Is a flipped image the same as a rotated one?
No. A 180° rotation turns the image upside down but text still reads left to right (just inverted). A vertical flip mirrors it, so text reads backwards and upside down.
Free tool · runs in your browser
Flip Image
Mirror an image horizontally or flip it vertically. Free, no sign-up, and your image never leaves your device.
Flipping an image reflects it across a line through its center. A horizontal flip swaps left and right and produces a mirror image — exactly what you see in a mirror. A vertical flip swaps top and bottom. Unlike rotating, flipping reverses the picture, so any text in it reads backwards afterwards. This tool does both, instantly, without changing a single pixel’s color.
How to flip or mirror an image
- 1
Add your image
Choose a file, drop it on the box, or paste a screenshot.
- 2
Pick the direction
Horizontal makes a mirror image. Vertical turns it upside down as a reflection. Both does the two at once.
- 3
Download
The file keeps its original format and size.
Why selfies look “wrong” — and how flipping fixes it
You know your face from the mirror, which shows it flipped. A normal photo shows it the way others see you, and that unfamiliar version often looks slightly off. Many phones mirror the front camera preview but save the photo unmirrored, or the other way round. Flipping the image horizontally switches between the two versions.
Practical uses
A flip is a one-click fix for a surprising number of jobs:
- Making a subject face into a layout — a person looking off the edge of a slide feels awkward.
- Preparing iron-on transfers and T-shirt prints, which must be printed mirrored.
- Creating symmetric designs and reflections by placing an image next to its flipped copy (the merge tool does this).
- Correcting scans and webcam captures that came out mirrored.
Watch out for text
Signs, logos, shirts and screens inside a photo will read backwards after a horizontal flip. If the flipped composition is what you want but the text must stay readable, flip the image first and then fix the wording with the editor.
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Need to change the text in an image?
Flipped a photo and now a sign or label in it reads backwards? Open it in the editor, click the mirrored text and type it the right way round. Imagelier erases the old words, rebuilds the background and sets the new text at the original size, weight and color — no Photoshop needed.
Questions
Does flipping lose quality?
No pixels are recalculated — they are only moved. PNG output is identical in quality; JPG and WebP are re-saved at high quality (92).
Can I flip several images at once?
One at a time. Each flip takes about a second, and the file name gets a “-flipped” suffix so the originals are never overwritten.
Is my image uploaded?
No. Flipping happens in your browser on your device.
Updated October 3, 2026 · Written by the Imagelier team