Flip or mirror an image
Mirroring is the one transform that costs nothing in quality: the pixels are reordered, never resampled. Use it to un-mirror a front-camera selfie, correct a scan fed in the wrong way round, or produce a matching pair of images facing each other. Up to 100 files at once.
How to use the Flip Image
- Add one or many images.
- Choose horizontal to mirror left-to-right, or vertical to mirror top-to-bottom.
- Click Flip. The dimensions stay exactly the same.
- Download the flipped images individually or as a ZIP.
Flip is not rotate
People often reach for one when they need the other. A rotation turns the image around its centre and keeps the scene the right way round; a flip produces a mirror image, so text reads backwards and anything asymmetric — a parting in someone's hair, a watch on the left wrist, a logo on a shirt — is reversed. There is one place the two meet: flipping both horizontally and vertically gives exactly the same result as rotating 180 degrees. That is why the third option here is labelled as such.
The common reasons to flip
- Selfies. Most phones show you a live mirror while you frame the shot, and some save the mirrored version. Text on clothing or in the background reads backwards. A horizontal flip fixes it.
- Scans and photos of documents. A page scanned face-up on a transparency unit, or shot through the back of a sheet, comes out mirrored.
- Design symmetry. Arrows, silhouettes and people in a layout often need to face inwards towards the content; flipping a copy gives you a matched pair.
- Transfers and stencils. Iron-on transfers, screen printing films and vinyl cut from the reverse all need mirrored artwork.
Quality: genuinely lossless geometry
Flipping maps every pixel to another exact pixel position — there is no interpolation, no blending and no dimension change. The only quality consideration is the re-encode: a JPG has to be compressed again when it is saved, which costs a small amount. PNG and WebP inputs are written back as PNG and WebP, and PNG output is bit-for-bit lossless. If you are flipping a JPG you will care about, do it once rather than several times.
Check for mirrored text before you publish
The easiest mistake to make is flipping an image that contains writing — a street sign, a book cover, a number plate, a watermark — and not noticing. Scan the result for any lettering before you use it. Numbers, clock faces and anything with a left-to-right reading order are the usual giveaways.
Metadata
The output is written from decoded pixels, so EXIF, GPS coordinates and colour profiles are not carried over. Dimensions, however, are identical to the original.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between flipping and rotating?
Rotating turns the image; flipping mirrors it, so text reads backwards. Flipping horizontally and vertically together is identical to a 180 degree rotation.
Does flipping reduce quality?
The geometry is lossless. Only the re-encode costs anything, and only for JPG output; PNG and WebP are written losslessly or near-losslessly.
Can I flip several photos at once?
Yes, up to 100 in one run, all with the same direction. Download them individually or as a ZIP.
Will the image dimensions change?
No. Width and height are exactly the same as the original.
Privacy
This tool runs entirely inside your browser using WebAssembly and the Canvas/File APIs. Your files are never uploaded to ToolFlint or any third party; you can verify this in your browser's network tab or by switching to airplane mode after the page loads. Read how we process files.
Last updated 2026-09-23.