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title: "Flip Image Online Free — Mirror or Flip a Photo | PDFWix"
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description: "Flip an image online free: mirror photos left to right or flip them top to bottom in one click. Batch JPG, PNG and WebP, full quality, in your browser."
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# Flip Image Online Free — Mirror a Photo in One Click

Mirror photos left to right or flip them top to bottom, one at a time or a whole batch. Free, full original quality, and processed in your browser.

Updated July 2026 · Reviewed by the PDFWix Team (https://www.pdfwix.com/about/team)

Front cameras save selfies the way a mirror shows you, which is why text in the background reads backwards and your own face can look subtly wrong. Flipping the picture horizontally fixes it. The same one-click flip also turns a scan that came out reversed the right way round, prepares artwork for iron-on transfers, and makes a mirrored copy of a photo for symmetrical layouts.

To flip an image free: open PDFWix Flip Image, add your photos, choose Mirror (left ↔ right), Flip (top ↔ bottom) or Both, then click Flip images. One photo downloads straight away; a batch comes as a ZIP or one file at a time.

0 of 3 free conversions used today

JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF or BMP — add several at once

Flips the photo horizontally — the usual 'mirror image' fix for selfies.

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## Common next steps

Rotate Image

Rotate photos 90°, 180° or 270° and flip or mirror them.
https://www.pdfwix.com/rotate-image

Crop Image

Crop photos to 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 and other exact aspect ratios.
https://www.pdfwix.com/crop-image

Resize Image

Change photo dimensions by pixels or percentage without stretching.
https://www.pdfwix.com/resize-image

🔒 Processed in your browser · Never uploaded · 100% free

## Flip, mirror or rotate — which one do you need?

Mirroring reflects the picture across a vertical line, so the left and right sides swap. This is the fix for selfies, for scanned negatives, and for artwork that will be printed onto transfer paper. Flipping reflects across a horizontal line instead, as if the photo were upside down in water — useful for reflections and for correcting images captured through a scanner lid or a microscope. Rotating is different: it turns the picture without reflecting it, so text stays readable. If your photo is sideways rather than reversed, use Rotate Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/rotate-image) instead. And if you only want to flip part of a picture, crop that part out first with Crop Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/crop-image), flip it, and rebuild the layout in your editor of choice.

## How to flip an image

1. 1
   ### Add your photos
   Drag JPG, PNG or WebP files in, or tap to pick them from your phone gallery. Batches are fine.
2. 2
   ### Choose the direction
   Mirror swaps left and right, Flip swaps top and bottom, Both does a 180° reflection.
3. 3
   ### Flip
   Click Flip images. Each photo keeps its original size, format and quality.
4. 4
   ### Download
   One image downloads directly; several arrive as a ZIP or one by one.

## Tips for flipping photos

### Check for text first

Flipping reverses any writing in the picture. If text matters, rotate instead with Rotate Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/rotate-image).

### Flip before cropping

Flip first, then use Crop Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/crop-image) so your composition lands where you expect.

### Keep PNG for graphics

Logos and screenshots stay crisper as PNG — convert with the Image Converter (https://www.pdfwix.com/convert-image) if needed.

### Strip location data

Before sharing, run photos through Remove EXIF Data (https://www.pdfwix.com/remove-exif) to drop GPS and camera details.

None beyond one re-encode

Quality lost

Under 1 second

Typical time per photo

100% in your browser

Processing

Results measured on a sample of 500 PDFs across scanned documents, photo portfolios, and office reports.

## Flip vs mirror vs rotate

| Action | Text stays readable | Left/right swapped | Top/bottom swapped | Typical use |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mirror (left ↔ right) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | Selfie fix, transfer printing |
| Flip (top ↔ bottom) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | Reflections, scanner mistakes |
| Both | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 180° reflection effects |
| Rotate 180° | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No | Upside-down photos |

What each transformation does to a photo.

## Why use PDFWix to flip PDFs?

A dedicated flip tool is faster than opening a photo editor, and keeps your files on your device.

- **One click, whole batch.** Flip an entire folder of photos in the same direction in one go.
- **Original quality.** The pixels are only reordered, so nothing is cropped, resized or softened.
- **Works on phones.** Flip straight from your camera roll in Safari or Chrome — no app to install.
- **Private.** Personal photos are flipped inside the browser tab and never uploaded.

Need a different fix? Rotate Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/rotate-image) turns sideways photos upright, Crop Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/crop-image) trims the frame, and Photo Filters (https://www.pdfwix.com/photo-filters) adjusts brightness and colour.

Photo sideways rather than reversed? Rotate Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/rotate-image) fixes that. To trim the frame afterwards, use Crop Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/crop-image) or Resize Image (https://www.pdfwix.com/resize-image).

## Common uses for fliping PDFs

- Fixing a mirrored selfie so background text reads correctly
- Preparing artwork for iron-on transfers, which must be printed reversed
- Correcting scans and photos captured through glass or a lens
- Making a mirrored copy of a product photo for a symmetrical layout
- Flipping a batch of images for a slideshow or print sheet

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I flip an image online for free?

Open PDFWix Flip Image, add your photo, pick Mirror or Flip and click Flip images. It is free, unlimited in quality and runs in your browser.

### What is the difference between flipping and mirroring?

Mirroring swaps left and right; flipping swaps top and bottom. Mirroring is what fixes a reversed selfie.

### Does flipping reduce image quality?

No detail is lost in the flip itself. The file is re-saved once at high quality, which is visually identical.

### Can I flip several photos at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like and they all flip in the same direction, then download together.

### Can I flip an image on my phone?

Yes. The tool works in mobile Safari and Chrome straight from your camera roll.

### Are my photos uploaded?

No. The flip happens on your device's own graphics engine.

## More PDF tools

### Rotate Image

### Crop Image

### Resize Image

### Photo Filters

Make photos black and white, sepia or vivid and fine-tune brightness and contrast.
https://www.pdfwix.com/photo-filters

## Related PDF tools

Rotate Image: https://www.pdfwix.com/rotate-image
Crop Image: https://www.pdfwix.com/crop-image
Resize Image: https://www.pdfwix.com/resize-image
Photo Filters: https://www.pdfwix.com/photo-filters
Merge PDF: https://www.pdfwix.com/merge-pdf
Split PDF: https://www.pdfwix.com/split-pdf

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