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Image Flipper

Mirror an image horizontally, vertically, or both — flips can be combined. Downloads as a lossless PNG.

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Quick Answer

Upload an image and mirror it with two toggles: flip horizontal (left becomes right) and flip vertical (top becomes bottom). Use either or both — both together is the same as a 180° turn. Mirroring is not the same as rotating. The result downloads as a lossless PNG, made entirely in your browser.

What the Image Flipper Does

This mirrors an image. A horizontal flip swaps left and right, like a reflection in a mirror; a vertical flip swaps top and bottom. The two toggles can be combined, and applying both at once looks like a 180-degree rotation.

Mirroring is a reflection, not a rotation — text comes out reversed, and a flipped photo is a mirror image of the original rather than a turned one. The output keeps the same dimensions.

How It Works

Drop or pick an image. It is drawn onto a canvas in your browser.

Toggle flip horizontal or flip vertical. Internally the canvas is scaled by minus one along the chosen axis and the image redrawn, which mirrors it.

Download saves a lossless PNG with your original base name. The canvas re-encode also strips EXIF and GPS metadata.

Processing pipeline

  1. Decode locally. Your image is drawn onto a canvas in the browser — never uploaded.
  2. Choose the axes. Toggle a horizontal flip, a vertical flip, or both.
  3. Mirror on the canvas. The canvas is scaled by minus one along each chosen axis and the image is redrawn, reflecting it.
  4. Export the PNG. The mirrored canvas is saved as a lossless PNG with your original base name.

Privacy

Your image is mirrored entirely in your browser and never uploaded — there is no server.

The canvas re-encode strips all EXIF and GPS metadata, so the flipped PNG carries no camera or location tags.

No account, no stored copy; everything is gone when you close the tab.

Technical Details

FlipsHorizontal, vertical, or both
Output formatPNG (lossless)
Both axesEquals a 180° appearance
TransparencyPreserved (alpha untouched)
DimensionsUnchanged
MetadataEXIF/GPS stripped
Processing100% in-browser

Standards & references

  • Reflection (mirror) — A flip is a reflection across an axis, which reverses the image; it is geometrically different from a rotation, which turns it.
  • PNG (lossless) — Output is PNG, so mirroring adds no compression loss and the pixels are preserved exactly.

Accuracy & Limitations

Flipping is lossless: the pixels are simply rearranged by reflection and saved as PNG, with no quality change.

A flip is a mirror, not a rotation. Text and any writing in the image come out reversed, and the result is a mirror image rather than a turned one. To turn an image instead, use the image rotator.

Applying both flips at once looks identical to a 180-degree rotation, but a single horizontal or vertical flip is a reflection that no rotation can reproduce.

The dimensions stay the same and transparency is preserved, since only the pixel positions change.

Real-World Use Cases

Mirror a selfie

Flip a front-camera photo horizontally so text and layout read the right way round.

Face a subject the other way

Mirror an image so a person or object points in the opposite direction for a layout.

Create a reflection

Make a mirrored copy to build a symmetric or reflected design.

Correct a scan

Fix a document or negative that was captured back to front.

When to use it — and when not to

Good for

  • Mirroring an image left-right or top-bottom
  • Fixing a reversed selfie or scan
  • Building reflections and symmetric layouts

Not the best choice for

  • Turning an image without mirroring it — use rotate
  • Keeping text readable, since a flip reverses it
  • Cropping or resizing — this only mirrors

To turn an image in 90-degree steps without mirroring, use the image rotator; to crop or resize, use the cropper or resizer.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between flipping and rotating?
Flipping mirrors the image across an axis — a reflection — so left and right (or top and bottom) swap and text reverses. Rotating turns the image around a point. They are different operations; for turning, use the image rotator.
Can I flip both horizontally and vertically?
Yes. The two toggles combine. Applying both at once looks the same as a 180-degree rotation, though each single flip on its own is a true mirror.
Does a horizontal flip reverse text?
Yes. A horizontal flip is a mirror image, so any text reads backwards. That is expected behaviour for a mirror, not a fault.
Is flipping lossless?
Yes. The pixels are only rearranged by reflection and the output is a lossless PNG, so there is no quality change.
Does it change the image dimensions?
No. A flip keeps the same width and height; it only mirrors the pixel positions.
Does it keep transparency?
Yes. Only pixel positions change, so a transparent PNG stays transparent.
What format do I get?
A PNG, saved with your original base name, regardless of the input format.
Why would I flip a selfie?
Front cameras often mirror the preview, so text and parts in the photo look reversed. A horizontal flip puts them back the way others see you.
Is my image uploaded?
No. The flip runs entirely in your browser, with no server and nothing stored.
Does it strip EXIF and GPS data?
Yes. The canvas re-encode removes all metadata, so the flipped PNG has no camera or location tags.
Can I flip just part of the image?
No. The whole image is mirrored. To affect a region, crop it first, flip, and recombine in an editor.
How do I get a 180-degree turn?
Toggle both the horizontal and vertical flips. The combined result looks identical to a 180-degree rotation.

References

Mirrors the image on a canvas with a scale flip — horizontal, vertical, or both — and exports a lossless PNG; flipping is distinct from rotating, and the canvas re-encode also strips EXIF and GPS metadata. Runs entirely in your browser.

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