# Flip image: mirror a photo horizontally or vertically, free

> Flip images in your browser: mirror them horizontally, so text in a selfie reads the right way, or vertically. Turn them too, and download a batch as a ZIP. Nothing is uploaded.

URL: https://cutfac.com/tools/flip-image  
Last updated: 2026-10-28  
Language: [한국어](https://cutfac.com/ko/tools/flip-image)

Drop in photos and mirror them left to right or top to bottom. Each keeps its format, and nothing leaves your browser.

Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

## How to use it

1. **Add images.** Drop one or several. They're mirrored left to right at once.
2. **Pick the flip.** Horizontal mirrors left and right; vertical turns the picture upside down as in a reflection.
3. **Download.** Save a single image, or all of them in one ZIP.

## When a photo comes out mirrored

Front cameras and webcams often save the picture the way a mirror shows you, so writing on a shirt or a sign reads backwards. A horizontal flip puts it the right way round. On an iPhone, Settings > Camera > Mirror Front Camera decides whether selfies are saved mirrored.

A vertical flip mirrors top and bottom, like a reflection in water. That's different from turning the picture 180°, which you can do here too.

## How it's saved

Each image is saved in its own format: a JPG stays a JPG, at the quality you pick, and a PNG stays a PNG with its transparency. Other formats, such as HEIC or WebP, come out as PNG. You can also pick PNG or JPG for all of them.

## On a Mac with sips

macOS comes with sips, which flips from Terminal:

- sips -f horizontal photo.jpg --out photo-flipped.jpg

## Sources

- [MDN: CanvasRenderingContext2D.setTransform()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CanvasRenderingContext2D/setTransform)

## Questions

### Are my photos uploaded?

No. They're flipped and saved in your browser.

### What's the difference between flipping and rotating?

Flipping mirrors the picture, so left becomes right. Rotating turns it, so the picture stays readable but lies on its side or upside down.

### Does flipping lower the quality?

A PNG keeps every pixel. A JPG is saved again at the quality you pick, which is close to the original but not identical.

### Is the photo's metadata kept?

No. The image is drawn again from its pixels, so location and camera details aren't copied.