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Took a selfie where the text reads backwards, or need a picture to face the other way? Flip it horizontally or vertically here in one click, one photo or many at once.

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The most common reason to flip a photo is a selfie. While you take it, the screen shows the front camera like a mirror, and depending on your phone's settings the saved photo can show the writing on your shirt or a sign behind you backwards. Here you fix that in one click, on a computer or a phone. Below are the steps for iPhone and Android, and the setting that decides how selfies are saved.

How to flip an image online

  1. 1

    Choose photos

    Drag photos onto the page or pick them with the button, on a phone straight from your gallery, one photo or many.

  2. 2

    Flip the photo

    Flip horizontally swaps left and right, Flip vertically swaps top and bottom. Next to them you will also find rotation by 90° and 180°.

  3. 3

    Check the preview

    The thumbnail flips as soon as you click. A second click on the same button undoes the flip. The buttons in the All photos row flip the whole batch.

  4. 4

    Download the result

    Click Save flipped photos. One photo downloads on its own, several come in a ZIP file. selfie.jpg becomes selfie-rotated.jpg.

How iPhone saves selfies

The Mirror Front Camera switch in Settings > Camera decides it. Turned on, selfies are saved the way you saw yourself on screen. Turned off, they are saved the way others see you, with readable text. It only affects new photos, so flip older ones here.

How to flip a selfie so the text is not backwards

When a phone saves a selfie mirrored, the text on a T-shirt, a poster or a license plate behind you reads backwards. Click Flip horizontally and the text reads correctly again. Your face then looks the way other people see you.

Do not flip documents, name tags or screenshots, because the writing would turn backwards. If they are sideways or upside down, they need a 90° or 180° turn on Rotate image instead.

How to flip a photo on iPhone

Open the photo in Photos, tap Edit, then Crop, and tap the flip button. The photo is mirrored horizontally, and you tap Done to keep it.

To flip many photos at once, or to flip them vertically, open this page in Safari and pick the photos from your gallery. Several flipped photos download as one ZIP file.

How to flip a photo on Android

In Google Photos, open the photo, tap Edit, then Crop, and tap Mirror. Tap the checkmark, then Save, or Save as copy to keep the original as well.

Many Android camera apps also have a setting that decides whether selfies are saved the way the preview showed them. Its name differs from phone to phone, so look for it in your camera settings.

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FAQ

Why are my selfies mirrored?
While you take a selfie, the screen shows the front camera like a mirror so it is easier to aim. Some phones save the photo that way too, others save it the way other people see you. That is why a selfie can look reversed or have backwards text. A horizontal flip fixes it.

How do I change how my iPhone saves selfies?
Go to Settings > Camera. Turn on Mirror Front Camera to save selfies as you saw them on screen, or turn it off to save them the way others see you, with readable text. Photos you already have do not change, so flip them here, as many as you like.

What is the difference between flipping horizontally and vertically?
A horizontal flip swaps left and right, as if you looked at the photo in a mirror. A vertical flip swaps top and bottom, like a reflection on water. For selfies and backwards text you almost always need the horizontal one.

Is flipping the same as rotating 180°?
No. After a 180° turn the photo is upside down, but when you turn it back, the text reads normally. A vertical flip also puts it upside down, but the writing is mirrored too. Flipping both horizontally and vertically gives exactly a 180° turn.

Can I flip and rotate the same photo?
Yes. You can flip a photo and then rotate it 90°, or the other way around, and the clicks add up. The result is applied in one go, so the photo is only saved once. A second click on the same flip undoes it.

How do I flip many photos at once?
Choose all the photos and click Flip horizontally or Flip vertically in the All photos row. Photos you do not want flipped can be changed back with the button next to them. You download the result as one ZIP file.

Does flipping a photo reduce quality?
Not visibly. Flipped JPG and WebP photos are saved again at high quality, and PNG is saved without loss. HEIC photos from an iPhone are saved as JPG, which opens everywhere.

Is it free, and do my photos stay on my phone?
Yes. Flipping is free, with no sign-up and no app. Photos are processed in the browser on your phone or computer and never sent to a server. A flipped photo keeps its format, and HEIC becomes JPG.

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