How it works
The Image Flip tool mirrors any image horizontally (left-right) or vertically (top-bottom) with a single click, entirely in your browser. No account, no upload, no wait.
Horizontal flip (mirror) is the most common operation: UI mockup screenshots are often taken from a left-leaning perspective and need to be flipped for symmetrical layout review. Selfie cameras on smartphones produce mirror images — apps like Instagram un-mirror them by default, but other workflows may not. Product images sometimes need to face a specific direction for a layout. Logos need to be in both left-facing and right-facing versions.
Vertical flip (upside down) is used in print and publication workflows where the physical printing process inverts the image, in creative photography, and in generating mirrored reflection effects.
How to use it: upload your image. Click "Flip Horizontal" or "Flip Vertical". The result is shown instantly. Download as JPG, PNG, or WebP.
Combining flips: applying both horizontal and vertical flip produces a 180° rotation — identical to the Image Rotate tool's 180° option. The operations are non-destructive — flip once to mirror, flip again to restore.
Canvas implementation: the flip is implemented using the Canvas drawImage transform (ctx.scale(-1, 1) for horizontal, ctx.scale(1, -1) for vertical) rather than pixel-by-pixel swapping — this produces exact results with no interpolation artifacts.
Privacy: the flip is a zero-upload, in-browser operation. Your original image file is unchanged.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Front-facing (selfie) cameras mirror the preview to feel natural — like looking in a mirror. Most phones un-mirror photos when saving, but some apps and older devices save the mirror image. Horizontal flip corrects this, making the selfie match how others see you rather than how you see yourself in a mirror.
- No. Rotating 180° spins the image upside down but does not mirror it. Horizontal flip mirrors left-to-right. Vertical flip mirrors top-to-bottom. Applying both horizontal AND vertical flip is equivalent to rotating 180°.
- No. The flip is a geometric transformation applied to the canvas — the same pixel data is rearranged, not recompressed. For PNG output, the file size is identical. For JPG, it may differ by 1–3% due to the JPEG DCT block rearrangement, but this is negligible.
- Not with this tool — it flips the entire canvas. For partial flips, crop the region, flip it, then composite back using design software. Full-canvas flip is the most common need and what this tool is optimized for.