Flip Image FREE | Mirror Photos Horizontally or Vertically Online

Flip any JPG, PNG, or WebP image horizontally (left-right mirror) or vertically (upside-down mirror) in one click. Apply both flips simultaneously if needed. Preview the result instantly and download. Your image never leaves your device.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A horizontal flip mirrors the image left-to-right, as if reflecting it in a vertical mirror. This is also called a horizontal mirror. A vertical flip mirrors the image top-to-bottom, as if reflecting it in a horizontal mirror on the floor. These operations can be applied independently or simultaneously. Two horizontal flips return the image to its original state.

This tool handles flipping only. For combined flip-and-rotate operations, first flip the image using this tool, download the result, then upload it to the Rotate Image tool. This two-step process gives you complete control over both operations independently.

Common reasons include: correcting selfie camera mirror effect (selfies are captured as mirror images by front-facing cameras), correcting scanned film negatives or slides, creating symmetrical design elements, fixing text that was accidentally written backwards, creating a matched pair of mirrored illustrations or icons, and correcting images from cameras that do not handle lens orientation correctly. Horizontal flip is significantly more common than vertical flip in everyday use.

This tool re-encodes the canvas as a new image, so EXIF metadata from the original file is not preserved in the output. The new file has no EXIF orientation flag, meaning the pixel data itself is in the correct orientation. This is actually desirable and it prevents downstream applications from applying unexpected auto-rotation based on stale EXIF metadata.

Yes. Select PNG output format. The HTML canvas used for the flip operation preserves the alpha channel (transparency) of PNG images. Selecting JPG output would add a white background to any transparent areas. Always use PNG output when preserving transparency is important.

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Free Image Flip Tool Online and Mirror Photos Horizontally or Vertically Instantly

Flipping images is a fundamental image manipulation that appears across photography, graphic design, web development, document digitisation, and creative arts. The most common use case is correcting the mirror effect inherent in selfie photography and front-facing smartphone cameras capture a mirror image of the subject, and many apps display and save this mirrored version, resulting in photographs where text on clothing, tattoos, and directional elements like hairstyles appear backwards. The Image Flip tool on OneDocPDF corrects this in a single checkbox click with immediate canvas preview.

Horizontal flip (left-right mirror) and vertical flip (top-bottom mirror) serve distinctly different purposes. Horizontal flip is used for: correcting mirrored selfies, creating symmetrical logos from single-side artwork, producing matched left-right icon pairs, fixing scanned film strips, and recomposing images to change the direction a subject faces within a layout. Vertical flip is used for: correcting upside-down images, creating reflection effects in composite graphics, and rotating documents scanned incorrectly. Applying both simultaneously produces a 180-degree rotation equivalent and though our dedicated Rotate Image tool handles this more directly.

For graphic designers, mirrored image pairs are a common technique for creating balanced symmetrical layouts. Creating a left-facing version from a right-facing character, animal, or icon using horizontal flip saves significant redrawing time and ensures perfect proportional consistency. Architectural plans often need to be mirrored to show reflected floor plans. Product photography sometimes requires a mirrored version of a product shot to fit a specific page layout direction. The flip tool handles all these use cases instantly.

The canvas-based flip approach preserves full image quality when PNG output is selected, since PNG encoding is lossless. For transparent images and logos, icons, product cutouts, and any PNG with an alpha channel and selecting PNG output preserves the transparency perfectly through the flip operation. JPEG output adds a white fill to transparent areas and applies lossy compression, which is suitable for photographs but not for graphics that require clean transparent backgrounds.

Complete your image editing toolkit with our full range of free tools: Rotate Image for 90/180/270 degree rotation, Crop Image to trim to a specific region, Resize Image for dimension control, Add Text to Image for annotations, and Watermark Image for branding. All tools are free on OneDocPDF and private, browser-based, no account needed.