as if you held the picture up to a mirror; a vertical flip swaps top and bottom, like a reflection in still water. Neither changes the size of the image or blends any pixels: each pixel simply moves to the opposite side, so the flipped copy is exactly as sharp as the original and has the same width and height.

The most common reason is a selfie. Front cameras often save the preview the way you saw it on screen, so text on a T-shirt or a sign reads backwards; one press of Mirror fixes it. Designers flip product photos so a person or object faces into the page instead of out of it, illustrators check a drawing's proportions by viewing it mirrored, and people preparing iron-on transfers or T-shirt prints mirror the design so it reads correctly after pressing. A vertical flip is useful for reflections, for scans placed upside down on the glass and for creative symmetry.

Mirroring isn't the same as rotating by 180°: a turned photo keeps writing readable when you hold it upside down, a flipped one doesn't. Combine both with the rotate buttons for any of the eight orientations. The file is encoded again in the format you pick, without the original EXIF data. This page edits one picture at a time; to apply a mirror effect to a whole batch you would need to open each image in turn.

Privacy

The image is flipped on a canvas inside your browser tab and encoded by WebAssembly codecs in a Web Worker on your device. It isn't uploaded and nothing is kept once you close the page.

Features

Mirror or upside down

Horizontal and vertical flips in one click, without resampling.

Combine with rotation

Reach any of the eight orientations with flips and 90° turns.

Crop in the same step

Aspect ratios, exact pixels and straightening are right there.

Same size and sharpness

The flipped image keeps the original width, height and detail.

Flip image: frequently asked questions

How do I fix a mirrored selfie?
Open the selfie and press Mirror once. The writing on clothes, signs or a book in the photo will read the right way round again, and your face will look the way other people see it rather than the way you see it in a mirror. Download the result; it has the same dimensions as the original photo.
What is the difference between flipping and rotating?
Rotating turns the whole picture around its centre, so nothing is reversed: a word stays readable when you turn your head. Flipping mirrors it, so the same word appears backwards. Turning a photo by 180° and flipping it upside down look similar at first glance, but only the rotation keeps left and right in their original order.
Does flipping an image lose quality?
The flip itself is lossless, because pixels are only moved, never blended. Quality can only change when the file is saved: PNG keeps it exactly, while JPG, WebP and AVIF are compressed again at the quality you choose, 90 by default. Camera metadata such as the location isn't copied, and the photo's orientation tag is applied first, so it won't appear sideways.
How do I mirror an image for an iron-on transfer?
Press Mirror so the design is reversed left to right, then download it as PNG to keep sharp edges and print it on the transfer paper. When the transfer is ironed face down onto the fabric, it reverses again and reads correctly. Check the size in the export panel so the print matches what the shirt or mug needs.
Can I flip and crop the image at the same time?
Yes. This page opens the full crop and rotate editor with the flip buttons placed first. After mirroring, pick an aspect ratio, drag the crop box or straighten the horizon; everything is applied together in a single export, so the picture is encoded only once. The output format can be JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF.

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